UFC Quick Quote: Rampage Jackson could return for money
by MMAmania.com on Nov 13, 2009 11:44 PM EST
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"Yeah, I’m sure we will see [Jackson return]. Rampage is under contract with us and this is where he makes his money ... so I’d say 'yes.' ... Rampage committed to doing ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ -- the highest rated season ever in the history of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ -- and then he bails on the fight. There’s a big difference [for not being more agreeable with his decision]."
-- UFC President Dana White is fairly confident that his former light heavyweight champion, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, will return to the Octagon despite his recent retirement to pursue an acting career. Jackson is currently on the set of the "A-Team," playing the role of his childhood television hero, B.A. Barracus. He was supposed to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 107 in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 12, which White says was an obligation for appearing as coach on "The Ultimate Fighter 10." Scheduling conflicts, however, made it impossible for Jackson to do both. He's been very vocal about his reasons for leaving, even referring to his former employer as a"assholes." So will Jackson make a triumphant return to the cage just like his formerly exiled friend, Tito Ortiz, or will stand his ground in the Hollywood hills? Perhaps more important ... do you even care one way or the other?
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Eventually
he’ll be back b/c I don’t think he can continue to make movies but I don’t think his heart will be (or has been in for a while now) truly in it.
Dawm
I go camping and come back and everything has changed I feel like im on bloody elbow
by NorCal Mexican on Nov 14, 2009 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
I HOPE SO
Rampage is the third best light heavyweight in the world, and i feel that a 100% focused and with the right stradegy can own both machida and shogun. I hope that he comes to his senses and after his movie is done promoting and stuff makes his return. He’s definately one of the most exciting fighters in the world and i would be crushed if he did indeed retire for the good
COME BACK RAMPAGE!!
by Clinton Jackson (jared on Nov 14, 2009 8:34 AM EST up reply actions
my thoughts exactly, Clinton
I also think he’s the 3rd best LHW in the world (unless you add Anderson to that list) and that he has the physical tools(chin, power). talent, and technique (wrestling, boxing defense) to beat those guys if he had a good camp and a good mental coach like Randy. In some ways, Rampage reminds me of Vitor. Enormously gifted but desperately lacking focus, direction, and an intrinsic sense of self-worth and confidence.
He’ll be back when he finds out Hollywood could give a shit about Quentin, and only wants UFC Superstar Rampage. And for the right amount of money he would gargle my balls and thank me for allowing him the privilege.
Its just posturing
Quitting had everything to do with shutting Dana up . He was tired of Dana running his mouth and pushing him and he pushed back the only way he could. Page is for sure coming back.
The one and only Smitty...
Totally agree
Rampage loves to fight, and knows where he will make the most money. Rampage without MMA is just some want to be comedian.
almost right
I think you’re close D_Smith, but I don’t think it was a strategic move to shut Dana up so much as it was a knee-jerk emotional response. Rampage is a very emotional guy with enormous talent but very low self-esteem. His behaviour on the TUF show is classically symptomatic of a guy who feels insecure and unappreciated and who doesn’t really know himself or understand the underlying causes of his own emotions. At the risk of sounding cheesy, I think he just wants to be loved. When he took this movie deal, Dana and the fans were so brutal and unfeeling, treating him as a mir asset that we owned, like a performing animal in a circus instead of a human being with feelings. I’m from Quinton’s old neighborhood, walked the same halls every day in High School. I know lots of guys just like him, guys who are depressed and insecure and who use humor and a tough-guy facade to hide the emptiness and self-doubt they feel. I wish Quinton would train with a guy like Randy who could help him with his self-image and his unresolved emotional issues.
Haha true, and that’s a compliment when talking about Mir.
I had no problems with Rampage doing the A-Team, in fact I was happy for him but his disgraceful behaviour on TUF and the lack of respect he’s shown to his fans and employers, especially after his ridiculous behaviour after the Forrest defeat, has made me hate the guy. I can’t get behind someone so volatile and childish, especially when he blames his problems on others. You have to take responsibility for your behaviour and in my opinion Rampage has never done that.
Rampage is a straight up moron
that doesn’t think before he speaks. I personally can give to shits weather he comes back or not – the UFC was doing fine before him, they would do fine without him. If he does come back, he will lose and blame it on a long layoff from fighting again. What a fucking jadrool this guy is.
@fjbar75 on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
Blown out of proportion
He wanted to be in a movie he and his dad watched when he was a kid. All he asked was for the fight to be pushed back a little. Dana is such a hot head he really should be put on medication or he will continue to lose quality fighters. Rampage will be back though im sure he is a terrible actor.
agreed for the most part
It’s not like Rampage isnt getting what he wants though. We have all heard that he wanted a fight in his hometown and asked Dana for it directly. So the president of the company gets all the logistics handled in marketing/operating a ppv and Rampage bails when its month out and Dana’s already out of pocket.
Rampage is a top guy and a pro. IF he asks for something and gets it – its not propper to opt for a better option down the road. Why else would they be in Memphis without Page?
make no mistake
Dana is acting like he came to Memphis as a personal favor to Rampage. That’s total BS! Dana came to Memphis the same reason he goes anywhere, to make money. He was planning on using Rampage to generate local publicity around the event. This wasn’t the UFC doing a favor for Rampage, this was Rampage doing a favor for the UFC by opening up a new market for them. He just asked that the fight be rescheduled. As we are seeing Dana can easily reschedule Brock/Carwin and any other fight he needs to. The Forum wasn’t even booked yet when Rampage notified Dana of his movie schedule, and it’s not like the Forum doesn’t have any other weekends open or is the only venue in town. If Rampage had an injury Dana would have probably pushed back the Memphis date and the Rashad fight, but because he chose something other than King Dana’s agenda, Dana wrote him off, went ahead with Memphis to spite him, and trashed him in every media format, and re-edited the TUF show to make Rampage look like an ass. While it’s true that both of them act like children, Rampage acts like a sensitive kid who gets his feelings hurt and goes home, while Dana acts like a spoiled Prince who spitefully slanders and persecutes anyone who doesn’t want to play by his rules. I can’t believe how many “fans” take his side and feel pity for Poor Little Dana who lost all his money on Rampage…how will he even put bread on the table for his starving children this month!
disagree
Although you bring a few good points, I disagree with most of what was said. UFC was going to Memphis strictly for Rampage. Page doesn’t sell PPV’s why bring a fight to his hometown other than to make Dana’s ex-best friend happy? What was Rampage doing for the UFC for them to do that for him? Dana has always had a man crush on Rampage and has proven it many times. If you look up the PPV numbers for events after the Liddell fight(Chuck’s numbers, not his) he has had 3 mediocre showings money wise.
UFC 96 – 350,000 (Jackson vs. Jardine) Columbus,UFC 92 – His last fight ever???
1,200,000 (Griffin vs. Evans) Vegas… He wasn’t the main event or headline fight at this event so you can’t say that is his number.
UFC 86 – 520,000 (Jackson vs. Griffin) Vegas…Worst PPV that month and below average for that 3 month span.
UFC 75(Henderson vs. Jackson)….Was on Spike Champion vs. Champion. Couldn’t outdraw Kimbo or A pudgy Russian guy us North American natives have “never heard of”
UFC 67(All Or Nothing) – 350,000 (A. Silva vs. Lutter) dropped 700k……..amazing drop in buys from one event to another.
After quickly bailing him out of jail, flying him across the world to get him out of the medias eye, and giving him a paying gig on a reality show twice. You still believe that Dana White is overly using Page? Of course he will use Page to move into a new city, but isn’t that what he did with GSP& Franklin? And don’t you think that worked out well? Page isn’t selling PPV’s and any help he can get doing that only helps him and Zuffa. Brock is currently sick, that is why they bumped his fight back, he’s not able to fight. He isn’t out trying to play with the Yankees because he saw a ball game with his dad and always wanted to play baseball, for the memories. Which is what Page is doing. No one seemed to mind bashing Huerta when he decided to take a break from fighting to act, and he has acting potential. Huerta wasn’t even fighting for a title(or one shot from fighting for it) and he didn’t just waste a season of TUF, and he isn’t a headline fighter. Why the double standard?
Why is it ok to bash Huerta(leaves for acting), Hughes(bad coaching on TUF), Junie Browning(Run-ins with Police), Micheal Vick(let off easy for killing innocents), Randy ’07(Leaving half way through a contract to pursue other endeavors), Brock(inappropriate remarks and general jackassary)
Why is it OK to bash those six guys endlessly? And having a negative opinion of Rampage is wrong?
Dana doesn't
make huge business decisions based purely on friendship. Giving a friend one more chance after he’s lost too many times…maybe. Planning an entire UFC event in an unknown market just as a favor? Rediculous! What Dana White are YOU talking about??? You just admitted that Dana had big success using Rich and GSP to open new markets. He was doing the same with Rampage. Having a local guy headlining the card gets you TONS of free media coverage on local News and Radio stations. And Dana has had his eye on Memphis for a long time. From the moment MMA got legalized in TN, Dana has said, "We can’t wait to bring this thing to Memphis! I know you’re thinking “Why MEMPHIS?!? What the heck is in memphis???” Answer : Memphis is a major regional hub on the border of 3 states, and 20 minutes away from the Casino capital of the SouthEastern US. And everyone knows Casinos and Fights make rich bedfellows. Rampage was the ace up Dana’s marketing sleeve for this part of the country. Rampage doesn’t really give a shit about Memphis. He got out of this town as soon as he could and never came back. It’s a very racially charged city and I think Quinton is much happier with Tiki and his English pals than he was putting up with all the ignorant rednecks and gangstas around here.
Dana did behave ridiculously and the A-Team is a big opportunity, but that didn’t make Rampage bully TUF contestants, walk out on his team and joke around with Tiki instead of coaching. Both are as bad as each other and it annoys me that we missed out on a huge fight because 2 grown men acted like children.
Its all a mess which sux because it could have been a better season. Everything that could have went wrong did. And knowing that the coaches will not fight yet blows.
huh?!
didnt that go down at ufc 96 or am i missing sumtin?!
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Nov 14, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Rampage
Good fighter…yes
Good person…NO
When he comes back to the UFC on his knees, they should sign him to a performance based contract, then start him out with Machida, or Rua, Anderson Silva, or Rashad.
Make him fight his way to a top payed fighter. JMO
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