***Update: Forrest Griffin was not injured during his fight at UFC 101 against Anderson Silva and his quick exit following the knockout loss was from emotional — not physical distress.

MMAWeekly has confirmed with representatives from Zinkin Entertainment, Griffin’s management group, that he is physically fine following the Saturday night fight. Griffin suffered no broken jaw and he is physically okay, said the Zinkin representative, but emotionally he is definitely not dealing well with the loss.

A report surfaced earlier today from Telegraph.co.uk that claimed Griffin’s jaw had been dislocated by “The Spider” at some point in the first round of their light heavyweight tilt on August 8.

Silva and Griffin spent the first minute or so feeling each other out, but when Forrest turned up the heat, it was Silva who caught fire. The Brazilian started hulking up and toying with the former light heavyweight champ while continually dropping him with accurate and well timed bombs.

Yet it was a simple fade-away right hand that eventually felled the The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 1 champ, leaving many fans in attendance and at home scratching their heads.

Griffin, who is known for his tremendous heart, seemed dazed and confused and basically flopped to the ground like a pro wrestler trying to “sell” his opponent.

Any chance that Griffin had to either criticize his performance or credit Silva’s was lost when he bolted from the cage and ran into the back — despite trying to be dissuaded by a UFC official.

It was the second such time Griffin walked out on his post-fight obligations.

After suffering a devastating technical knockout loss to Keith Jardine at UFC 66, Griffin sprinted to the locker room in tears, unable to face the reality of being stopped in what was likely a pivotal fight in his still-young career.

While the emotional reaction to that loss was understandable, some fans were not so forgiving the second time around.

Whether or not Griffin faces any type of repercussions from the Zuffa brass for ducking out early is unlikely; however, the bigger question coming out of this fight may be where each fighter goes from here.

Griffin now has back-to-back losses against Silva’s tenth straight victory inside the cage.

While “The Spider” will likely face Dan Henderson later this year in a rematch for Silva’s 185-pound title, Forrest might not be so lucky.

Perhaps a rematch with the loser of Rashad Evans vs. Quinton Jackson?

Stay tuned.

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