Rampage Jackson on ESPN talks Forrest Griffin fight (Video)
by MMAmania.com on Jul 4, 2008 10:22 PM EDT
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Forrest Griffin responds and Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg preview the event after the jump.
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all i have to say is never underestimate the underdog. my money is on forrest
by jimmy v on Jul 4, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Your money my friend, is now officially “gone w/the wind”…
by TheNegation on Jul 5, 2008 5:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure how long this has been out but it’s the Page/Forrest trailer for the new video game.
http://www.ufcundisputed.com/index.php
looks alright.
by MoonUK on Jul 5, 2008 6:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell that to Matt Serra and anyone else that bet on him the first time he fought GSP
by TrueMMA on Jul 5, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GUess what? Last I checked Matt Serra aint stepping inside the cage tonight! Serra actually has Ko power to cause an upset. Only chance Forrest has of pulling out a KO is maybe a perfectly placed kick, MAYBE! Rampage has a jaw like Cabbage!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
kevin Iole, of yahoo sports is reporting that Koschek is thinking about cutting down to lightweight to challenge BJ Penn.
Makes no sense because Penn has a fight booked with the winner of Huerta/Florian and then he has a date with GSP at welterweight. Kos, BJ only fights the BEST of each division. Only way u get a shot at Penn is to be the best in a division, and u wont be, so end that pipe dream right now!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he knows that BJ is moving up and thinks that without bj in the LW division he can make some noise and get a title shot (belt being vacant). BJ is the only LW fighter in the UFC that would dominate Kos, the rest he would have a chance against.
by MoonUK on Jul 5, 2008 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a scale of 1-10… 10 being a fight like GSP VS Penn, how excited are you guys for this fight?
by Robert on Jul 5, 2008 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a match up, I am at about a 5 because I dont see it being competitive. But because Rampage is 1 of my favorite fighters, and I have a nice chunk of change rididng on him, I am at a 10 right now!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats what everyone said about the Shogun fight. then when Forrest won everyone wanted to make exuces for Shogun. Get outa here! I hope Forrest proves everyone wrong. AGAIN!!
by TrueMMA on Jul 5, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have seen ALL Shogun’s pro mma fights, and if you think that was the real shogun who fought Forrest than I should even waste my time arguing with you. Shogun fought to about 25% of his cababilities. Unless Rampage comes to fight tonight with a snapped ACL in 1 knee, not allowing him to train cardio, then Forrest wont win! I will check back on here tomorrow and see what Rock u crawled back under!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not to get head oof ourselves, but looking forward to UFC 87, can anyone tell me why in hell is Manny gamburyan vs. RobEmerson making the televised portion of the card? I really dont want to see that fight! TUF match ups have no bussiness on a pay per view.
by john on Jul 5, 2008 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know what your saying but I think this will turn out to be a much better fight than Cheick Kongo Vs. Dan Evensen.
Which fight would you put in instead of manny’s? Or are you saying they should have booked a stronger 4/5th fight?
by MoonUK on Jul 5, 2008 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, book a better fight, or just let me watch Kongo knock Elverson out!
Enough already with match ups between guys from the same season of tUF…its old and they dont belong on pay per views! I could understand if it were on a UFN, but come on man, not on the pay per view.
It wont be a good fight because Manny “the british prostitute” Gamburyan is just going to lay on Emerson for 15 minutes!
I would much rather watch Kongo who is 1 of the best heavweights in the UFC. He got ripped off against Hearing! kongo shoud have been awarded the decision.
What te UFC should have done was not book Gonzaga to fight bumb ass McCully tonight on the undercard that no one is going to see anyway and they should have had:
Kongo vs. Gonzaga next month as the 5th fight on the main card!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As the BIG FIGHT approaches I figured I would get you guys hyped up. Here is my Favorite RAMPAGE highlight! Check it out, if you havent seen in because its amazing:
http://genghiscon.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/grand-theft-title-3-san-quinton/
The highlight is caled: grand theft title: San Quinton, and its done by my man (the best highlight creator in the business)…Genghis Con…. Check it out!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MoonUk: If u liked that one, u wil love this one! The Rampage one was Grand theft title part 3, this is Part 1 and it features Anderson Silva’s journey to thhe UFC title, its a good one enjoy!
http://genghiscon.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/grand-theft-title/
Grand theft title part 2 features Shoguns journey to the Pride Grand Prix championship. If anyone is interested et me know and I will post it!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
San Andreas would be more of an awesome game if Rampage was a playable character! Good video thanks.
by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
everyone who has Forrest winning says that he will only win by decision. where’s the confidence? he’s not going to choke Rampage out or KO him?
i love how everyone is so hesitant when picking Forrest to win…i would be too! Rampage by TKO 2nd round.
by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah they don’t know a thing about MMA or the UFC unless it’s written on the teleprompter. they’ll realize how stupid they were for ignoring MMA as a mainstream sport 5-10 years from now.
could you imagine if they dedicated a show to analyzing MMA happenings. right now they have so many shows with the same damn topics discussed by different people from 8am to 10pm. Can’t they add an MMA show in there (on TV not the net)?
by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the guy interviewing Forrest Griffin is a LOSER!!! i have never met anyone that useless and dumb the questions he was asking griffin were just dumb.. but you gotta love Griffin for still making funny ….. Forest is huge under dog but i wouldn’t mind having him win!! good luck forest
by Ricky on Jul 5, 2008 12:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah I agree! Forrest is fighting for the tite, nd u ask him useless questions about being a cop? Every time ESPN gets invoved with mma, I am happy at first and then I realize that they dont know anything about the sport!
I am starting to think that it should just stay away from ESPN all together!
Rampage just got done cutting weight and the idiot kept breaking his ballz to HOwl? F Off dude! U wanna see Rampage howl?> Then pay $45 like the rest of us! tool! Jim Rome is the only one that has somewhat of a clue on ESPN
IF ESPN wants to be involved in mma, then maybe they should hire a specialist, LIKE ME!!!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha couldn’t agree more. ESPN analysts act like such tools sometimes.
by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ricky – Maybe the reason that guy’s questions were so lame is because he (a) doesn’t understand MMA, and/or (b) has no respect for it as a sport. I found his attitude from the get-go to have a disrespectful undertone, like he was talking to a pro “wrastler” or something.
by MMACrossfire on Jul 5, 2008 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, he was talking to Rampage like he was some freakshow!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
john – I thought the guy who interviewed Rampage was MUCH more intelligent, much much cooler than Forrest’s interviewer. With they’d let Rampage’s interviewer interview Griffin. Griffin’s interviewer bothered me from his first few words to Griffin. “Police Acadamy”. What???? Just silly, and not even slightly funny. Maybe he knew that Forrest had a reputation as a comedian, and thought he could hang with him. Who knows. I just found his tone disrespectful. But I found Rampage’s interviewer respectful and engaging, whether he knew much about MMA or not.
by MMACrossfire on Jul 5, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only person I have seen on ESPN with half a clue about MMA is Jim Rome, al these other guys have no business interviewing fighters. They either should educate themselves about the sport and its fighters, or just stop covering mma altogether.
I just dont like it, hoow hard woulud it be to hire someone with some knowedge of the sport. Just get Bas Rutten on there and call it a day!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they treated him like he was a pro-wrestler. bas would be perfect. he has the knowledge, the personality and the charisma. why bas is stuck in the ifl and hd-net is beyond me. someday someone will wake up and realize that bas is the best.
by b.w on Jul 5, 2008 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How much money are you two guys losing?
by Khaos_Warrior on Jul 5, 2008 1:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hahahaaaahaaaa I like the way you said that
by Unbiased Opinion on Jul 5, 2008 5:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
$1,200 on Rampage, but it will only win me $500
by john on Jul 5, 2008 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no way Rampage will loose this fight, he’s fully focused & Juanito has his confidence as high as it’s ever been
by Pierre on Jul 5, 2008 1:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pierre – Rampage is my favorite UFC fighter, but don’t count your chickens before they hatch. I didn’t even watch UFC 69 because I “knew”, without a shadow of a doubt, that GSP would destroy Serra. It was a joke fight, from my perspective, so why even watch? Joke was on me! So, though I expect Rampage to win, I will not be blown away if he loses. He definitely has the edge in this fight statistically.
by MMACrossfire on Jul 5, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do agree with you Cross anything can happen in MMA & that did cross my mind as well. It’s a definite possibility that Rampage can loose tonight because Forrest has good ground skills and above average stand up. But the only person that can beat Rampage tonight is Rampage & with the confidence he’s portraying i just don’t think it’s going to happen. Forrest looked very nervous during the interview & weigh-ins Rampage was as serious as a heart attack he wouldn’t even howl for ESPN…This is the biggest fight that Forrest has had in his career(first 5 round title fight)also it’s against the toughest opponent in his career. I just think the nerves & Rampage’s experience will get the best of him tonight. That’s also something that’s different between Forrest & Serra,,,Serra was a seasoned veteran who had a lot of experience. Forrest beating a gassed out,,,out of shape Shogun just isn’t enough to convince me that he can beat Rampage tonight.
by Pierre on Jul 5, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOW that’s a joke i can’t believe that all 3 judges gave that to Forrest. Rampage knocked Forrest down in the first round. Grant it Forrest hurt Rampage with kicks to the leg. BUT HE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING else the in the moment(he was on top of Rampage for over 3 minutes & didn’t do any damage on the ground),,,Rampage defended everything he had while he was hurt. Rampage landed the harder cleaner shots that backed Forrest up every time he hit him. Rampage was hurt the whole fight & still landed the cleaner/harder shots. That’s why the crowd BOOED Forrest at the end of the fight,,,you have to convincingly beat the Champ and he didn’t beat the Champ. Rampage is a good sport which is why he said Forrest whopped his a** and that’s just the way he talks,,,,but AT THE END OF THE DAY he didn’t beat the champ. Check out Forrest’s face after the fight that shows how much damage Rampage did to him. I was so shocked in the 4th round when Rogan said that Forrest was winning the fight it was such B.S. Even Goldberg was shocked at that comment his initial reaction said it all. He said “ARE YOU SURE”? & then afterwards he jumped on the bandwagon with Rogan as they both started to sway they’re commentating toward Forrest….I PRAY THAT THEY GIVE RAMPAGE A REMATCH…He definately deserves it because he unified the titles and in my eyes as well as everyone’s eye’s who were they’re at the fights eyes didn’t loose that fight. That fight was easily 3 rounds to 2 QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON!!!!!
by Pierre on Jul 6, 2008 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think he is very serious about staying undisputed champ and that fuels his motivation to train so hard. Forrest so no joke and he might give Page a tough time in the beginning…but i ultimately see Page adapting to Griffin’s game plan and exposing his weaknesses during the fight.
by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is all this talk about a title shot for winner of cote/almeida. I’m a little scared because i think I’m one of the only people who actually LIKE Okami; and I feel he might just be brushed aside of his top contender status due to his marketability.
by Brandon on Jul 5, 2008 2:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okami shouldn’t even be considered a # 1 contender IMO because honestly, that guy doesn’t stand a chance…
by TheNegation on Jul 5, 2008 4:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to see Okami vs. Almeida wretsler vs. Grappler!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll go with the grappler. Plus, I don’t like these Japs, except for the “Gracie Hunter” of course. And Nakamura! He’s one weird dude, with the umbrella and all!
by TheNegation on Jul 5, 2008 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are mad ignorant dude! I am a HUGE fan of Japanese mma fighhters and there are a ton of Big time Japaneses dudes fighting iin mma!
I would go with Almeida has well, but in general, Japanese fighters are amost impossible to submit. thats what would make this match up so interesting
by john on Jul 5, 2008 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
by the way, Kaz Nakamura has been cut from the UFC!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOu know what fight I would love to see happen in the UFC?
Brock Lesnar vs. Kazayuki “Iron Head” Fujita! That would be a bad ass fight between probably the 2 most athletic wrestling big men in the game!
by john on Jul 5, 2008 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not his marketability, it’s his lame and boring fighting style.
by nate on Jul 5, 2008 2:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
exactly..him being lame and having a boring fighting style equals to non-marketability.
by ICEMANIA on Jul 5, 2008 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Notes: The black guy interviewing Rampage in the first video is a complete idiot.
“Rampage, where have you been?” Answer: UMM, HE WAS FILMING A SHOW WITH THE CHALLENGER, FORREST GRIFFIN!
“Rampage, if Forrest isnt the biggest name to fight, why fight him?” Answer: UMMM BECAUSE HE IS UNDER CONTRACT AND THE UFC TOLD HIM TO."
by DefyTheEye on Jul 5, 2008 3:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Exactly what I was thinking.
The ESPN guys on here are idiots.
by TabascoSAUCE on Jul 5, 2008 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“im cutting weight i dont want to howl” HA HA HA
by Ramon on Jul 5, 2008 6:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ok do u know how stupid u sound like ramon? it’s amazing that he even gave them a interview there.. they could have picked a better time
by RoB on Jul 5, 2008 7:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There news reports, they really dont care if your on your death bed, or inbetween rounds faaack, they get an interview on way or another
by Josh on Jul 5, 2008 7:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought that Rampage was somewhat “dismissive” of Griffen. I think that Griffen will upset Rampage.
by Muscle Dolphin on Jul 5, 2008 8:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Page doesn’t take Forrest lightly. That’s one “TUF” dude with one tough chin.
by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow these interviewers are annoying as hell. Come on griffin what kind of commands would you use! What the fuck does that got to do with the fight, who the fuck cares.
by jalffds on Jul 5, 2008 8:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
rampage have to train more, not just talk :)
by Griffin Fan on Jul 5, 2008 9:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
man why the fuck do interviewers always ask Rampage to howl lol. I’m glad he usually denies them. I would too if these clowns tried to get me to bark on command.
by googan on Jul 5, 2008 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah they’re trying to get a rise out of him and they don’t even know anything about him as a fighter. I would like to see one of those comical ESPN commercials with Rampage…slamming those analysts through a cubicle.
by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forrest is really being under estimated.. i mean he wouldn’t even be in the picture if he didn’t have something to offer.
by Toad on Jul 5, 2008 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
did anyone bookmark that site to watch the event on the web? and i don’t mean yahoo
by fidel cashflow on Jul 5, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Its been said by the other guys on here but man..
THESE ESPN GUYS ARE IDIOTS!
“Common Rampage…give me a howl”
WTF? Its obvious the interviewers have no idea what MMA is or the history of the UFC.
by TabascoSAUCE on Jul 5, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
who else that reads this site regularly, thinks that this John cat is full of shat. I have been reading this site for a while now, but this is the first time that I will call bs on someone. $1200 on Rampage? I bet you’re a 17 year old that is a great pretender. Dude makes like 20 posts per. Another bet John, masterbation and mma is all you got goin’ on huh bro. Sad really. Two shots in the dark…I hope they hit you.
by raetsinner on Jul 5, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
also, I laughed at Forrest ending the interview for the espn guy. he was that uninterested in what the guy was asking him.
by raetsinner on Jul 5, 2008 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
all of you forrest funs..all i have to say is rampage will be finish griffin for only 2 min in d 1st round…no doubht!!!
by blue on Jul 5, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW that’s a joke i can’t believe that all 3 judges gave that to Forrest. Rampage knocked Forrest down in the first round. Grant it Forrest hurt Rampage with kicks to the leg. BUT HE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING else the in the moment(he was on top of Rampage for over 3 minutes & didn’t do any damage on the ground),,,Rampage defended everything he had while he was hurt. Rampage landed the harder cleaner shots that backed Forrest up every time he hit him. Rampage was hurt the whole fight & still landed the cleaner/harder shots. That’s why the crowd BOOED Forrest at the end of the fight,,,you have to convincingly beat the Champ and he didn’t beat the Champ. Rampage is a good sport which is why he said Forrest whopped his a** and that’s just the way he talks,,,,but AT THE END OF THE DAY he didn’t beat the champ. Check out Forrest’s face after the fight that shows how much damage Rampage did to him. I was so shocked in the 4th round when Rogan said that Forrest was winning the fight it was such B.S. Even Goldberg was shocked at that comment his initial reaction said it all. He said "ARE YOU SURE"? & then afterwards he jumped on the bandwagon with Rogan as they both started to sway they’re commentating toward Forrest….I PRAY THAT THEY GIVE RAMPAGE A REMATCH…He definately deserves it because he unified the titles and in my eyes as well as everyone’s eye’s who were they’re at the fights eyes knows that Rampage didn’t loose that fight. That fight was easily 3 rounds to 2 QUINTON "RAMPAGE" JACKSON!!!!!
by Pierre on Jul 6, 2008 1:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been a true and loyal fan of the UFC from the very early days. I have watched the sport evolve into an impresssive and respectable sport. However, after last night’s transition of the UFC to the WWE, I am embarrassed to be a fan. I guess scripting fights to draw more money on a rematch is the new way of the UFC. I am not a disgruntled Rampage fan and like both fighters but that was about as WWE style as you can get. That was the last UFC fight I will watch. If I want fake scripted fights I would watch WWE, at least they’re upfront about the acting jobs. Congrats to the UFC of finally stooping to a new low!
by Lori on Jul 6, 2008 10:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a fucking discrace. I didn’t care who won the belt before the fight, but after seeing the results, im not watching this shit no more. You have to clearly beat the champ to get the belt. Unanamous, give me a fucking break, who won the money betting on forrest.
by bta on Jul 8, 2008 7:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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