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UFC 130 Fight Card: Is Matt Hamill In Over His Head Against Rampage Jackson?

Matt Hamill could be on the brink of becoming a light heavyweight contender. After losing a close split decision to Michael Bisping and a TKO loss to former middleweight champion Rich Franklin, Hamill has won five straight.This includes wins over middl…

Matt Hamill could be on the brink of becoming a light heavyweight contender.

After losing a close split decision to Michael Bisping and a TKO loss to former middleweight champion Rich Franklin, Hamill has won five straight.

This includes wins over middleweight up and comer Mark Munoz, tough fighter Keith Jardine, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, and current champion Jon Jones.

Hamill’s fight with Jones was his to lose until Jones made the mistake of throwing down illegal elbows.No one likes to win or lose by disqualification, but unfortunately it happens.

I’m sure Matt Hamill would love another shot at Jones, but in order to do that he’ll have to take some big name fights.

In comes the opportunity of a lifetime to take on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 130.

Rampage is one of the best UFC fighters today.The former champion has KO victories over Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva and a memorable KO slam over Ricardo Arona.

Besides the Jones fight, this will be Hamill’s biggest test.Not only does Hamill risk being knocked out, he’s also taking this fight on short notice.

It will also be the first PPV fight that Hamill headlines, thanks to the original main event getting canceled.

When this fight was first announced, some fans thought Hamill would not stand a chance.Style wise, the fight may favor Rampage. His good boxing and great defense (besides leg kicks), is tough for anybody.

I believe this is a fight Hamill had to take though.

If he wants to make a serious push for a title, he’ll have to take on the top guys in the division.

Although Rampage is still considered one of the top light heavyweights in the world, his career has been on somewhat of a decline.

Despite going 9-2 in his last 11 fights, he has not had a KO victory since 2008. His last fight against Lyoto Machida could have easily gone the other way.

Jackson’s motivation for fighting has also been brought into question time and time again over that span of fights.

Hamill has everything to gain and nothing to lose in this fight.

This is MMA. Any fighter can beat any other one, if it’s their time.

Rampage is tough, but Hamill may prove he wants it more.

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UFC 130 Fight Card: Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s Top 10 Career Victories

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is one of the best light heavyweight fighters in the history of the sport; easily in the top 5.Rampage once said he wants to be the highest-paid fighter that the sport had ever seen. It is no secret that he is very much a priz…

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is one of the best light heavyweight fighters in the history of the sport; easily in the top 5.

Rampage once said he wants to be the highest-paid fighter that the sport had ever seen. It is no secret that he is very much a prize fighter, in it for the paycheck.

Now that he has accomplished so much, as a former champion and still a leading Pay Per View draw, fans hope that his motivation does not wane in the face of his upcoming opponent at UFC 130, Matt Hamill.

Hamill is hungry and motivated and has a style very similar to Jackson’s which should result in an explosive bout.

Although Rampage is the favorite heading into the bout, this is not going to be an easy fight for him.

If he wins, will it be one of his top 10 best victories of all time? If it is convincing enough, it certainly could be.

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UFC 130: Quinton Jackson’s Patella and Why We Didn’t Need to Hear About It

So it was his patella after all.Or, in layman’s terms, his “knee” (and not the Spanish dish).The following is Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s explanation on why he slapped Rashad Evans in a nightclub. It comes with a bonus: the other reason why…

So it was his patella after all.

Or, in layman’s terms, his “knee” (and not the Spanish dish).

The following is Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s explanation on why he slapped Rashad Evans in a nightclub. It comes with a bonus: the other reason why Evans kicked his gluteus maximus last time they fought in the UFC, the first being octagon rust.

“Like Rashad came up to me and told me ‘I fought [Lyoto] Machida the same way he fought me.’ He come tell me stuff like that cuz he sour because I beat Machida and he got knocked the hell out by Machida. And he basically didn’t do anything against Machida, so he trying to get sour about that.

“He knows the only reason he beat me is because I was rusty and I was injured. If you go back and watch that fight he was punching me in my knee, my knee that was hurt. I never seen anybody punch anyone in the knee in MMA in all the years I been doing MMA. But somehow he knew my knee was injured” (MiddleEasy.com, May 9, 2011; italics added).

In case you lost count, he mentioned knee four times.

An ailing knee or any injury may be a valid reason for losing a fight.

The losing fighter, if given the benefit of the doubt, could be publicizing it post-fight simply as a matter of fact.

But he only makes it sound like a sorry excuse.

Leading into the fight, it’s a given that teammates, trainers and physicians must know about any injury or sickness afflicting the fighter, from mild to severe.

But you wouldn’t want your opponent to be in the know and exploit it—unless it’s your tactic to make him overconfident.

It’s a principle in combat sports not to expect your opponent to make your liability his liability.

You can’t make him limit his offensive options by obliging him to spare your injury.

You can’t go like, “Hey, Rashad! My knee’s hurt so don’t hit it while I hit every part of you as the rules allow.” (In fairness to Jackson, he implied that Evans was not supposed to know about it but “somehow he knew.”)

Tell your trainer, teammate, doctors and manager. From there, let the sports media and fans do their sleuthing without making their job easier.

Otherwise, if you think the severity of your injury will greatly disadvantage you and cause you to lose the fight—or worse—then don’t fight at all. And tell the world about it.

A UFC fighter can always text Dana White, “My head was crane-kicked last sparring session and it flew out of the window. I’ll just have myself sewn back together again and fight next time.”

Here’s praying that our UFC 130 main event fighters Quinton Jackson and Matt Hamill will be fighting fit and ready to rumble this May 28.

Especially after the cancellation of the original main event, Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III, due to injuries.

By the way, has Hamill ever complained about his hearing conditions?

UFC 130 Results, News and More

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Video: The Rampage Diaries – UFC 130 Part 1

(Video courtesy of YouTube/UFC)

Rampage proves in this edition of “Rampage Diaries” that being a fighter isn’t all work and no play. As long as you aren’t on the receiving end of a slap from him or riding shotgun while he’s hopped up on energy drinks, he seems like he’s be a fun dude to hang out with if you can get past the constant “stank breff” jokes.

(Video courtesy of YouTube/UFC)

Besides the fact that he can’t say no to Wendy’s, we also learn this episode that Rampage kept Lance Gibson around as his head trainer in spite of his two latest uninspired performances. We’re guessing neither Steven Seagal or Jackie Chan wouldn’t return his calls.

UFC 130: Frankie Edgar Says A Back Injury Kept Him Out of The Main Event

The anticipated third bout featuring UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and challenger Gray Maynard, has been scrapped after both fighters sustained injuries during their respective training camps.Since the announcement, Edgar spoke with UFC.com to…

Since the announcement, Edgar spoke with UFC.com to discuss the cause of his injury.

“All of the reports are talking about my ribs, it’s actually my back,” he said. “My back’s been bothering me for quite some time. A few weeks ago I had to take a week off so that my back could calm down and I was trying to fight through it.

Edgar added that he went to see a specialist in Las Vegas to understand the injury and to get treated for it.

“I saw a UFC doctor yesterday and he said my L2 and L5 discs are bulged, and he recommended that I don’t fight right now,” he said.

Edgar and Maynard have met on two previous occasions. Maynard scored one victory over the New Jersey native at UFC Fight Night 13, while their second meeting resulted in a draw at UFC 125.

Despite suffering a back injury, Edgar said he still intended to fight through the injury and perform at UFC 130.

“I didn’t want to postpone the bout at all. I feel like I lost the fight right now. I’m very depressed about this whole situation”, Edgar said. “It’s not fair to myself, to Gray, it’s not fair to the fans to take a fight like this.”

As a result, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Matt Hamill, who were originally scheduled as the co-main event, will now fill the main event slot.

When asked about his current schedule, Edgar said he doesn’t know when he plans to return, but he said he will be prepared to fight against his opponent, Gray Maynard.

“I don’t know how long I’ll be out,” he said.

“From what I hear, Gray is pretty banged up and he wasn’t having the best camp either, so maybe everything happens for a reason. I know that when I fight Gray I want him to be at his best, he wants me to be at my best and I’m sure the fans want us both at our best too.”

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5 Reasons Strikeforce Will Be Consumed by the UFC Sooner Than Expected

It has been a few months now since Zuffa, the parent company that owns the UFC, purchased the Strikeforce promotion. Dana White, president of the UFC, has stated numerous times that the two organizations would remain separate, with only minor cha…

But how long will this separation last?

As fighters and fans alike clamor for superfights between champions like Dan Henderson and Jon Jones or Gilbert Melendez and Frankie Edgar, it seems that cross promotion is already on the horizon.

But if history has taught us anything, a merger may come sooner than most people will expect.

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