UFC Quick Quote: Rampage Jackson wants to fight, not spell
by MMAmania.com on Dec 10, 2009 9:28 PM EST
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"I had a very unpleasant 45-minute phone call with Rampage before the TUF finale (on Dec. 5). We started fighting on texts that day. He sent me a really bad text so I sent him a really bad text back. He wrote back, 'Call me, I can't spell good enough to fight on texts (laughs).'"
-- UFC President Dana White tells the Las Vegas Sun about his recent grammatically-challenged exchange with "retired" former light heavyweight champion, Rampage Jackson, prior to The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale on Dec. 5. The Memphis, Tenn., native was supposed to be the centerpiece of the promotion's trip to the "Volunteer State" this weekend; however, he hung up the gloves prematurely after a scheduling conflict interfered with his role as BA Baracus on the "A-Team" movie set. Jackson was booked to fight Rashad Evans -- his opposing coach on this season of TUF -- before the spat. He has since indicated that he will return to the Octagon to shut up "Sugar" once and for all. And White intends to give Jackson that opportunity, despite their differences, as long as Evans can get through Thiago Silva at UFC 108 on Jan. 2, 2010. At this rate, even if Evans lost to Silva, it would be hard to imagine any other scenario under which the two jabber-jawing personalities don't settle their score as soon as possible. That is, of course, assuming the promotion learned anything at all from the Matt Hughes and Matt Serra saga.
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Wonder if he will be at the fight his weekend?
I bet he gets booed in his hometown.
You're a daisy if you do.
by BNF on Dec 10, 2009 9:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Wonder if he can spell "dead fetus"
Whatchu think?
by Lester The Pimp on Dec 10, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty stupid of Dana to take another shot at Rampage when he’s just decided that he wants to fight for them afterall, making unneccessary comments to the press was the reason Rampage walked out in the first place. Dana needs to learn when to shut up because the only thing bashing Rampage is going to achieve is another premature retirement and Internet rant from BA.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
It doesn’t really sound like he is taking a shot at Rampage to me. Just quoting a text and laughing about it.
You're a daisy if you do.
by BNF on Dec 10, 2009 10:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Still it was unneccessary, I’ve seen the video this quote was from and he was taking shots left and right. Pointing out a private text to make Rampage look like a moron then laughing about it with the media seemed to be a dick thing to do and not the actions of a man that wants to bring Rampage back.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
I didn’t see the video. What other shots was he taking? They were friends at one point, so I’m thinking, at least they are in contact. Sounds harmless to me.
You're a daisy if you do.
by BNF on Dec 10, 2009 10:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I meant taking shots at other people, the text comment was the only dig at Rampage. He also publically fired Houston after comparing him to Kalib (warranted) and claimed that he purposely reduced his offer to Hendo so that he’d sign with SF as he didn’t see him as an asset for the UFC and made it clear that he’s never coming back (not warranted at all). It was a typical Dana bitchfest to the media.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
I told you that Houston was gone
As soon as that fight went past the first round I said Houston is fighting in the UFC for the last time. He comes out pistols blazing against top guys, but runs in circles from Kimbo Slice? There is definitely something wrong with that guy.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
It was always going to happen
Houston was only brought back to entertain the fans and he couldn’t even do that.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
He never left.
He was a rare, rare exception to the NO cross-promo rule. Even if he won that decision he was getting the boot.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
By the way
The quotes on your sig. are getting better and better. This one is awesome. Fucking Jacob, he’s a well of embarrassing quotes.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
That's going to be my new thing
Everytime someone says something that I find really stupid then it’s getting added to my sig of shame. Tito’s contradictions and bitching will be tough to top but with BJ, Diego, Mir, Kongo, Kenny and Guida all on the same card it’s guaranteed that someone will say something stupid and right now Mir’s set himself up for the biggest fall.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
"typical Dana bitchfest"
To a tee, my friend, to a tee. Doesn’t no what’s good for him. Can’t ever check his anger/ego at the door. He just wants to be famous, & hilarious.
by daniel worby on Dec 11, 2009 9:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
It was a shot at Rampage.
It’s extremely unproffessional to sell your fighters out in media like that. Who the F wants to know about things like this, he’s always trying to humiliate his fighters and make himself look like god.
It needs to stop, and i bet the UFC have lost alot of money the last couple of months so that’s why they’re cutting fighters left and right.
How did they lose money lately?
And most of the guys they are cutting, should be cut.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
Oh...I thought you heard something
I doubt there losing any money. The numbers are almost the same as they’ve always been. They are only losing fighters because Zuffa is never satisfied with their earnings. Those bastards have made more than enough money, and need to start giving back. They don’t need all that money.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
Exactly
Dana needs to stop trying to look cool to backstabbing journalists and start acting like a professional president of the company, making private text messages public and talking about ongoing contractual negotiations are both terrible things for a president of a company to do. There are no business reasons for doing any of these things.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
I'd quit if that was my boss.
If I thought he wouldn’t sue me, I’d kick him in the face on the way out.
Herschel Walker has called him out and offered to fight him. Ask Dana about that you nut hugging journalists. He was willing to fight Tito, surely he can beat a 45 yr. old non-fighter.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
He's a 6th degree Tae Kwon Do practitoner......
Dana wouldn’t last 2 mins!! I’d love to fight Dana for some reason.
Lately he just rubs me up the wrong way, needs to be put back in his place.He’s just a tad too cocky for my liking, wouldn’t suprise me some day if we are reading about Dana getting his face reconstructed by a UFC fighter during contract talks or something like that. That would be an entertaining and very interesting post!!!!!!! He thinks he’s the Hoff or something…lol
I"m no Ned Flanders punk!!
HAHA, I feel you man!
I’ve been wanting to put my fist through Dana’s head for a while now. nothing surprises me about Dana anymore.
hope nelsons the one that does it
Lol, that’d be great if Nelson was the one that KO’d Dana after his stint in the UFC.
by daniel worby on Dec 11, 2009 9:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
guys that should punch Dana
Rampage
Randy
Tito
Nelson
Hendo
Spider
by daniel worby on Dec 11, 2009 9:59 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
jay re: i'd quit.
Couldn’t be more true. Ill never understand why it’s so hard to explain to other fans, that happiness with ur employer, and respect, go along way. In the past I’ve taken less money, to have a better workplace surrounding. Its nice to think money triumphs all, but piece of mind goes a long way.
by daniel worby on Dec 11, 2009 9:54 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Same here
Dana needs to show more respect to the fighters, acting like a big shot is not going to win him over with the fighters and without them him and the UFC are worthless.
I don’t agree with Herschel challenging Dana to a fight, that just made him sound like a moron. Who cares about Dana fighting? All that did was give Dana more unneccessary publicity and didn’t make Herschel look very credible at all.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
He said it because Dana was calling him out.
Saying Walker was a bum. Herschel didn’t really call him out, he said since Dana has been training MMA for a long time, to step up. Dana shouldn’t be talking about something that has nothing to do with him.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
Although im all for the UFC
He does need to stop rampage is too sensitive to take this as a joke.
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
their kids
Roberto, their not fighters, you have to remember that. To Dana you’re just a kid no matter who you are.
by daniel worby on Dec 11, 2009 9:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Rashad vs Jackson fight would be awesome…but with how things have been going throughout the whole tuf season..whatever…Dana doesn’t need Jackson with the roster that he has right now.
The UFC can’t afford to lose anymore top names, Hendo’s already gone and Fedor signed elsewhere, if he loses Rampage then that’s 3 of the top fighters in the sport that the UFC lost out on.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
3 of the top ....what?
Would you consider them 3 of the top 10 fighters? Because 3 of the top 50 fighters ain’t that big a deal. Where do you rank those three guys, in terms of Worth.
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All 3 are in the top 3 of their weight class
If the UFC is going to have the best fighters on their roster then they need these 3. Considering all of the injuries, poor buyrates for recent cards and weak cards lined up, it’s not a good time for the UFC and not having 3 world class talents like Fedor, Rampage and Hendo on your roster, 2 of whom now work for the competition, isn’t helping matters.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
Top three guys are important , but my question wasn't about Rankings
I asked “in terms of Worth.” What do you think they are worth to Dana? Besides this last Fedor fight, all three of these guys are duds at selling PPV’s.
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Rampage is def the biggest name out of those guys.
I’d say Rampage is as big of a name you can get in the LHW division.
You know it’d be so sweet when he knocks Rashad “big mouth HOMO” out cold too!
FEDOR would be a big draw in UFC
However he isn’t there, so its an unfair call. Also, I think he’s a huge draw internationally. And PPV’s don’t only come from the USA. I’m VERY confident his millions of fans across seas would pay to watch him in any organization, thus shedding new light on the UFC from other countries.
by daniel worby on Dec 11, 2009 10:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Tito and Forrest both proved to be duds
With the A-Team, TUF 10 and the war of words with Rashad and Dana, Rampage is a big mainstream name, even people with no clue about the sport are talking about him in this country. If Dana had any sense he’d be as nice as possible to Rampage and get him back for this Rashad fight, it’s a guaranteed sell.
Fedor is becoming a bigger name in the West all of the time and a fight with a big name like Brock or Randy would break records in the box office, even a rematch with Big Nog and Cro Cop or a fight with a top prospect like Cain, Carwin and JDS would be huge.
Hendo isn’t a huge PPV draw but after TUF 9 and the Bisping KO he’s as marketable as he’s ever been, so this is a bad time to lose him.
Besides, the UFC needs the top fighters whether they’re draws or not, because if you’re not that good then you’ll get found out, both Tito and Forrest aren’t half as popular as they once were because even the casuals no longer buy into their hype and the same will happen if the UFC relies on poor fighters to main event instead of proven quality.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
Rampage can't go anywhere else
Zuffa is still sitting on his contract. And it would be just like Dana to keep him under contract but not let him fight, just to spite him.
Rampage will just quit the sport altogether if he continues to get disrespected. That would be a huge loss for the UFC and MMA.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
please come back so rashad can knock you out
thank you.
btw, your pranks suck.
by wandwagon on Dec 10, 2009 10:19 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
rashad vs rampage
rashad is good but dont think he can compete with rampage, i see rampage knocking him out, rashad really hasnt fought anyone crazy crazy besides chuck which he got a lucky knockout from. Rampage will def shut rashads mouth but not hating on rashad one bit rampage just has a way bigger advantage
Nothing lucky about the Chuck KO
Rashad was too quick and agile for Chuck to hit, was frustrating him for the whole fight and timed the KO punch perfectly. He outclassed Chuck and left his career and jaw in pieces. Rashad is a lot better than most give him credit for.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
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