Yet another MMA fighter makes the leap from the cage to television/movie set. This time it’s the highly popular UFC fighter Forrest Griffin taking his turn at the craft of acting (hopefully he’s better than Mac Danzig). Griffin will appear on the Nov 20th episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. From the trailer, it looks like Forrest will have a significant role on the episode. This is yet another testament that mixed martial arts is growing like crazy and continues to be adopted by the mainstream.

The episode is called “Fight,” here is the synopsis: A TEENAGER’S BODY IS DISCOVERED IN THE WOODS AND PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER MIKE KONA’S (GUEST STAR FORREST GRIFFIN) DNA IS FOUND ON THE SCENE — A young girl’s death seems to be linked to the world of ultimate fighting, but after questioning Kona and his girlfriend (guest star CoCo), the evidence trail leads Detectives Chester Lake (Adam Beach) and Odafin “Fin” Tutuola (Ice-T) to two young brothers (guest stars “Friday Night Lights” Gauis Charles and Arlen Escarpeta) who have more than a few skeletons in their closet. When the brothers are arrested, tension brew within the SVU. Also starring: Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, Dann Florek, Ice-T, Diane Neal, Tamara Tunie, Richard Belzer, and BD Wong.

Source: Entertainment News International

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 | File under On Television, UFC