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Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson eyes boxing grudge match against former UFC rival Rashad Evans

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UFC legend Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Rashad Evans are looking to renew their rivalry, but this time in boxing.

Jackson was supposed to box Shannon Briggs on June 1 in Qatar but that fight didn’t happen. With Jackson looking to get back into action, he has floated the idea of rekindling his rivalry with Evans.

The two were both on TUF 10 and the two fought each other at UFC 114 with Evans winning the bout by decision. That was the only time the two have fought, but Jackson says despite them being friends now, he is open to them having a boxing match against each other.

“It was good catching up with Rashad because he is actually fun, he’s actually a good guy,” Jackson told Demetrious Johnson in an interview (via BloodyElbow).

“I just didn’t like him back in the day. The director of A-Team Joe Carnahan did another movie called Boss Level and he had a bright idea to make Rashad and I German twins. We were on set and at first, it was kind of tough but after a while we became cool and we’ve been boys ever since but I feel like I still have that unfinished business with him,” Jackson added.

Although the two are friendly, Jackson says there is unfinished business and would like to box Evans.

“He said that he’s down to fight me in a boxing match, I don’t think he wants no more MMA because he knows I was going to put my foot through his ass in MMA, he just got lucky and beat me so he thinks he can outbox me, so hopefully one day that will happen,” Jackson added.

‘Rampage’ Jackson last fought in MMA in 2019 when he suffered a TKO loss to Fedor Emelianenko and is 38-14 as a pro. Rashad Evans, meanwhile, is 20-8-1 and returned to MMA in 2022 with a decision win over Gabriel Checco.

Rashad Evans shows interest in ‘Rampage’ Jackson rematch

After Jackson called for a rematch with Rashad Evans, Evans also expressed interest in the bout.

“Hard to believe this happened almost 14 years ago time to run it back (Rampage Jackson),” Evans wrote.

Whether or not a boxing match between Evans and Jackson will come to fruition remains to be seen, but both fighters do seem interested in it.

‘Rampage’ Jackson teases ‘really big’ Jon Jones bombshell that will ‘shock the whole MMA community’

‘Rampage’ has some dirt on the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, but he’s not telling. After tearing his pectoral muscle…

‘Rampage’ has some dirt on the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, but he’s not telling.

After tearing his pectoral muscle ahead of a scheduled clash with Stipe Miocic late last year, Jon Jones is back in the gym prepping for his return which he claims will go down on November 9 when the UFC makes its annual pit stop at Madison Square Garden.

However, Jones’ former light heavyweight rival, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, seems to know something we don’t. During a recent episode of his JAXXON PODCAST, the Memphis, Tennessee native suggested that some big news about ‘Bones’ was coming down the pike that would “shock” MMA fans.

“With all due respect, I’ve got to tell you all something,” Jackson said. “Pretty soon, there is going to be some news about Jon Jones. It’ll be really big, and it’s going to shock the whole MMA community. I’m just going to leave it at that” (h/t MMA Mania).

What could ‘Rampage’ be referring to?

Did Jon Jones get busted for another DUI or DWI? Was he involved in yet another domestic dispute? Perhaps he failed his most recent drug test. That could explain why he threatened to kill the tester. Is he going to rehab again? Did he hit another pregnant woman with his car and take off? Is he vacating another title? Or being stripped of his strap again?

There are so many possibilities.

Truth be told, none of the above would really shock fans at this point. In fact, the only thing truly shocking would be Jones announcing that he would fight the winner of Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes instead of Stipe Miocic. You know, because it’s the right thing to do.

In all likelihood, ‘Rampage’ is probably just chasing headlines. By his own admission, he has not spoken with ‘Bones’ in more than a decade so what could he possibly know about the two-division champ?

Time will tell.

Report – Rampage Jackson – Shannon Briggs boxing fight off amid concerns over fraud from promoter QSM

Rampage Jackson and Shannon Briggs will no longer be boxing on June 8 in Qatar. Jackson and Briggs have…

Rampage Jackson and Shannon Briggs will no longer be boxing on June 8 in Qatar.

Jackson and Briggs have been in talks to fight for quite some time as the two had been taking shots in the media. The two were supposed to headline the Rumble of Titans: Duel In the Desert event in Qatar.

However, according to MMAMania, the boxing match is off due to fraud concerns from the fighters regarding the event’s promoter, Quantum Sports & Media (QSM) World.

There was no media in the lead-up to the boxing match, as a press conference in Qatar was scheduled for March 28, 2024. The press conference didn’t happen and Hossama Khan, who was promoting the event, gave a lackluster reason for why the press conference didn’t happen.

I've been told that the Rampage Jackson vs. Shannon Briggs boxing match in Qatar is off.

It's unknown whether or not QSM will continue to try and hold an event on June 8. However, all signs and indications point to it having never been legitimate in the first place. pic.twitter.com/GrclxI7LMl

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“Regarding the press conference, it’s rescheduled as in Ramadan we can’t have musical performance in Ramadan,” Khan told MMA Mania.

Whether or not Jackson and Briggs will look to make their boxing match happen with a different promoter is to be seen.

Rampage Jackson vowed to shut up Shannon Briggs

Even before the boxing match was finalized, Rampage Jackson and Shannon Briggs had taken shots at one another.

After the contract was officially signed, Ramgae Jackson was eager to shut up Briggs in boxing.

“I finally got the contract. It’s been over two years in the making of me hearing Mr. Shannon Briggs’ mouth,” Rampage Jackson wrote on social media. “I get to shut him up once and for all in Qatar, on June 1. I got to sign this contract. Shannon, you’re going to regret even calling me out all those years ago and you’ve been posting just ungodly videos of me, tagging me in ungodly videos and I just endured it. I got the contract. Thank God. I’m going to shut your mouth once and for all.”

Jackson hasn’t competed in MMA since December of 2019 when he suffered a TKO loss to Fedor Emelianenko. The former UFC champ did have a special 2-on-1 fight in Fight Circus in 2023 which he won by TKO. He has never had a boxing fight.

Shannon Briggs, meanwhile, is 60-6-1 and one NC in boxing but hasn’t competed since 2016 when he scored a first-round knockout win over Emilio Zarate. Briggs is also the former WBO heavyweight champion.

Stipe Miocic backed to land knockout win in fight with Jon Jones: ‘I just feel like he might not have a chin’

Former undisputed heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic has been backed to become not just the first fighter to legitimately beat…

Former undisputed heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic has been backed to become not just the first fighter to legitimately beat incumbent gold holder, Jon Jones later this year, but also stop the Rochester native with strikes.

Jones, the incumbent heavyweight champion and a former two-time light heavyweight titleholder, is expected to make his return later this year in a long-awaited clash with former champion, Miocic.

Jon Jones weighs up Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall fights after UFC return decisions decisions — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

Himself sidelined since 2021, Miocic has yet to return to action since he dropped a stunning second round knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in the pair’s championship rematch.

Jon Jones hits out at loser YouTuber who questioned UFC star's sexuality in bizarre video — Mandatory Credit: Patrick T. Fallon – AFP

And maintaining he would fight Jones and nobody else in his comeback, Ohio veteran, Miocic revealed a showdown was briefly floated for July, however, now expects to face off with the defending champion at UFC 309 in November at Madison Square Garden.

Jon Jones’ chin called into question by Rampage Jackson

Sharing his thoughts on Miocic’s fight with Jones, former light heavyweight champion, Quinton Jackson – a prior foe of the current gold holder, questioned if Jones had a “chin” at the heavyweight limit, picking him to lose in his return.

Stipe Miocic confirms UFC contract prevented him from making boxing move I've tried — Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari – Zuffa LLC

“I think you will be the first one to beat him (Jon Jones),” Quinton Jackson told Stipe Miocic on his podcast, JAXXON. “I just feel like he might not have a chin, based off the way he fights. He makes it so hard for people to get close enough to punch him. His whole style was putting his fingers in your eyes and kicking your knee back – keeping you away from him.”

“He keeps you at his length where he wants you,” Jackson explained. “You’re a taller guy and you’ve got longer arms than most people he fights. I don’t think he can do all that to you.”

Who wins in a future title fight: Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic?

Rampage Jackson accuses Dana White of inflating UFC pay per view numbers, gate records: ‘That left a bad taste in my mouth’

Rampage Jackson has taken aim at UFC CEO Dana White, as he accuses White of lying and inflating numbers…

Rampage Jackson has taken aim at UFC CEO Dana White, as he accuses White of lying and inflating numbers to the press.

White is quick to tell the media how well certain pay-per-views do, or when he breaks the gate record for certain arenas. However, Jackson says those numbers sometimes aren’t true and he points to his own dealings with White as proof that the UFC boss lies about numbers to the media.

“One thing I was upset about Dana is that in my contract, if I sold over a million pay-per-view buys, my PPV numbers jumped up like dramatically,” Jackson said on his Jaxxon Podcast. “And the fight between me and Rashad Evans, I broke that threshold. And [White] told me, ‘No, you did like 900 and something, right up on a million.’ But then in press, he told everybody ‘We sold over a million buys.

“I hit him up like, ‘Pay me what the f— you told the fans,’” Jackson continued. “He says, ‘No, that part of the promotion, you make yourself seem better.’ I said ‘Alright, good. Whatever you f—ing put out there in the press that we made, that’s what you pay me on. Don’t pay me on what you f—ing telling me that we made. Pay me on what you f—ing promoting out there.’ And that’s what left a bad taste in my mouth.”

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“I ain’t gonna lie, when I do my contracts, you ask for the world. Because we put our life on the line to entertain the fans, you know? I do it for the love and stuff too, but sometimes when people don’t value you, you kind of lose the love for it. And that’s the reason why I took a step back from MMA, but now this podcast is bringing back the love. You lying somewhere,” he said at the time. “You either lying to me or you lying to the press about the pay-per-view numbers. If they’re doing it to me, I’m sure they’re doing it to other fighters,” Jackson concluded.

It is an interesting comment from Rampage Jackson as he seems to think Dana White lies to the media about plenty of stuff. Whether or not that is actually the case is uncertain, but Jackson seems to think that is the case.

Rampage Jackson set to box Shannon Briggs

Rampage Jackson is set to return to combat sports in June as he will box Shannon Briggs on June 1 in Qatar.

Dana White confirms plans to announce UFC 300 main event during UFC 298 press conference

The two have taken shots at one another for quite some time and will finally get into the ring with one another after months of talks of a potential boxing fight.

Jackson hasn’t fought since December 2019 when he was knocked out by Fedor Emelianenko in the first round.

Ex-UFC star Rampage Jackson shares bizarre theory on space: ‘The sun and moon are real, outer space is not’

UFC legend Rampage Jackson thinks outer space is fake. Jackson went on Brendan Schaub’s podcast as the two started…

UFC legend Rampage Jackson thinks outer space is fake.

Jackson went on Brendan Schaub’s podcast as the two started to talk about outer space when the former UFC champion gave an odd take. Jackson thinks that the sun and moon are real, but believes outer space is fake and is made up by scientists.

“That’s not the only thing they are selling you on. They selling you on space,” Jackson said when asked by Schaub about why scientists believe the planet is round (via Yardbarker). “The sun is real. The sun and the moon are real. But outer space is not.”

It is odd thinking by Rampage Jackson to think the moon and sun are real, but outer space is made up. Where the sun and moon are located to Jackson then is uncertain, but he isn’t buying that space is a real thing.

Rampage Jackson’s MMA career

Rampage Jackson is a former UFC light heavyweight champion.

Jackson last competed in MMA back in 2019 when he suffered a TKO loss to Fedor Emelinaneko at heavyweight at Bellator 237. The fight was the final bout of his deal with Bellator and the promotion opted to not re-sign the former UFC champ.

Since his last MMA fight, Jackson competed in Fight Circus in 2023 getting a win, and is set to face former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs on June 1 in Qatar in a boxing match.

Jackson is 38-14 in his MMA career as ‘Rampage’ is 1-3 in his last four fights. He won the UFC light heavyweight title by knocking out Chuck Liddell at UFC 71 in 2007. He defended the belt once with a decision win over Dan Henderson but lost the title by decision to Forrest Griffin.

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In his career, Jackson holds notable wins over Lyoto Machida, Wanderlei Silva, King Mo, and Fabio Maldonado.

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