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UFC Quick Quote: Rampage would fight Tito Ortiz

"I'm a man. If me and Tito were in line to make a lot of money, I wouldn't be a friend if I turned down the fight ..."

-- UFC light heavyweight Quinton "Rampage" Jackson tells the Bostime Herald that if he beats current 205-pound champion Chuck Liddell at UFC 71 next Saturday that he would fight good friend and training partner Tito Ortiz for the right money.

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Money Talks BS walks!

by Steven V on May 20, 2007 6:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats funny cause I doubt that Tito would feel the same if it were Tito as champ and Rampage as challenger.

by Bizarro Tommy on May 20, 2007 7:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thats y I like Rampage he’s true to his word.he always said he would fight anyone for the right money and enough time to train.

by Suspiria on May 20, 2007 8:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good, cause this is a business. Plus, I would like to see how two guys who train together all the time match up against each other. There def wouldnt be any surprising the other guy and there would be the confidence on each side of having seen what the other guy’s got. If this happens, I predict an incredible fight will take place.

by Mahde on May 20, 2007 8:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think a fighter should be able to choose if he wants to fight his teammate or not. With that said, I also like to see when a fighter does not pass an opportunity up. I think this would be a great fight, and that it would be a good post Lidell vs rampage fight. Of course Tito would have to work his way up, but it would be a good fight.

Later
Chris Valentine

by Chris Valentine on May 20, 2007 8:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rampage will demolished Tito the fool.

by St. Amour on May 20, 2007 9:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

There is no reason why they still can’t be friends after the fight.If it happens

by Paul.D on May 20, 2007 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hey Rampage is good and Tito as well, I want to see this fight

by St. Amour on May 20, 2007 9:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Rampage

by St. Amour on May 20, 2007 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

remember the last time Tito fought a “friend”

by c-war on May 20, 2007 9:38 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rampage would kill Tito!

by Justin on May 20, 2007 10:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thats right it is a business and it is about money and opportunity and championship belts, good for rampage, i like that attitude…be a decent fight too, i’d have to take rampage…

by tha spida on May 20, 2007 10:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rampage will demolished Tito the fool.

that shits getting old dude

by tha spida on May 20, 2007 10:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats funny cause I doubt that Tito would feel the same if it were Tito as champ and Rampage as challenger.

Rampage had long maintained that he stayed away from the UFC when his good friend Ortiz was champion. When informed by a radio station during a conference call last week that Ortiz said that if Rampage beats Liddell he would like to fight him, Rampage at first asked for the station to produce the tape. He then said, “I’m a man. If me and Tito were in line to make a lot of money, I wouldn’t be a friend if I turned down the fight.” …

thats from the boston herald, i know you said if tito were champ and rampage were challenger, but still at least we know tito would be down to fight too

by tha spida on May 20, 2007 10:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m not suprised! This is how it should be. This is a business and it’s should have to happen if you got guys in line for a title. You would be stupid not to take advantage of opportunity. That’s all Rampage is saying

by Stafo on May 21, 2007 12:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

rampage would fight his mom if the MONEY was right,at atleast he is more than willing to earn his money.

by RoB on May 21, 2007 1:20 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

UFCMania.com “THE CAPITAL OF TITO BASHING” second to Sherdog of course! I am really getting tired of it…..

by PaddyCakes on May 21, 2007 3:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rampage is the kinda guy I like in this sport. he’s a nsatural fighter who just wants action, much like Chucky, Randy, and most of the other top talents.

This isn’t a business wher friends stay friends for life. A Tito/Rampage fight is every bit as big a fight as a Chucky/Rampage or Chucky/Tito. I don’t think any of them were shy about the fact they stand to make millions on those fights, and for good reason. In the end, the spirit of competition demands the fight, and the paycheck also makes it very attractive.

Tito may consider Rampage a friend today, but if they both win their respective fights, Tito can find himself in contention for the title, and I can guarantee Tito begging for a shot at the title.

by liukangstoupee on May 21, 2007 3:05 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

remember the last time Tito fought a “friend”

Thats what i was going to say, yeah Tito bitch and cried about it forever, i bet Tito opens his mouth just at the idea of Rampage agreeing to fight.

by thenovemberact on May 21, 2007 5:15 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats funny cause I doubt that Tito would feel the same if it were Tito as champ and Rampage as challenger.

If you read the quote in the Boston paper, in a radio station interview Tito apparently said he would fight Rampage if he beat Liddell. Rampage asked to hear the tape- I assume he then heard the quote- so he is replying that he would fight Tito for the right money. This headline makes it sound like Rampage initiated this topic but Tito did.

by Mamas Boy on May 21, 2007 8:39 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rampage had long maintained that he stayed away from the UFC when his good friend Ortiz was champion. When informed by a radio station during a conference call last week that Ortiz said that if Rampage beats Liddell he would like to fight him, Rampage at first asked for the station to produce the tape. He then said, “I’m a man. If me and Tito were in line to make a lot of money, I wouldn’t be a friend if I turned down the fight.” …

thats from the boston herald, i know you said if tito were champ and rampage were challenger, but still at least we know tito would be down to fight too


Yeah, the lead-in for this article is a bit misleading.

by Mamas Boy on May 21, 2007 8:40 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rampage had long maintained that he stayed away from the UFC when his good friend Ortiz was champion. When informed by a radio station during a conference call last week that Ortiz said that if Rampage beats Liddell he would like to fight him, Rampage at first asked for the station to produce the tape. He then said, “I’m a man. If me and Tito were in line to make a lot of money, I wouldn’t be a friend if I turned down the fight.” …

thats from the boston herald, i know you said if tito were champ and rampage were challenger, but still at least we know tito would be down to fight too

Thanks man I didn’t know that Tito proposed the match up first. Thats good that Tito can distinguish friendship from Business. Floyd Mayweather Jr and Zab Judah were friends before they signed to fight each other and Even though they had the incident during the fight they have since become kinda friends again. Mike Tyson talked alot of trash to build up his fight with Lennox and after the fight he admitted it was all to hype up PPV buys and that he and Lennox in fact had been friends for many years. Tito and Rampage would be able to talk so much trash about each other and build up the fight I think it would hype up the fight to crazy proportions. I like Chuck as a fighter but he is about as interesting as a log of cheese.

by Bizarro Tommy on May 21, 2007 9:44 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Why wouldnt they still be friends after the fight ? They will both bank in a huge check and get a lot of PR time. It would work out for both of them. Personally I think if tito wins they stay friends. If rampage wins the friendship is over.

by LongIslandguy on May 21, 2007 12:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Money is not everything my friend……………….

by St. Amour on May 21, 2007 12:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i dont like either but i would be going for rampage no doubt

by ChuckLand on May 21, 2007 2:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dont think i could fight my friend sparring is one thing but full on elbows and knees would ruin a friendship.

by jason bang on May 21, 2007 6:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It is a sport and do it for a job. They are not fighting cuz they hate and wanna kill each other. Be friends, agree to fight. Go in there, do what you gotta do, when your done, shakes hands and go be friends. I would fight any of my friends for sport if they were down and we were getting paid. It dosnt jeopordize the friendship in anyway.

by The Anomaly on May 21, 2007 10:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone really think Tito would win?

by MoreThanUFC on May 21, 2007 10:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nope.

by The Anomaly on May 21, 2007 10:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Rampage must get past chuck first. I don’t think this will happen. Revenge is an incredible drug.

by WOOO on May 23, 2007 2:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

REVENGE MUST NOT MEAN MUCH WHEN CHUCK GOES PARTYING ALL WEEK BEFORE ONE OF HIS BIGGEST FIGHTS. RAMPAGE VS HENDERSON, TITO VS RASHAD….WINNER VS WINNER….THE WINNER VS CHUCK,,, MAKE HIM WAIT A LITTLE FOR SCREWING AROUND AND NOT TAKING THIS FIGHT SERIOUSLY ENOUGH

by SPEEDTRAP52 on May 29, 2007 4:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

god tito is a dumbass if he gets his ass handed to him by chuck liddell wat makes him think he can beat the guy who can beat chuck, i want this fight to happen so tito can find out he cant beat anybody whos a challenges. tito ur a dumbass

by Brian Spencer on May 29, 2007 7:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

tito has a very good chance of beatin rampage…styles make fights and tito can out hustle rampage

by t-bone on May 29, 2007 10:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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