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UFC 130: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Is Either Disinterested or Cold-Blooded

Just when almost every MMA fan is looking forward to an exciting and redemptive main event after what many found rather unsatisfying in UFC 129’s, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson rewards us with his expressed “lack of excitement” over…

Just when almost every MMA fan is looking forward to an exciting and redemptive main event after what many found rather unsatisfying in UFC 129’s, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson rewards us with his expressed “lack of excitement” over his fight versus Matt Hamill in UFC 130 (Rampage Jackson Not Excited With Matt Hamill for UFC 130 by Michael David Smith, May 17, 2011).

To account for his unpopular prior statement, he clarifies that, “Some MMA fans, they don’t hear something they want to hear and they jump all over you. If they really get to know me, I’m not really excited about anybody I fight. It’s my job; it’s my career. I don’t get excited anymore. I got almost 40 fights. I don’t get excited about anybody I fight.” (UFC 130 Fight Card: Rampage Jackson Talks Matt Hamill Fight on Conference Call by Sean Smith, May 20, 2011).

Maybe his long and storied MMA career is beginning to bore him and he’s now seriously contemplating on his budding movie career.

Or, if we interpret his above statement in a more positive light, he is now a true fight veteran and has become a cold-blooded murderer inside the Octagon. (Regardless if there are those who think he got away with murder versus Lyoto Machida.)

He is unfazed by any opponent, no matter how formidable. Nothing can shake his equanimity, whatever the odds.

Speaking of cinematic and cold-bloodedness in an already cinematic and, well, seemingly cold-blooded sport, my imagination conjures the following scene:

”Quinton Jackson coolly enters the Octagon amid the heavy booing of the crowd. The referee gives Jackson and Hamill their last pointers in the middle of the Octagon, as the former UFC champion stares at his opponent with an expressionless look on his face.

”The fight begins and 10 seconds into the round, Rampage lands a powerful right straight flush into Hamill’s left jaw, knocking the New Yorker out cold.

”Uncharacteristically, Jackson doesn’t howl or raise his arms in victory. The blank countenance remains.

”Joe Rogan climbs into the Octagon for the customary post-fight interview, but Jackson walks past him and swaggers back to his locker room with his posse, as the agitated crowd fills the arena with a deafening cacophony of cheers and boos.

“The cheers for the fast finish, the boos for the wanton display of arrogance.”

A cowboy villain entering a bar and shooting everyone in sight, then exits unhurriedly and nonchalantly mounts his horse, post-massacre.

Wisps of smoke arise from the still-warm twin revolvers tucked in opposite holsters attached to his belt, as he rides into the sunset as the original motion picture soundtrack of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly fills the desert air.

The problem with watching too many Westerns, lately.

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UFC 130: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Is Either Disinterested or Cold-Blooded

Almost every MMA fan is looking forward to an exciting and redemptive main event–after what many found to be a rather unsatisfying one in UFC 129.As a reward, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson claims “lack of excitement” over his …

Almost every MMA fan is looking forward to an exciting and redemptive main event–after what many found to be a rather unsatisfying one in UFC 129.

As a reward, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson claims “lack of excitement” over his upcoming fight versus Matt Hamill for the UFC 130 headliner (Rampage Jackson Not Excited With Matt Hamill for UFC 130 by Michael David Smith, May 17, 2011).

To account for this unpopular statement, he clarifies that, “Some MMA fans, they don’t hear something they want to hear and they jump all over you. If they really get to know me, I’m not really excited about anybody I fight. It’s my job; it’s my career. I don’t get excited anymore. I got almost 40 fights. I don’t get excited about anybody I fight.” (UFC 130 Fight Card: Rampage Jackson Talks Matt Hamill Fight on Conference Call by Sean Smith, May 20, 2011).

Maybe his long and storied MMA career is beginning to bore him and he’s now seriously contemplating on his budding movie career.

Or, if we interpret his above statement in a more positive light, he is now a true fight veteran and has become a cold-blooded murderer inside the Octagon. (Regardless if there are those who think he got away with murder versus Lyoto Machida.)

He is unfazed by any opponent, no matter how formidable. Nothing can shake his equanimity, whatever the odds.

Speaking of cinematic and cold-bloodedness in an already cinematic and, well, seemingly cold-blooded sport, my imagination conjures the following scene:

Quinton Jackson coolly enters the Octagon amid the heavy booing of the crowd. The referee gives Jackson and Hamill their last pointers in the middle of the Octagon, as the former UFC champion stares at his opponent with an expressionless look on his face.

The fight begins and with just 10 seconds into the round, Rampage lands a powerful right straight flush into Hamill’s left jaw, knocking the New Yorker out cold.

Uncharacteristically, Jackson doesn’t howl or raise his arms in victory. The blank countenance remains.

Joe Rogan climbs into the Octagon for the customary post-fight interview, but Jackson walks past him and swaggers back to his locker room with his posse, as the agitated crowd fills the arena with a deafening cacophony of cheers and boos.

The cheers for the fast finish, the boos for the wanton display of arrogance.

A cowboy villain entering a bar and shooting everyone in sight, then exits unhurriedly and nonchalantly mounts his horse, post-massacre.

Wisps of smoke arise from the still-warm twin revolvers tucked in opposite holsters attached to his belt, as he rides into the sunset as the original motion picture soundtrack of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly wafts through the desert air.

The problem with watching too many Westerns, lately.

UFC 130: Fight Card, News, Predictions, Results, and More!

 

I think we have Manny Pacquiao’s future MMA equivalent lurking here somewhere…for those interested in Philippine MMA, check out here the official Web site of our country’s premier MMA organization, the Universal Reality Combat Championship and our top MMA online forum at PinoyMMA.com.

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UFC 130 Fight Card: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Video Interview

Quinton Jackson’s career in the UFC has been marked by amazing highs and devastating lows. He has won and defended the light heavyweight title, gone on a literal rampage in an automobile, twice been a coach on The Ultimate Fighter and last year suffere…

Quinton Jackson’s career in the UFC has been marked by amazing highs and devastating lows. He has won and defended the light heavyweight title, gone on a literal rampage in an automobile, twice been a coach on The Ultimate Fighter and last year suffered a loss to rival Rashad Evans.

He is a funny, outspoken man with a big heart a big smile. He also possesses a big mouth and some big fists to back that mouth up. Quinton has voiced recently he plans to fight just a few more years until he leaves MMA for good. He also has not been silent about the fact that he is less than excited to fight Matt Hamill instead of Thiago Silva.

Still, Rampage promises to go for the knockout and prove that he is still a relevant force in the 205-pound division in the UFC.

Below is a video of Jackson discussing his UFC 130 bout with Matt Hamill.

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UFC 130: Frank Mir on Randy Couture & Why He’s the Man to Beat Cain Velasquez

Bleacher Report’s Bryan Levick:UFC Heavyweight Frank Mir has seen the ups and downs of his career, the UFC and mixed martial arts as a whole.After everything that’s been said and done, Mir is getting ready to enter his 10th season with the UFC, thus …

Bleacher Report’s Bryan Levick:

UFC Heavyweight Frank Mir has seen the ups and downs of his career, the UFC and mixed martial arts as a whole.

After everything that’s been said and done, Mir is getting ready to enter his 10th season with the UFC, thus making him the heavyweight with the most seniority.

Beginning at UFC 34 in November of 2001 where he defeated Roberto Traven with an armbar submission just 1:05 in to their fight, Mir has accrued a record of 12-5 with wins over Mirko “Cro-Cop,” Brock Lesnar, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Tim Sylvia and Tank Abbott to name a few.

During that time he has been the UFC Heavyweight Champion and an Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Mir is set to turn just 32-years-old four days before his bout with former training partner and fellow Las Vegas resident Roy Nelson. So, as he embarks on the journey back to the UFC mountaintop, Mir knows he needs to be impressive over Nelson if he expects to make any progress and movement up the heavyweight ladder.

As usual, Mir is taking his opponent extremely seriously and putting in a hard day’s work each and every day he trains. Maybe that’s why he was unaware that the UFC had implemented a new policy and will be offering fighters insurance in-between fights.

He also wasn’t sure if he was getting bumped up to the co-main event now that the Edgar-Maynard bout is off due to injuries.


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UFC 130 Fight Card: Rampage Jackson Talks Matt Hamill Fight on Media Call

Bleacher Report’s Sean Smith:With his main event fight against Matt Hamill at UFC 130 drawing near, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson answered several questions regarding his preparations for his upcoming bout and other topics. Prior to signing on to fight at…

Bleacher Report’s Sean Smith:

With his main event fight against Matt Hamill at UFC 130 drawing near, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson answered several questions regarding his preparations for his upcoming bout and other topics.

Prior to signing on to fight at UFC 130, Jackson had been offered a title shot against former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. However, Jackson turned down the opportunity and faced a lot of criticism from judgmental MMA fans.

“I’m a fighter and I’ve been fighting for a long time. I have common sense,” Jackson said. “I knew Shogun was going to have ring rust after taking a long time off after injury. There’s no way I could’ve took the fight on like four or five weeks notice. It’s no secret that I put on weight in between fights. I wouldn’t have even been able to make weight, so it would’ve been stupid for me to even try to do that.”

In his most recent fight, Jackson won in a controversial split decision against Lyoto Machida. Initially, Jackson seemed surprised by the decision, but “Rampage” expressed a different opinion on the UFC 130 conference call.

“I’m always surprised when judges give me a decision,” he said. “That’s one reason for the reaction with me being really silly, but I watched the fight. I think I did just enough to win.”

During his training camp for Hamill, Jackson has been without nutritionist Mike Dolce, who has provided a lot of help with Jackson’s weight management in the past. Despite the absence of Dolce, Jackson appears comfortable with his weight and condition.

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UFC 130 Fight Card: Quinton Rampage Talks Matt Hamill Fight on Conference Call

With his main event fight against Matt Hamill at UFC 130 drawing near, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson answered several questions regarding his preparations for his upcoming bout and other topics.Prior to signing on to fight at UFC 130, Jackson had been offe…

With his main event fight against Matt Hamill at UFC 130 drawing near, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson answered several questions regarding his preparations for his upcoming bout and other topics.

Prior to signing on to fight at UFC 130, Jackson had been offered a title shot against former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. However, Jackson turned down the opportunity and faced a lot of criticism from judgmental MMA fans.

“I’m a fighter and I’ve been fighting for a long time. I have common sense,” Jackson said. “I knew Shogun was going to have ring rust after taking a long time off after injury. There’s no way I could’ve took the fight on like four or five weeks notice. It’s no secret that I put on weight in between fights. I wouldn’t have even been able to make weight, so it would’ve been stupid for me to even try to do that.”

In his most recent fight, Jackson won in a controversial split decision against Lyoto Machida. Initially, Jackson seemed surprised by the decision, but “Rampage” expressed a different opinion on the UFC 130 conference call.

“I’m always surprised when judges give me a decision,” he said. “That’s one reason for the reaction with me being really silly, but I watched the fight. I think I did just enough to win.”

During his training camp for Hamill, Jackson has been without nutritionist Mike Dolce, who has provided a lot of help with Jackson’s weight management in the past. Despite the absence of Dolce, Jackson appears comfortable with his weight and condition. 

“I’m actually doing great. I’m lighter at this point for my fight than I’ve been in a long time. I’ve been lifting a lot of weight with Lance Gibson and Julia Budd and I’m actually stronger than I’ve been for awhile. I’m a fighter. I train for the fights. The training part is the toughest part. It doesn’t matter who’s in my camp or not; I still got a job to do.”

Although Jackson claims to be in his best shape in quite some time, his motivation has been questioned constantly. Jackson has taken some heat for saying that he is not at all interested in the matchup with Hamill.

“Some MMA fans, they don’t hear something they want to hear and they  jump all over you,” Jackson said. “If they really get to know me, I’m not really excited about anybody I fight. It’s my job; it’s my career. I don’t get excited anymore. I got almost 40 fights. I don’t get excited about anybody I fight.”

Another reason Jackson’s desire has been questioned is his constantly looming acting career. Despite briefly saying he was retiring to pursue acting in 2009, Jackson says that he is now primarily focused on fighting.

“I keep putting movies off to fight because fighting is my primary career. The movies are something I want to get into after I fight, but at the same time you got to stay out there if you want to stay in movies.”

Finally, Jackson pointed toward comments Hamill had made that have motivated him to train harder.

“My main motivation is to win, but I think Matt [Hamill] made a mistake when he said he was going to break my will and that I’m going to overlook him. That actually lit a fire under my ass and actually made me train a little bit harder just so I could break his will.” 

 

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