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UFC legend Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson calls for ‘rubber match’ with Wanderlei Silva: ‘We can throw them things’

RampageOctagon icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson plans on completing his pentalogy with former PRIDE FC and UFC foe Wanderlei Silva….

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Octagon icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson plans on completing his pentalogy with former PRIDE FC and UFC foe Wanderlei Silva.

After more than four years since his last appearance inside the cage, Jackson will debut in the squared circle when he straps on the eight-ounce gloves for a clash with former WBO heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs. The fight will emanate from The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on June 1.

Appearing on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, ‘Rampage’ revealed that his long-awaited clash with Briggs likely won’t be the only time we see him step inside the boxing ring.

“After that, I want a rematch with Rashad [Evans] in a boxing match because I feel like he likes to wrestle a little bit too much,” Jackson said. I think we can throw them things, and then after Rashad, I think I’m gonna call out Wanderlei Silva for the rubber match.

Will We See ‘Rampage’ and Wanderlei Silva Reignite Iconic Rivalry?

‘Rampage’ and Wanderlei Silva engaged in one of mixed martial arts’ most memorable feuds. Over the course of 15 years, the two titans of combat sports went toe-to-toe four times across three different promotions. They first met under the PRIDE banner where ‘The Axe Murderer’ earned victories over Jackson via knockout in November 2003 and October 2004.

They would meet up once again inside the Octagon at UFC 92 in 2008. This time, ‘Rampage’ came out on top via a first-round KO. Fast forward another 11 years, Jackson would officially even the series at 2-2 with another knockout of Silva at Bellator 206. It was the last MMA fight of Silva’s career.

Silva officially announced his retirement in 2022 but has expressed an interest in boxing. Perhaps we’ll see the beloved knockout artists throw hands one more time, putting an exclamation point on their iconic rivalry.

Ex-UFC Champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson Reveals the one fight that brought him to tears

Rampage JacksonMMA icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is not a fighter known for showing his emotions, but there was one fight…

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MMA icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is not a fighter known for showing his emotions, but there was one fight in particular that brought him to tears.

Interestingly, it wasn’t even one of his own.

Speaking on the JAXXON Podcast, ‘Rampage’ revealed that Michael Bisping’s brutal knockout loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100 was the first and only time that he had cried during his 20-year career in the fight game.

“I never cried, but me and Bisping, we was like brothers, especially back then,” Jackson revealed on his podcast. “We’re not as close as now because some bullsh*t happened between our managers. Me, [Cheick] Kongo, and Bisping we was all like brothers.

“I never cried when I got knocked out, but when Bisping got knocked out the one time — it was [Dan Henderson] — I cried in the locker room! He got knocked out that bad, I felt really bad. I’m almost ashamed to say it” (h/t MMA Fighting).

Dan Henderson Delivers A knockout That Stands the test of time

Bisping’s second-round knockout loss to ‘Hendo’ is still considered to be one of the UFC’s most vicious KOs of all time.

‘The Count’ earned some redemption seven years later, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Henderson at UFC 204 to retain the middleweight world title, but it did little to erase the memory of the ‘H-Bomb’ that Henderson detonated on Bisping’s chin in the late noughties.

“I felt like, at the time, maybe I didn’t help him good enough in training or something,” Jackson added. “It was something like that, and I just felt bad for him. I remember crying in the locker room like what the f*ck is wrong with me. Why am I crying? I never cry, it’s weird.”

One UFC Fight brought Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson to tears, and it wasn’t even one of his own: ‘I Just felt bad for him’

RampageMMA icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is not the kind of fighter known for letting his emotions get the best…

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MMA icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is not the kind of fighter known for letting his emotions get the best of him. But looking back on his career, the former light heavyweight world champion recalls breaking down in tears following one fight in particular.

Interestingly enough, it wasn’t even one of his own.

During a recent episode of the JAXXON Podcast, ‘Rampage’ reluctantly revealed that he was overcome with emotion following Michael Bisping’s brutal knockout loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 100 in 2009.

“I never cried, but me and Bisping, we was like brothers, especially back then. We’re not as close as now because some bullshit happened between our managers,” Jackson said. “Me, [Cheick] Kongo, and Bisping we was all like brothers. I never cried when I got knocked out, but when Bisping got knocked out the one time — it was him [looks at Henderson] — I cried in the locker room! He got knocked out that bad, I felt really bad. I’m almost ashamed to say it.”

“I felt like, at the time, maybe I didn’t help him good enough in training or something. It was something like that, and I just felt bad for him. I remember crying in the locker room like what the f*ck is wrong with me. Why am I crying? I never cry, it’s weird” (h/t BJPenn.com).

Henderson’s second-round KO of ‘The Count’ is still considered to be one of the greatest knockouts in the history of the sport. However, Michael Bisping did get a bit of redemption seven years later when the pair ran it back at UFC 204. On that night, the former middleweight titleholder defended his 185-pound crown against ‘Hendo’ via unanimous decision.

Dan Henderson retired from MMA following the loss.

‘Rampage’ Jackson Reminds Daniel Cormier of his iconic Bodyslam KO in PRIDE: ‘Is He New to MMA?’

RampageMMA legend Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson has a history lesson for Daniel Cormier. ‘DC’ was on the call when fans…

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MMA legend Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson has a history lesson for Daniel Cormier.

‘DC’ was on the call when fans bore witness to not one, but two epic bodyslam KOs during Saturday’s action-packed UFC Austin card. The viral finishes came in back-to-back bouts starting with Drakkar Klose who slammed his way out of an armbar attempt, rendering his opponent, Joe Solecki, instantly out cold. It was an insane moment that sent Cormier and the rest of the crew into a frenzy. But that was only the appetizer.

In the very next fight, Cody Brundage scored his own highlight-reel-worthy knockout when he picked up Zach Reese and sent him crashing back to the canvas while fighting out of an arm triangle.

Cormier sold the moment claiming that he had never seen anything like that before, a comment which earned the attention of ‘Rampage’ Jackson.

“How is Daniel Cormier (did I spell his name right) gonna say he’s never seen this? Is he new to MMA? Did he start with only the UFC? Did he not watch PRIDE FC? I need him to come on the jaxxon podcast,” Jackson wrote on X.

‘Rampage’ still has the greatest slam KO in MMA history

When it comes to bodyslam knockouts, there’s no greater example than the one ‘Rampage’ gave us at Pride Critical Countdown 2004. Squaring off with Ricardo Arona, Jackson famously powered Arona up on his shoulders and slammed him back down in a most violent fashion.

Arona was clearly out, but that didn’t stop Jackson from firing a couple of ground-and-pound strikes for good measure. It truly was the Wild West of mixed martial arts.

Dana White exposed for being uncaring about injuries by Tyron Woodley: ‘You told me nobody wanted to watch me fight’

Dana WhiteUFC president Dana White has been revealed to be quite unsympathetic regarding fighters coming into bouts battling injuries and those injuries leading to a poor performance in the octagon. Two former UFC champions in Rampage Jackson and Tyron Woodley testified on Jackson’s podcast that the boss man did not take too kindly to such an […]

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UFC president Dana White has been revealed to be quite unsympathetic regarding fighters coming into bouts battling injuries and those injuries leading to a poor performance in the octagon.

Two former UFC champions in Rampage Jackson and Tyron Woodley testified on Jackson’s podcast that the boss man did not take too kindly to such an occurrence. Jackson told a story about his fight with Ryan Bader in Japan, and how he went into that fight with a partially torn meniscus.

He still wanted to fight, loss to Bader, and then was blasted by the UFC president who never mentioned anything about the injury Rampage Jackson was suffering from.

Rampage Jackson and Tyron Woodley detail Dana White’s stance on performance-impacting injuries

“I think I fell out with Dana when I lost to Ryan Bader in Japan,” Jackson began, speaking to Woodley on the JAXXON Podcast (H/T Fan Nation). “I got injured before that fight and I called Dana right away. I said ‘Man, I got a partial tear in my meniscus.’ He said ‘What are you gonna do?’ I said ‘S*** man, it’s Japan. I still wanna fight.’…So I went there and I fought, and I lost by decision. First thing Dana [does] in the press conference is like ‘I don’t know what’s going on with Rampage. I don’t think he has it, I don’t think he wants it anymore.’”

This understandably angered Jackson, and he soon departed for Bellator. Tyron Woodley also had a very similar story. He mentioned how he told Dana White about an injury as well, and the UFC president feigned ignorance on it after it led to a poor performance.

“The same way you feel right now, I had the – you’re still burning a little bit, right?” Woodley asked Jackson. “[Dana knew] good and well, I f***ing told [him]. But now you’re gonna sit here and – You know good and well I told you I tore my labrum against Demian Maia, and you just told everybody that nobody wants to watch me fight.”

What do you think about Jackson’s and Woodley’s stories about Dana White?

Rampage Jackson reveals Nate Diaz suffered injury ahead of Jake Paul fight: ‘He had a pulled muscle in there’

Rampage Jackson Nate DiazRampage Jackson has recently shared a story about the night of the Nate Diaz and Jake Paul fight and claims Diaz went into the boxing match with an injury. The fight occurred back in August, and Paul handed Diaz a pretty convincing beat down on his way to a decision victory over the former UFC […]

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Rampage Jackson has recently shared a story about the night of the Nate Diaz and Jake Paul fight and claims Diaz went into the boxing match with an injury.

The fight occurred back in August, and Paul handed Diaz a pretty convincing beat down on his way to a decision victory over the former UFC star. Many thought Diaz didn’t quite look like himself that night, and according to Rampage Jackson: he just truly wasn’t.

“It was a very entertaining fight, in my opinion,” Jackson said on his podcast. He was in attendance that night, and after the fight, he went backstage and checked on Nate Diaz personally. “I watched it as entertainment. You know I’m going for Nate, Nate’s always been one of the realest O.Gs. I’m going for him, but he just didn’t look like himself.”

Rampage Jackson details Nate Diaz disclosing the injury to him in the locker room after the fight

“And then I went into the locker room later,” Rampage Jackson continued. “I don’t know if he said this to the press, but he was injured. He had a pulled muscle in there. And I can tell, I said ‘Man, what’s wrong with you,’ because one of his pecs was smaller than the other. ‘Oh man, I got a f—ed up pinched nerve in my back.’”

This injury essentially forced the Stockton native to change tactics leading into the fight and completely altered the way he was going to approach Jake Paul in the boxing ring.

Jackson went on to say that he was very impressed that Diaz didn’t lean on his injury as a crutch to excuse his loss to Paul. “I respect that because I got an excuse with all my losses,” Jackson chuckled. “You lose respect when you talk excuses, but yeah I got excuses for all my losses.”

As far as Rampage Jackson goes, he’s preparing for a fight against former TUF 10 contestant Darrill Schoonover. The two got into a beef of sorts when Jackson began referring to the quite heavyset man as “Titties”, and now the duo is looking to settle the score.

What do you think about Jackson’s story about his encounter with Nate Diaz after the Jake Paul fight?