Since “Rampage” Jackson decided to postpone his December bout with Rashad Evans to take a role in the “The A-Team,” the drama between him and the UFC, has reached near Tito Ortiz like proportions (actually we take that back; until Spike TV films a go nowhere documentary about Dana White training for a bout that won’t happen with Rampage, it’s not even close).
Now, when Rampage announced he was coming back from ‘retirement’ and would take on Rashad Evans in May, (we also wept with joy) relations between the former light-heavyweight champ and White remained less than cordial (unless you consider calling Dana a liar a sign of a healthy relationship). More recently, however, it seems like relations between Rampage and Dana might be slowly getting back to ‘chummy’, as last week Mr. Jackson seemed rather pleased about the new car he was given by the promotion.
Today, Fighters Only Magazine has posted more comments from Jackson, which seems to indicate that the ‘beef’ continues to get ‘squashed.’ Rampage was pretty complimentary towards the UFC , while comparing their medical help to that of Pride’s, stating:
“Yeah, [you would] take yourself to the hospital. I remember my people taking me to the hospital. I think [Pride] used to have a van there sometimes. But in the UFC if you get hurt even in practice for a fight, Dana will say ‘Come on, come to my doctor’ and they will pay for it.”
It’s doubtful Rampage would be tossing that out there if he still wasn’t on good terms with White.