UFC 130: Dana White announces Rampage Jackson will get a title shot with a win over Matt Hamill
by Brian Hemminger on May 28, 2011 9:50 PM EDT
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Bring out your chains!
In the closing seconds of the UFC 130 prelims on Spike TV, UFC president announced that if Quinton Jackson was to secure a victory over Matt Hamill tonight (May 28,2011) in the main event of UFC 130: "Rampage vs. Hamill."
To quote White directly...
Rampage Jackson will get the next title shot against Jon Jones if he can win tonight and come out healthy.
Jackson may not have had the most motivation to fight Hamill originally, but look for him to come out a new man tonight knowing that he's one impressive performance away from an opportunity reclaim his title.
Who's ready for some more black on black crime?
Rampage originally lost his title to Forrest Griffin and his quest for a championship was sidetracked by Rashad Evans at UFC 114 when he lost an uninspired decision to the wrestling-minded Evans.
Jackson got back on track against "The Dragon" Lyoto Machida at UFC 123, winning a very close decision while looking light on his feet while pressing the action.
With former number one contender Rashad Evans locked up in a fight with Phil Davis, Jackson has a tremendous opportunity to slide in and take his title shot out from under him.
What do you think, Maniacs? Is the potential title shot for "Rampage" intriguing?
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I’m a Page fan, and I’ll be the first to say, Rashad just got the shaft, big time.
"Long shall we remember
He who walked the road of danger
Master of revenge
Death's no stranger
Blood and death lived on his sword
The god of war his only lord
Into the depths of hell
Go all he fell"
- Manowar hymn of the immortal warriors
by O damn he got caught on May 28, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
My guess on how this all plays out if Rampage and Rashad win is that we will see the rematch between these two.
You know because of the “beef” between them. Machida will sneak in while this fight happens.
Yes he does
He beat Machida putting ahead of Machida and with Evans and Rua out of the picture right now anyway who deserves it more?
"I felt like I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury"-Tank on losing to Dan Severn
Im a rashad fan, agreed he did get shaft
Dana just named Rashad his new tori, I mean tito ortiz. All that bitching tito did got him nothing but winless. And, it seems that all the complaining (won’t say bitching cause I’m a fan) Rashad did will keep him away from the belt.
by The_Truth_Rell on May 28, 2011 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
How?
Rashad sat out of all the fights he could’ve had waiting for Shogun and then got injured. It sucks but he did it to himself.
by Leben the Red on May 29, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Rashad lost the belt, then dry humped his way to two decisions to get his title shot. He waited around, didn’t fight, and lost his opportunity.
I’m just glad to see playing it safe for Rashad finally bit him in the ass. Dana and Joe reward guys who choose to fight, not the ones who pad their stats and play it safe.
(GSP haters sound off below)
rashad should forget about the belt at least for the rest of this year.
He should shut up fight Davis, beat him. And then fight shogun at the end of this year. Just go make some money, and get use to not being in camp Jackson. Because the way its looking, Dana might drop him to the prelims if he loses to davis.
by The_Truth_Rell on May 28, 2011 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
That fight wont happen
page was boring for the 4th straight time.
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