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-- Forrest Griffin struck back at Tito Ortiz, eking out a victory over his fellow former UFC light heavyweight champion in the main event of UFC 106.

Griffin, who was defeated by Ortiz in 2006 by split decision, retaliated with a split decision win Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas (Sunday in Manila).

The scores were 30-27, 29-28, and 28-29 in favor of Griffin, according to UFC.com. Griffin now has 17 wins and 6 defeats.

“Tito was a great fight for me, I think we’re gonna have to do a third – it’s 1-1,” Griffin told UFC.com.

Ortiz, for his part, admitted that Griffin was the better fighter.

“Forrest came with a lot of heart and he put on a great show tonight,” said “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy,” who dropped to 16-7-1.

Other matches

Earlier, Josh “Kos” Koscheck took down Anthony “Rumble” Johnson while Paulo Thiago defeated Jacob Volkmann by unanimous decision with the scores 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, twin brother of UFC superstar Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, stunned Luiz “Banha” Cane with a first round stoppage at 1:56.

Amir Sadollah posted a unanimous decision triumph over Phil “New York Bad Ass” Baroni. The scores were 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 in favor of Sadollah.

Ben “Killa B” Saunders won over Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis with a first round stoppage at 3:24.

Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove beat Jake Rosholt and Brock Larson stopped Brian Foster at 3:25 of the second round. George Sotiropoulos was also victorious over Jason “Dynamite” Dent.

A three-round majority draw, meantime, was the result of the Caol Uno vs Fabricio Camoes match. The scores were 29-27 for Uno, and 28-28, 28-28.