Yes, I've mentioned this in numerous threads
As soon as I heard that "I'll retire if Forrest beats Rampage" in the Countdown show, I knew I wanted Forrest to win the fight. That is just a blatant, in your face disrespect.
Forrest already had been disrespected enough by fans and even by Shogun, who apparently felt he could dispatch Forrest Griffin on a seriously bad wheel. He didn't deserve for Juanito "you make him fight you" Ibarra to blatantly disrespect him by saying he'd retire if Forrest won.
Given that he
did disrespect him in that manner, the least he can do now is keep his word.