Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson: Guns are scary, Wanderlei isn't

War Rampage and War Wanderlei!

If I were in Pride back in the day I would have been scared of wandy as well!

I do believe that certain fighters are scared of other fighters….Rampage def isnt one of them

by john on Jan 8, 2009 10:19 AM EST reply actions

to a certain degree most fighters are scared! when i say that i mean at least they get a little nervous. but as for being afraid of a man! no i doubt rampage has to many fears

by the heat on Jan 8, 2009 10:52 AM EST up reply actions

Rampage couldn’t act scared. When he first went to pride they made him out to be some homeless black street fighter. Like Kimbo but his was all image. You know how those asians love freaks.

by sp00ner1234 on Jan 8, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions

When Wandy was fighting Guy Mezger.. that Wandy was a bad bad man.. The axe murderer was and still is a great title for him..

Wandy’s stare downs.. are serious.

I hear what Page is saying though..

Wandy is just a scary looking dude.. I would fight him.. for only a million+.. a round.

I’ll make sure I’l take as many shits as possible before getting into the cage with him.

by PhilQNY on Jan 8, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

Lol Phil re the shits!!! Yeah think my arsehole would be quivering too.

Don’t care what Rampage says, Wand is a scary dude.

Scary doesn’t mean good tho, cause so is kimbo, go figure.

by Nick J on Jan 8, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions

i just read that Junie Browning will most likely fight Cole Miller in April

by SluggerCitySoldier on Jan 8, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions

Rampage is a tool! Its not Wanderlei’s fault that fighters were scared of him! Jealousy is a womens trate! And Rampage sure sounds jealous of Wanderlei!!!

by JV on Jan 8, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions

thats an intesting look at it, I wonder if wanderlie will take these comments as a compliment I think I would

by dia mette on Jan 8, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions

Great comment.

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions

This is only a part of the Sherdog piece. The Rampage/Wanderlei “animosity” is old news now.

I have to laugh when the press conference/weigh-in turns “violent”. Like that isn’t staged. It’s like a pose-down or a contract signing in the WWE.

by Graham on Jan 8, 2009 10:20 AM EST reply actions

Don’t know if you read the whole interview but Rampage said “… whatever happens i’ll just keep on trucking…” bad choice of words Quinton.

by Nick J on Jan 8, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions

What are you talking about?!?! That was a fine choice of words! Perfect.

I only hope that now he’s got his truck back from the shop, they took his picture off it so next time he runs from the cops he’s at least anonymous to passers-by.

by Graham on Jan 8, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions

HA!

by sp00ner1234 on Jan 8, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions

I’m sure the reason he didn’t like Quinton is because he is a moron that used to talk crap about Wandy and in general rarely makes any sense when he speaks.

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 10:24 AM EST reply actions

lol, what is up with you?

by RoB on Jan 8, 2009 10:52 AM EST up reply actions

Can you be more specific in you with your inquiry please?

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions

RoB, I thought you only posted on Tito related threads….

by McArthur on Jan 8, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions

nah, Rampage is my boy too.. what i meant was that you’re always commenting about Quinton, and i just don’t get the hate u have for the guy..

by RoB on Jan 8, 2009 12:02 PM EST up reply actions

This is the same idiot that said he was scared when he got in the cage with Silva at UFC 92, but yet he was never scared of the guy in Pride. Moron.

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

Sorry, he said it was the “most nervous” he has ever been, but I guess fear of possible getting KO’d by Wandy like he had been twice previously didn’t have a role in that.

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

Gotta agree w/ Mexi on this one.

by OJR on Jan 8, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions

Being nervous does not mean that you are scared. There was a lot of pressure on Rampage to win. Who knows what would have happened to him if he had lost for the third time to Silva. A lot of self imposed pressure and a high level of anxiety will cause you to become very nervous. But that doesn’t mean that you have doubt or you are scared. I’ve never competed in fighting but I have competed at a very high level of sports and I used to get ridiculously nervous. I wouldn’t ever vomit but I would feel sick to my stomach and have a very hard time eating before competition.

by Adam T. on Jan 8, 2009 12:41 PM EST up reply actions

Fair argument Adam, but I’m more than positive that Quintons nervousness was from fear of possibly getting KO’d for a third time by Wandy. This was pretty evident in how he was when walking to the ring.

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions

being nervous is something positive, being scared is negative.. he was nervous when he made his UFC debut against Marvin Eastman too, do you think he was scared of Marvin? no he wasn’t he was nervous because it was a must win situation and it was the same thing here.. you can twist his words to make it sound however you want to, but you could do that with every fighter..

by RoB on Jan 8, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions

We don’t have to twist Page’s words. He contradicts himself all the time.

by OJR on Jan 8, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions

I think Dana White is respnsible for reinventing the word Moron.

either that or this sites moderation has caused it LOL

by dia mette on Jan 8, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions

Really, OJR. I’m waiting for the next statement to come out where he says he was never nervous during the third Wandy fight.
And RoB: how can he say that he is not afraid of no man unless they have a gun because he is from the streets, but yet he is nervous (seemingly a lesser emotion than fear) from getting ready to fight a guy that doesn’t have a gun? Makes a lot of sense to me. Also, did you know Eastman had beat Quinton in Eastman’s first professional fight in 2000?

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions

Nice comments Rob. I agree completely. I did, however, notice that Rampage looked different walking to the cage and the fact that he never stopped to howl had me going bananas. This could just be a new, more serious Rampage. But I have to admit that when I saw him walk in, I was worried for him simply because of what I mentioned above. Obviously those worries proved to be incorrect.

by Adam T. on Jan 8, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions

Nervous and scared are different things in the fight game and most sports actually. You can be nervous because of performance anxiety; you want to perform to the best of your abilities so badly. That’s a good thing. If you can channel your nervous energy properly it’s a big positive.

Hell he admitted to being nervous before he fought Forrest and Forrest is not at all intimidating and he doesn’t possess crushing KO power. Nervous due to the pressure and magnitude of the occasion, not scared of his opponent. If you’re scared of an opponent you’re in the wrong line of work.

I think he said he’s been nervous before all but 2 of his fights actually.

by RobH86 on Jan 8, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

By the way mexi… that was Rampage’s first fight , not Eastman’s

by Kaos on Jan 8, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions

your probally right, and quinton seemed a little scared to me, now that he finally beat wandy its easy to say he wasn’t.

by roy on Jan 8, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions

go read some interviews before he fought silva. he wasn’t afraid of him before they fought the third time. you may be afraid of silva. you may be afraid of the six year old up the block. but rampage is not afraid of silva.

by jj on Jan 8, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions

sure jj, i am just going by what i saw he looked scared, just like you posting to adults you think your brave but you only can do it on the internet.its easy for him to say afterwards i thought rampage would win but when i saw him before the fight he did not look right but luckly he landed that punch and won.

by roy on Jan 8, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions

ya i agree with that comment…. i can see alot of ppl not liking jackson just cuz when he speaks he sounds retarded. he’s a funny guy, but sometimes that humour gets very VERY annoying. i like him personally as a fighter, but as person he gets annoying with his comments that have nothing to do with nothing…. and its easier to say to someone i ain’t afraid of them after beating them, WAR WANDY

by ricky on Jan 8, 2009 12:02 PM EST up reply actions

he said it before he beat silva. and after.

by jj on Jan 8, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

yeah well what do you think EVERYONE thinks about mexicans? worthless. wait, not that’s not true. they’re worth minimum wage. barely.

by jj on Jan 8, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions

I ain’t afraid of no man either, unless that man is Rampage behind the wheel of a huge truck.

by BNF on Jan 8, 2009 10:27 AM EST reply actions

I was waiting for that one

by McArthur on Jan 8, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions

Zing!

by bostonmmajunkie on Jan 8, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions

Or saving someone from the devil

by El_Mexicutioner, formerly The _Mexicutioner on Jan 8, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions

I don’t see how any pro fighter can actually be ‘afraid’ of another fighter

by GoColts on Jan 8, 2009 11:06 AM EST reply actions

I’v had a couple of amateurs, hopefully going to get my first pro in May, and I can easily say I am afraid of a lot of fighters, local ones (London area England)

by Adam on Jan 8, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions

Agreed Adam. I fought amateur in HW and some of the guys just look like they can hurt you. But you get through the first couple minutes and you’re still there and you’re like, “This isn’t all that different from sparring and rolling in the gym” I think the fear though is more of losing in front of your team.

by Punch You in the Ovaries on Jan 8, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions

as much as i like rampage, i have got to agree with him here. i often felt that wandy was indulging himself in his self-importance over in japan; he didnt take too kindly to fighters who didnt show him a certain amount of respect, such as rampage and cro cop, and hence the beefs. that being said, rampage needs to understand that not everyone is as jovial and welcoming of his eccentricity as he may assume. calling wand out (all be it in a sportsman-like fashion) after beating randleman when wand is watching from ringside is just plain stupid and completely misreading how wand would respond.

by jayshogun on Jan 8, 2009 11:06 AM EST reply actions

war rampage! no1 should be scared of another man specially if ur a fighter.

by TRIKZ on Jan 8, 2009 11:12 AM EST reply actions

What if your BJ and you see AdamG in a dark alley? You know you were slipped something in your drink and your next concious thought will be awaking naked in a dark basement. Fear is healthy. Being paralyzed by fear is bad.

by Punch You in the Ovaries on Jan 8, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions

would never happen…BJ and AdamG are the same person….

by McArthur on Jan 8, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions

That is why it is easily to get a gun license and carry a 40 cal sig for $600.00, then it is to get a black belt and spend thousands over 15 years. I choose the gun

by matt on Jan 8, 2009 11:39 AM EST reply actions

I know what Rampage means….he isn’t scared of any man, but thats not the same as being “nervous” before the fight like Rampage said he was in the post fight conference. I can totally see Wanderlei acting like he’s some bad mofo (which he was and still is) and trying to make people afraid of him.
I saw an old pic online from Pride when Chuck was over there fighting and the pic is of him sitting next wo Wanderlei backstage waiting for his fight and hes throwing his Kempo sign and Wandy is just sitting next to him looking pissed off and mean muggin lol. Rampage is right about Wanderlei wanting people to fear him…..

by Chadx23 on Jan 8, 2009 11:47 AM EST reply actions

All humans fear. It’s part of what makes us human. It’s controlling the fear is what makes us fearless. For those who are interested, search some quotes and philosophies of boxing trainer cus d’amato, who spoke extensively on fear and fighters relationship with fear. I’m a big fan of the subject and It’s something I think all fighters/fans can learn and benefit from.

by bostonmmajunkie on Jan 8, 2009 11:48 AM EST reply actions

I am afraid that your words of wisdom are lost on the majority of the “fans” on this site.

I dig your post, though. And I agree w/ it.

by OJR on Jan 8, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

I could see Wandy trying to punk ppl back in the day. i dont get how ppl are scared of other ppl for whatever reason.

by SluggerCitySoldier on Jan 8, 2009 11:57 AM EST reply actions

Nah, I don’t see him trying to “punk” anyone, there were definatley language barriers especially when you look at the variety of fighters in Japan: Brazilian, Japanese, Americans all sitting in this melting pot so to speak. In America they aren’t a big star unless they speak english and the people here can get to know them normally, with the exception of A. Silva, but back in Pride it seemed to matter a lot less. Well where I was going with the language anyway, was if you can’t understand someone its a lot less likely your going to try to communicate with them, and this could be misconstrued as some form of intimidation given Wandi’s already intimidating appearance. Add to that that the fight is in Japan, these guys are sitting around together maybe 1 week out or a couple days out from their fights! Their in the zone! No one’s thinkin about makin friends, their thinkin about knockin someone the F*** out.

by O Damn he got caught on Jan 8, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions

I’ve been backstage at many fights and always before fights everybody is very serious. Game faces on. Mean muggin’ and everything. After the fight, that’s when everybody is relaxed, talking, laughing, and making friends. Before the fight is just a very tense time for everybody.

by bostonmmajunkie on Jan 8, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions

Interesting – could it be Ken Flo or Joe Lauz with such astute contributions??? Just in case it is Ken Flo – WAR GSP =)

by TapedUpPair on Jan 8, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions

Slugger City? As in Louisville Slugger? I’m in Louisville and was just curious.

by Primary_Knukkle on Jan 8, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions

you know it. In the LOU 40272

by SluggerCitySoldier on Jan 8, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions

Rampage said that he is getting the first title fight and he wasnts Forrest to win so they can fight another 5 rounder instead of a 3 round so all us internet haters cant talk haha. Rampage is the man.

Jardine vs Luiz Cane UFC97

by ehoglund on Jan 8, 2009 12:10 PM EST reply actions

If thats the case then I’m pulling for Cane; not only is “the dean of mean” a lame nick name but Jardine always has this look on his face like a kid that just got scolded or disciplined; I got no faith in the “Herky Jerky” style.

by O Damn he got caught on Jan 8, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

Come on, you dont like the name ‘The Dean of Mean’ Keith Jardine??

by stevo on Jan 8, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

I hate to say it, but the nickname is about 20-30% of the reason I watch just to see him lose.

by O Damn he got caught on Jan 8, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions

I agree I am not scared of any man that does not posess a gun in his hand. Wanderlei probb did act like that and I am Wanderlei fanatic. But Jackson is no saint. He seems very disrespectful. War wanderlei!

by XxShogunXx on Jan 8, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions

Yes I could imagine Wandy being like that. It makes sense…and it paid off for him. Why wouldn’t you want a whole stable of people who will potentially fight you be afraid of you. Now he’s older, humbler, and willing to show his true self. And he’s getting his ass kicked for it.

by Jon on Jan 8, 2009 12:36 PM EST reply actions

I bet Rampage is scared of Fedor!!!

by Khaos_Warrior on Jan 8, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions

I bet Rampage is scared of Fedor!!!

by Khaos_Warrior on Jan 8, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions

I’m sick of everyone comparing everything to Fedor. Jesus we get it, Fedor is good. Stick to posts about the weight class. Jesus people are dumb

by sp00ner1234 on Jan 8, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions

I can see what Rampage is saying, I mean, just check out the aftermath of the Coleman vs Shogun bout back in PRIDE, Wandi was trying to rush Coleman and his camp in the tunnel and Coleman was over there apologizing to Wandi, the man had people eating out of his hand..

by Chris on Jan 8, 2009 1:44 PM EST reply actions

Yeaahhhhh… Rampage is sooo tough, running his car into a pregnant woman..

by Lester the Pimp on Jan 8, 2009 2:20 PM EST reply actions

I can’t see why any top MMA fighter would be afraid of anyone. Ya silva’s ugly and looks weird but look at what just happened silva got KTFO, jackson knows he has that ability as do most MMA fighters. I really don’t know what goes on behind the scenes but maybe silva is a psycho or something, I don’t know, but like I said a high level MMA fighter should feel pretty confident in themselves.

by nathan on Jan 8, 2009 2:29 PM EST reply actions

Wand was humbled a lot after his two knockout losses to Cro Cop and Hendo. The stuff he pulles at weigh-in’s like with Chuck and Rampage, I think is just a way he pumps himself up for a fight.

I wish Wand and Page could bury the hatched cuz they along with Chuck are may favorite fighters.

by natedogg77 on Jan 8, 2009 2:30 PM EST reply actions

AGREE with RAMPAGE but again i see a lot of haters ALL RIGHT MEXI you got balls don’t you …. GIVE A BREAK…PRIVATE MEXI…SOB.

by Halextito on Jan 8, 2009 4:55 PM EST reply actions

FUTURE FIGHT BETWEEN THEM RAMPAGE WILL WIN EASILY NOT DOUBT

by Halextito on Jan 8, 2009 4:59 PM EST reply actions

UFC brawler ‘Rampage’ Jackson pleads guilty
High-speed chase in July left crumpled cars, scared pedestrians.
By LARRY WELBORN
The Orange County Register

SANTA ANA – Ultimate Fighting Championship brawler Quinton “Rampage” Jackson pleaded guilty today to felony evading police and misdemeanor reckless driving for a high-speed chase down Newport Boulevard last July that left a wake of crumpled cars and scared pedestrians.

Jackson, a former UFC champion and one its brightest stars, was ordered to complete 200 hours of community service, seek mental heath therapy, and pay restitution to the people whose cars he damaged.

Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals said if Jackson, 30, successfully completes those terms, the felony charge will be dismissed against him and he will likely serve no time in jail when he is officially sentenced on Jan. 7, 2010.

Jackson, who said he was delirious from a lack of sleep and a lack of food when he launched the wild police chase on July 15, said he was ecstatic that he wasn’t going into custody.

“No one wants to get to jail,” he said after in an interview after pleading guilty. “But my main concern was that no one got hurt. I am so relieved and happy that no one was injured.”

He said he decided to plead guilty because he didn’t want to put the other drivers through the ordeal of a trial.

“I feel sorry for everything that happened, and I apologize,” he said.

Carol Lavacot, his attorney, said Jackson wanted from the beginning to take responsibility for the episode.

She said he will spend his 200 hours of community service speaking to youth groups.

“He has learned a great deal about his physical body and about mental health” she said.

by Halextito on Jan 8, 2009 5:05 PM EST reply actions

Beside Rampage and Hendo, Wandy only beat japanese fighters in PRIDE. I don’t know much about japanese fighters, but they’re small guys. He lost the rematch again Hendo, lost against Arona, Hunt, now Rampage, lost the long-awaited fight against Liddell. And he would lose against Machida, Franklin, and Evans as well.

Plus the fact that many strikers soften up once they get knocked out. After CroCop knocked him out he wasn’t the same.

by tmm on Jan 8, 2009 5:21 PM EST reply actions

hahaha.he;‘s right(rampage) he’s from the street thats why CHuck LIdell was afraid of him when they fought..specially the stare down part!chuck took his eyes off rampage lol!!!
if mma gives more money to fighters like boxing..well have more street guys come in and dominate—-just like boxing…minorities would rule the game..just like in other sports..and geeky, dojo, scientific suburban kids would be out of mma…
watched the discovery channel and they did an experiment with a white male and his reaction when an african american male came into the room…the result was his heart rate increased..lol..

by rampage on Jan 8, 2009 9:19 PM EST reply actions

Dude do us a favor and save your racist crap for your homies.
It takes a hell of alot more than being “street” to dominate in MMA. Such garbage in your post its not even worth going into.

And your discovery channel BS, maybe thats possible if the white male has never been around a black male before and only watches fox news all day.

As for myself and most normal white guys I know I don’t even regester what color someone is when they walk in a room unless some DOUCHEBAG like yourself says some racist shite.

This country is moving forward take your racist views back to the 60s if thats the way you like things.

Oh and by the way, who could be more “street” than your boy Kimbo? We all know how well that worked out….

moron.

by sooper822 on Jan 8, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions

Whatever typical page BS. I don’t care if he won this time he was nervous going in. He ended up winning so now he feels the need to spout off at the mouth.

I swear with the crap that comes out of his mouth I hope Evans knocks his head off.

by sooper822 on Jan 8, 2009 9:26 PM EST reply actions

why so pissed sooper..60’s racisim was white descriminating minorities now what im saying is the opposite…so i cant go back to the 60’s..hahaha..im just telling the truth.sports with BIG MONEY not hyped money(UFC) minorities dominate…NBA—le bron james,kobe..NFL—majority african americans,baseball—blacks and hspanics…
as for kimbo—he trained only for MMA for about 6 months..tops..if you give him 2years of training mma—he’ll dominate..
how bout ufc champ don frye —trained all his life in wrestling,boxing,juijitsu.etc….when he went to a real street fight he got beat up…silly
guys from the street are just way tougher…

by rampage on Jan 9, 2009 12:16 AM EST reply actions

whatever man keep living out that rap video.
I’m sure your “street” tough guys pass on the thousands for fighting so they can keep it real on the streets…..

The fact that you think only minorites are from tough neighborhoods shows how truly ignorant you are.

I’ve got a few areas here in Baltimore I’d like you to walk through then.

by sooper822 on Jan 9, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions

yeah right…keep on rollin in the dojo..buy your mma tshirt.get more tatoos,juice up on steroids—(too make you tough,and look like brock and joe rogan hahaha and make up for your athletic weakness)—-..that would really convince your fellow suburban kids…
just dont fight with the real deal street fighters..

by roach on Jan 10, 2009 12:28 AM EST reply actions