Rampage Jackson: I'll have one last fight in the UFC
Posted on March 6, 2012, 08:11 AM by Anton GurevichFormer UFC Light Heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson went "Rampage" on Twitter about his future with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Jackson announced he will have one more fight in the UFC, before moving to "other things on his mind". Also referring to the UFC, Jackson tweeted he's not interested in having "anybody negative" in his career.
The tirade continued with Rampage adding a controversial line about not getting paid enough as a fighter, despite leading the payroll for his most recent appearance at UFC 144 in Saitama, Japan. Jackson made $250,000 to show for his UFC 144 co-main event clash with Ryan Bader, minus $50,000 (20% fine) for missing weight.
Jackson expressed his desire to transition to Boxing on numerous occasions, which could easily be that "other thing" on his mind. James Toney, Kimbo Slice, and even someone like the controversial Derek Chisora (recently suspended from the WBC competition), could all serve as welcoming opponents for Quinton Jackson, who is apparently looking for another adventure in his illustrious fighting career.
One way or another, Jackson's next opponent inside the Octagon is expected to be no other than Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Jackson and Rua fought back at PRIDE Total Elimination 2005, with the Brazilian winning via TKO (Soccer Kicks) in Round 1. In their UFC campaign, Jackson is currently 7-4, while Rua holds a less impressive record with 4 victories and 4 losses.
HT: FightOpinion
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250k a fight is not bad money plus what else he gets being UFC in the first place. I agree Rampage, if you can't perform at the level you wouold like, then maybe this should be your last fight.
But I have news for you, Boxing requires cardio, I also heard they have more than 10 rounds. You up for that Rampage?
i pretty much agree with everything you said, but boxing, 10rnds x 3 min ea, vs 5 x 5min mma for champ fight. 5 min more total for boxing, but i think 25 min of mma is much harder on cardio than 30 min of boxing, when you account for the fact that throwing a kick uses more calories than a punch and all the wrestling, etc...
It amazing how losing a fight can change fans tunes so fast, not to long ago Rampage had just about everyone swinging from his nuts, and he still does to some degree just look at the TRT post of him no body really called him a cheater instead made jokes and brushed it off. But times are changing and there arent to many people sticking up for Rampage.
Rampage says stop, just reading what you typed wore him out. 8))
Boxing is 12 rounds
N the majority of mma fights are 3 rounds
lol....is that short enuff r-page ?
Oh you know I will defend that boy! Rampage is still the man and still comes to fight. As for the TRT thing, did he come in within "normal" levels like Hendo or elevated like Chael and Nate? No one calls Dan a cheat. Chael and Nate.... yea.... If you're a fan you should stay a fan! You like what you like. You can't like alllll well rounded(elite wrestlers) point fighters!
are you being for real or jus joking. Rampage is a legend I hope is last fight is a memerable one and will miss him once he's gone.
Well good luck, hopefully the last fight will be against Shogun, for some good bye old school ass whoopin.
yeah only interested in seeing him fight shogun so he can get his fat ass kicked outta the ufc
I've always been a fan, not a big one to be honest, but a fan, but lately he is non stop complaining, making excuses and getting mad at people that don't praise him, grow up and stop acting like a spoiled child, hope he gets a beating to remember.
Yeah agreed he has lost some brownie points from me lately
Shogun is gonna destroy you... again.
Quittin Rampage Diaz.
I don't know, lost a lot of respect for him lately with all his contradictions and blaming other people.
How could he say his last fight "fought cheap"? He didn't get there prepared, noone to blame but himself.
He went on to say he had to "cut more weight than he ever had to before", then announced it was 30 lbs... If you remember back at the Rashad fight he had the same excuse but said it was close to 50 lbs...
He said he missed weight because he couldnt do cardio, then he blamed it on TRT, even though earlier in the day he said he still had 6 lbs to cut, then weighs in 6 lbs overweight, which shows he didnt do any work to try to cut since that point on... Besides he said a week after the fight that "his injury is healed"... so it obviously wasnt that bad of an injury if it only took a week to heal...
Meanwhile the real truth of it was said by both him and Dana - He wasnt excited about fighting Bader.
Now he's blaming the UFC for his losses, when if anything Bader was supposed to be "sub-par competition" for him. They werent the ones to make him come in overweight. And he was on twitter claiming the dr's told him he didnt want to take the fight but Dana made him do it to "save the show"... which is contradictory to what he said fight night. Not to mention he wasnt even the main event anyway (and was by far the worst showing of the night, the only time the japanese audience boo'ed all night!) and it's not like coming in overweight is much better than not showing up at all.
Then he blamed not staying for the post fight interview on other people, then because he had "beef with Joe Rogan", then because "he had to get his knee checked out and they made him leave the octagon"... so which one was it?
Come on man, whats with all the excuses and contradictions....?
Well said.
He can't stand the fact that he keeps losing, that are more guys better than him now... can't wait till Shogun completely demoralize him... move to boxing? Is that evolution? For me that's a step back... I think this guy is all about money now.
Looks like Rampage will go out with a loss.
When you're one of the best, hanging them up is never easy. For every one person who can pull it off, there are an awful lot of dudes who can't handle it.
Rampage is now officially in that category. He's still funny, but there's an anger and bitterness to his humor that wasn't there before.
He's lashing out at people, and seems angry. There's nothing wrong with making fun of Joe Rogan, but to say you have a legitimate beef with him? He's punching at shadows.
Time to do a remake of "Action Jackson"?
Like I have said on here many times before, Rampage is a child in a man's body. Mr. Excuse to the tenth degree. I am injured, I have personal issues, I had a bad camp, and on and on. Join the club!! Like a child, he wants attention, all the time.
Was he a great fighter? Yes. Is he a legend of the sport? Yes. But he is also completely immature and pretty much makes an A** out of himself every chance he gets. Insulting Rogan and Rich Franklin is just the icing on the cake. Be a man, Rampage, and own up to your shortcomings.
Time to retire, Rampage. We all love what you have done for MMA, but it is over now. Your heart and mind are no longer in it, so do us all a favor. Have your last fight and leave with respect, acting like a true professional.
......and stop your goddamn whining......
Rua's true record in ufc is 5-2-1
I hope Page doesnt retire but if its what he wants for him and his family I wish him all the best
How about Rampage Vs Wanderlei 4? One final time! Balls to the wall! Both fighters can then hang up the gloves and retire legends.
Man the hell with rampage he does not care about the sport of mma any longer so in that case give him shogun so he can get the shit beat out of him.