In a Recent Interview to Sherdog Radio Network, UFC Lightheavyweight, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson said he plans to go back to his Pride Fighting mentality and not focus on the money, as he has throughout his UFC career:
This fight right here has nothing to do with money,” Jackson told Buffer. “This fight right here is all about honor and respect. Since I’ve been in the UFC, I have been all about money because quite honestly, I’ve made more money in the UFC than I ever did in other shows. It’s really easy to get beside yourself and be all about the money, all about the money. But I remember back in my Pride days, I used to just go and fight for honor. … I want to go back to my old Pride days when I used to fight to put on a show.
Rampage also assures us he will be fighting his own fight at UFC 123 against former UFC Lightheavyweight Champion, Lyoto Machida this weekend.
Much respect to him as a person,” Jackson said. “As a fighter, I really don’t like his fighting style. If anybody knows about me, as soon as I get in the Octagon, I come to fight. I really don’t like people who fight in [Machida’s] manner. How are you going to fight somebody from a distance? That is one of the things I’ve been working on a lot: not fighting his fight. I’m going to fight my fight. I don’t care what Machida does or what he thinks he’s going to do. It’s all about what I’m going to do.