Rampage: If I see Chael Sonnen, I may smack him in the face
Posted on October 23, 2012, 12:35 PM by Mike DrahotaIt appears that, with his time in the limelight seemingly winding down, Quinton “Rampage' Jackson has taken great offense to the man who has taken his spot as the trash-talking king, Chael P. Sonnen. Forced out of his bout with Glover Teixeira at UFC 153, Jackson has since campaigned to make that fight happen once again. However, many are doubting if Rampage can return to the once high level he competed at for several years, and Teixeira is a man with momentum on his side. Rampage appeared on “Inside MMA” to dish his severe dislike for Sonnen and his attitude recently:
"His mouth gets him his fights. He's a great wrestler. That's all I'm gonna say, 'cuz everything else sucks. He can't punch hard. Look what he did to Anderson Silva . He did a great job holding him down, making a boring fighter out of a decorated champion, for five rounds. After the fight, I see that Anderson Silva didn't have a mark on him. Not a mark. I talk trash, but I talk trash about people I'm actually gonna fight -- people in my weight class. This guy, he talks trash about ring girls. He talks trash about the President. Now, that's a little bit too much. He's very disrespectful. I don't like the guy. For real. The stuff he says about me. I like to joke around as much as anybody, but, for real, if I see Chael Sonnen, and he says anything to my face, I don't know if I'm gonna smack him or not. I don't know. I don't like the guy."
Strong words from a former champion in Rampage, who is obviously mad that Sonnen's mouth may have garnered him a title shot against Jon Jones next April, a man whom Rampage was already submitted by last year. Many will remember that Jones and Jackson had quite the back-and-forth trash talk war themselves. The fight was not as exciting, however. Still, Rampage presses on, with a claim of his newfound love for fighting and a desire to face Teixeira sooner than later:
"My main focus is to destroy Glover Teixeira. It's the last fight on my contract, and I'm gonna destroy Glover, then I'm gonna put my deuces up. There's no love lost with the UFC. They're a great company. They're doing great things for the sport, but I just don't think they're doing great things for me. Glover's a tough guy. I like his fighting style. He's a jiu jitsu guy, but he throws it. I respect fighters like him. I think the UFC and MMA needs more fighters like him. Fighters like Chael Sonnen are just ruining the sport, taking people down and just humping on them. Fighters like Glover can save MMA. I don't understand why these guys are coming up with these elaborate game plans to win by decision. It's like boxing."
Rampage may have a point here, as the UFC has undergone much heat for the direction that the sport of MMA seems to be taking, with many wrestling-based fighters winning boring decisions after much pre-fight hype. Still, for those fighters, it is better than losing a flashy fight, and Rampage will always be ultra-opinionated. A fight between him and Teixeira would mostly likely be quite the entertaining brawl, so let's hope that Dana White makes it happen soon. After all, Rampage has been known to change his mind from time to time.
Comments
I wonder if Rampage will really call it quits this time, after he fights Glover
i think he will then stage a return after he needs a pay check.....
."elaborate game plans to win by decision" was epic!!!
Rampage won't call it quits until he drains his excuses bag with bas rutten and complains that the UFC aren't treating him like a king.
These guys start their career fighting on $500 cards, then get paid millions in companies like Pride and UFC and suddenly life is tough.
Rampage is so full of shit
Thats it Ramps!! Reach back like a Pimp and slap a Hoe....i mean Media Whore
If he talks trash about people he's actually fighting then why is he talking about Chael?
He is being a hypocrite and trying to set up a big money fight against Chael after the glover fight.
If he can get a trash talking fued going then it's big money and dana will go for it.
Rampage: Glover is gonna put YOU into irrelevancy...
I would have agreed with you until I saw Glover *almost* get KO'd by a Hail Mary jab from Maldonado- who was basically out on his feet. If that had been a combination it would have been a done deal.
he was caught because of a careless mistake. he purposely put his hands down, which of course almost cost him. i really dont see him getting caught like that again unless someone counters him in a exchange. seriously i think he was surprised by maldo's concrete chin so he let his guard down for a second, glover would of finished most fighters including rampage with those punches imo. as for page and sonnen, page would have to smack sonnen. after the verbal ass-whooping he'd recieve rampages only defense would be slapping him. the only thing rampage would be able to say is, "you a coward ASS BITCH!"
He still made it to a win. Maldonado couldn't create a combination because he was very damaged already. That one punch from Maldonado was a hard one and in exactly the right place. Would have *almost* KO'd anyone...
Fvck that homie. I'm making 50 times more of a sound point that you are but of course... there's that 'weak'... I wonder how that got there. Teixeira is gonna defeat whinny-ass, unmotivated, excuse-making Rampage into retirement. That's a fact. I'd be happy to figure out a way we can bet money over this outcome online.
i agree, glover will destroy rampage worst than shogun and silva. hes like a chuck liddel 2.0. i like glover because he takes his fight to his opponent, he doesnt wait! so if rampage doesnt come in sharp hes gonna get MURKED.
If anyone talks crap its Rampage..Every fight.. I'm back to my old self, and he sucks. Rampage has fallen off the block and is not coming back. He's getting older,fatter, and slower..Looking at his last couple of fight. The one with Jones..He had nothing.
"Look what he did to Anderson Silva . He did a great job holding him down, making a boring fighter out of a decorated champion, for five rounds. After the fight, I see that Anderson Silva didn't have a mark on him. Not a mark."
So true Rampage, so true.
No point smacking Chael Sonnen. He's is too thick skinned and WILL NOT shut his mouth ever.
Rampage is correct Sonnen trash talked his way to a title fight.. I mean how can you give a title shot to a man who recently lost in a title fight, in a lower weight division, who has 0 and 1 record in LHW. Is this the way to get a title shot? Talk trash and you'll get shot.. SO forget about working hard and win fights just talk trash and you will be the next in line..
Rampage is a has-been.
STAN!!! STAN!!!
WHAT WHAT! I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA!!
I ain't hear no bell!
Difference is that Rampage is a whiny, childish, attention-whore, while Sonnen is just a d*ck with brains.....