You likely can recall last September, when the internet was rife with speculation and reports, as to whether or not “Rampage” Jackson would ever step foot in the Octagon again. At the time, the former light-heavyweight champ and UFC boss man Dana White were fully engaged in an all out ‘don’t blame me, blame him’ tit for tat, after Jackson postponed his December fight with Rashad Evans to take part in the A-Team. While many observers likely never thought Jackson was really ‘retired’ (somehow in sports the word retirement just doesn’t mean the same thing), we were kind of surprised to find out that Jackson had done a complete reversal earlier this year, when it was announced he had signed a new 6 fight deal.
After Jackson lost by UD to his arch nemesis Evans at UFC 114, and looked rusty while doing so, a lot of post fight talk immediately turned to who and Rampage would fight next (Lyoto Machida, November 20th…awesome). Talk about his acting career kind of seems to have taken a back seat no? Does that mean it’s MMA from here on out? Nope. In a recent interview with fellow A-Team actor Sharlto Copley, Rampage had this to say when asked about his future in fighting (thanks to MMA Bay for the tip).
“Honestly, when movies start paying me as much, just as much, same amount; I gotta keep up my lifestyle, I’m like done with fighting. Right now fighting is my bread, it’s my living.”
Huh. Not exactly a long term commitment to fighting now is it? (Not that anyone should truly be shocked by this) Your thoughts Mr. White?