Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-81.83.138.98-20180910104338/@comment-36333009-20180910191217

Don't fear Griffin. I admit that I try and avoid teams with a maxed version of him as much as possible because he could beat me and slow my progress. I noticed many of the teams with maxed Griffin and perks, even if the show 4 untrained, will have maxed versions that they use to beat your team. The untrained ones are just bait.

I will risk it to fight a team with Pena to get those bonus points. The best way to beat him is by starting a fight by parrying multiple times and countering to get an ability or takedown. That should hopefully burn his iconic abilities and build up some of your own. Any high level fighter should be able to beat him with a high takedown and maxed submission.

Parrying and countering with striking abilities also works, but is a bit more dangerous. Having my own maxed Griffin definitely helps. If I lose, I will restart and try again. I win 90 to 95% of the time, but he does catch me out of nowhere with a 1 hit KO sometimes. I'd recommend not worrying too much about bonus points. Focus on beating him with any style. Also, when punching him with body blows, just hit him twice instead of 3 times and keep doing it. You can repeatedly do this over and over to charge all 3 abilities.