UFC Quick Quote: Rampage Jackson wants to retire as champion
by Adam Guillen Jr. on Feb 10, 2012 7:04 PM EST
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"To retire as UFC champion and to have defended the belt in Japan? Oh man, that would have been perfect. Believe me, I still want to retire as champion. I want to hold the belt once more. I guess if I had won that Jon Jones fight and if the Japan show wasn't next then there would have been a very good chance I would have retired already. It would have been a great time to bow out. But I almost certainly would have stayed around to fight in Japan anyway, to defend the belt. Then if I would have successfully defended it on this [UFC 144] show, I definitely would be retiring - and retiring a very happy man too!"
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson tells Fighters Only that had he defeated current 205-pound champion Jon Jones at UFC 135 last September, he probably would have walked away from the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). Unfortunately for "Rampage," he came up short in regaining the title, and was offered a fight against Ryan Bader scheduled for UFC 144 as the promotion heads Far East to Japan on Feb. 26, 2012. Jackson, who has found success outside the Octagon as a movie star and appeared in movies such as the A-Team, has had quite a career in his 14-year tenure but truly rose to fame in "The Land of the Rising Sun" during his stint with PRIDE FC. After defeating Chuck Liddell at UFC 71 to earn the UFC Light Heavyweight title, Jackson lost his strap to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86 a year later, and has been on a quest to get it back ever since. With Brock Lesnar and Nick Diaz announcing their retirements after losses, "Rampage," for one, does not want to go out like that. Can we expect Jackson to vie for the title after a few more wins in the stacked 205-pound division? Or will Ryan Bader derail his goals to retire as champ?
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Well you can want in 1 hand and shit in the other and see which one fills first.
or something like that…
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish. These amateurs...
rampage is defintiely going to retire soon.
i doubt he will hold that belt again though..
bones is just too dominant..
" If Nick had been knocked out by Carlos, I would feel better right now than what I do. I don't like that camp.... I am proud to not corner my guys like that and I never will, we have a code and I'm proud of the way we fight. "
-Cesar Gracie
Yep . . . a boxer trying to fight MMA fighters.
Fan of: Cole Miller, Amir Sadollah, Alan Belcher, Frank Mir, Matt Brown
Lmao
Yup thats why he beat Hendo, an amazing wrestler… So one dimensional…
#1 P4P? Bones
Favorite Fighter? Alistair Overeem :)
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Go COLTS.
He's not one dimensional, he fights one dimensional though
But that one dimension is Sprawl n Brawl so it can be as exciting as fuck. Love Rampage, he won me over when I met him and got to experience first hand how fucking cool the dude is. He was the champion then, and it was on his birthday so it was pretty cool.
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That’s a better way to say it. It just seems like all he wants to do is get in there and box.
Fan of: Cole Miller, Amir Sadollah, Alan Belcher, Frank Mir, Matt Brown
he wants to knock a mothafucka out.
what better way to do that than with your hands, he’s done the right thing to concentrate on his hands and his leg kicks aren’t bad at all. His problem in some fights is his short reach and counter attacking style, makes him look less good against lesser competition that won’t come at him.
“he wants to knock a mothafucka out”? If he does, he sure isn’t accomplishing it. He has 6 decisions out of his last 8 fights (and 3 losses). One KO and that was against Wanderlei Silva (who is 3-6 in his last 9 fights and was KO’d 4 times). Page is ok, but not a finisher any more.
"He's got a great package... and an unusual one!" Joe Rogan (of Lyoto Machida)
A boxer who fights MMA fighters?
Does Rampage even have a professional boxing background? Or has he been doing MMA his entire fighting career?
I should slap you on the mouth!
You missed your chance, hell of a fighter. but the guy hasn't switch the style up at all
Barely trains to his full potential and definitely isn’t getting any younger. Good fighter but just like Shogun, Nogueira bros, Wand, Vitor and Hendo your time has passed
Lance Storm Version 2.0
all of those I agree with minus hendo have you seen his last few fights???
After a botched kick atempt in the AFC championship game vs the Patriots, Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff attempted to commit suicide. Unfortunately, he could'nt kick the chair out from under himself...
by ClinchKing on Feb 10, 2012 7:17 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
and I want a million dollars
When a fighter says something in poor taste I usually forward it to UFC’s customer service e-mail to make sure it is addressed and they are either fined or fired, depending on how severe.
He was good enough to be champ once
Shouldve never lost to forrest
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by THORAZINE on Feb 10, 2012 7:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
amen
I like bacon...Steelers fo life!!!!
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
jackson wins here, and hopefully they set up a shogun-rampage 2
maybe to co-headline the silva/sonnen rematch. UFC 148: Vindication
Fuck It Dude, Life's A Risk
what happened to named events?
I’m almost complete with my transformation…once they attach that donkey schlong on me, I will be able to satisfy myself like danago does all day long and change my name to Buck Angel II
I lost to Cruz Jackson. He’s the best. I padded his record and just a can. I talk shit to try and get replies when In reality I still play the original Halo on original XBOX like a religiously. I’m so totally awesome and straight and I act gay on a blog only because I’m the second loneliest mother fucker on Mania. First goes to Stallion. I want Shivan to lose to Cruz and Diaz to show how overrated he is. My favorite fighter is Josh Burkman. Thank You.
"i oilcheck need to take a reality check.What an imbecile i am to even think of going up against Scott1 with his perfect 1 and 0 sig record.I am already known as Manias biggest scumbag now i’ve got the moniker of a loser as well!TUT TUT SMH!!!"
I played 8=Danago in words with friends and he quit just like shogun.
i dont know, but i miss them. i think we need to start a movement and try to get named events back in the game
Fuck It Dude, Life's A Risk
by theoregonduck on Feb 10, 2012 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
start with UFC 145: black on black crime
I’m almost complete with my transformation…once they attach that donkey schlong on me, I will be able to satisfy myself like danago does all day long and change my name to Buck Angel II
I lost to Cruz Jackson. He’s the best. I padded his record and just a can. I talk shit to try and get replies when In reality I still play the original Halo on original XBOX like a religiously. I’m so totally awesome and straight and I act gay on a blog only because I’m the second loneliest mother fucker on Mania. First goes to Stallion. I want Shivan to lose to Cruz and Diaz to show how overrated he is. My favorite fighter is Josh Burkman. Thank You.
"i oilcheck need to take a reality check.What an imbecile i am to even think of going up against Scott1 with his perfect 1 and 0 sig record.I am already known as Manias biggest scumbag now i’ve got the moniker of a loser as well!TUT TUT SMH!!!"
I played 8=Danago in words with friends and he quit just like shogun.
ufc 143: dude i'm so high right now, why is this guy trying to hit me?
Fuck It Dude, Life's A Risk
by theoregonduck on Feb 10, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
UFC 145 throwin some spinnin shit
I dont pay for fights!
by liverpoolsnxt on Feb 10, 2012 9:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
+1 weak attempt. UFC 145: Someone's special night will be ruined!
Fuck It Dude, Life's A Risk
by theoregonduck on Feb 10, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
!! Nice !!
bloody queef bubble
by wooly shambler on Feb 11, 2012 12:17 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Awesome brawler, decent MMA fighter
Usually put on a hell of a fight. but as the other guys won’t stand there and exchange with you too much, you should try something else.
by Jesse Sanchez Dallas on Feb 10, 2012 7:28 PM EST reply actions
If he learned combos that consisted of more than 2 strikes he'd be so much better . He can still hurt some people but jokes is the worst matchup for him , he could take the belt away rashad but that's a remote chance there .
bloody queef bubble
by wooly shambler on Feb 10, 2012 7:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
wait, did I just read a complete and detailed report
on what would happen if rampage beat jones?
you didn’t silly. what are you talking about. nobody cares if you would retire, or semi-retire or perhaps not retire.. c’mon son
Rampage is still relevant
Half of you talk like hes a nobody. Hes still a top 5 LHW. Rank 3-4.
#1 P4P? Bones
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Go COLTS.
Rampages plans and dreams.
He came close to living that final dream, but Bones was one major road block….
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by Rilly on Feb 10, 2012 7:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
If Rampage concentrated on mixing up his game he could definitely be champion again
Except for the fact that Jon Jones is champion and probably will be for the foreseeable future.
But if Jon Jones wasn’t in the equation, I could see Rampage taking the title again.
Leaves a true pioneer and the only guy I ever liked who, "barked and howled"!
Lots of great memories and helped to elevate MMA but alas, the sport has passed him by.
The only title he’s getting now is when he moves to Japan and challenge Sapp for king of those bizzarre comercials.
Strange, the desire for certain pleasures is a part of my pain. (Kahlil Gibran)
He could still compete against lower tier guys
But his unwillingness or inability to do anything but plod foreward makes me wonder if his body is no longer capable of keeping up. I hate to see him lose to Bader but I wouldn`t bet on him.
Either way if he is stuck or regressing his time seems short.
Strange, the desire for certain pleasures is a part of my pain. (Kahlil Gibran)
If he changed his game up he'd have a chance...
So in other words, he has no chance.
Hey Since, Diaz wants a guy who will stand and trade, and thats what Rampage wants.
How about they meet at 185 and put on a show?
You mind your own damn business.
You must hate rampage
bloody queef bubble
by wooly shambler on Feb 11, 2012 12:18 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
he can't retire until Lawal and him fight
hopefully he’ll be around still when Lawal returns from his suspension
He's looked like shit for going on 5 years.
go away Quinton “Rampage my way to a Decision” Jackson
I am the WAMMA Light-Heavyweight Champion
Now with more defenses than Fedor
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