Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson---Retired?

**Biggin** · September 22nd, 2009, 10:03 PM

Here is the latest post on Rampage's website blog.

“The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them. The UFC bought WFA to get my contract & they saved my life, so I felt loyal to them. They pushed me into a fight with Chuck Liddel even when I clearly stated I wasn’t ready to fight for the belt because the American fans didn’t know me but I took the fight and didn’t complain & after I won the American fans booed me for the first time which changed the way I saw them & it hurt me deeply.”

“Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the undisputed champ. Later Anderson Silva was.”

“Then they had me coach TUF season 7 and fight Forrest and the fight was very controversial & normally when a fight is that close & controversial there is normally an instant replay. I can name a couple of instances. Instead they offered me the Vanderlei Silva fight which I gladly accepted even though I know it was a very risky fight for me to take because of all the drama that was happening to me at the time. I fought that fight with a jaw injury and then a couple weeks later Dana called me and asked me to fight Rashad. For the first time I said no, I didn’t want to fight because it was such short notice & I wouldn’t have had a long break between camp. Dana talked me into fighting Rashad anyway but Rashad refused the fight and so I had to fight Jardine as a favor to the UFC instead of getting my belt back (which wasn’t even worth it to me financially).”

“Then I reinjured my jaw in the fight with Vanderlei & Jardine. Frank Mir gets hurt so they wanted to switch my fight from UFC 100 to the fight Frank couldn’t make it to but I couldn’t fight cause I needed jaw surgury. So they give Machida the fight against Rashad & they told me they want me to coach TUF season 10 against Rashad. That’s why I wanted Rashad to win so bad but when Rashad got knocked out I told them I wanted to fight Machida for the belt but Dana told me if I coach TUF against Rashad that I could fight Machida afterwards cause this was a different type of ultimate fighter show they were doing. After I signed the contract Dana then changes his mind & says I have to fight Rashad & even told me what to say in the press & so my fans think I was scared to fight Machida. After all that I still never complained & I did it all.”

“Then this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bull**** & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career. I’m not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I’m done fighting. I’ve been getting negative reviews from the dumb ass fans that don’t pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I’m hanging it up. I’m gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they’ll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy ass! & anybody that don’t like what I just said can come try to kick my ass!”

“I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn’t respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!”
quinton himself

Source;
Rampage Jackson's Official Website

**SWVA-Football** · September 22nd, 2009, 10:10 PM

What a load of crap. Rampage had better not pull this after the Rashad/Rampage fight is being hyped up so much throughout this season's Ultimate Fighter series. I can't believe he's taking this route and completely screwing over his fans and MMA fans in general. I just hope this is all some cruel joke, but as nuts as Rampage is, it probably isn't.

**Biggin** · September 22nd, 2009, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Chubz

What a load of crap. Rampage had better not pull this after the Rashad/Rampage fight is being hyped up so much throughout this season's Ultimate Fighter series. I can't believe he's taking this route and completely screwing over his fans and MMA fans in general. I just hope this is all some cruel joke, but as nuts as Rampage is, it probably isn't.

Wow, that is incredibly immature and bitter.

Why be like that?

I am a fan, so naturally it sucks, I love watching him fight, he is one of my favorite fighters.

But, I respect him as a man. He is just trying to find a way to provide for his family for the rest of his life. He can't fight forever, and his body has taken a beating over the years. I have no ill will towards him, as a man, I respect him as a man for trying to take care of his family.

And Burton, as far as I know, if you retire, the contract is void. The UFC will just be **** outta luck. Its like the NFL system, when you retire, the contract is void.

**timmy_v** · September 22nd, 2009, 10:41 PM

Wow i hope it aint true but a man has to do what he thinks is right. If he thinks the ufc will end up hurting him film career then he might be doing the right thing and try to retire. But i wanted to see him knock out rashad so i hope this aint true

**Biggin** · September 22nd, 2009, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by timmy_v

Wow i hope it aint true but a man has to do what he thinks is right. If he thinks the ufc will end up hurting him film career then he might be doing the right thing and try to retire. But i wanted to see him knock out rashad so i hope this aint true

I hope he changes his mind too, I was really looking forward to the Rashad fight.

Although I had Rashad, it would have been an awesome fight, with two of my top 5 favorite fighters.

**timmy_v** · September 22nd, 2009, 10:49 PM

I dont like rashad at all. Theres just something about him. I would love to watch rampage and forrest fight again tho

**SWVA-Football** · September 22nd, 2009, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Biggin

Wow, that is incredibly immature and bitter.

Why be like that?

I am a fan, so naturally it sucks, I love watching him fight, he is one of my favorite fighters.

But, I respect him as a man. He is just trying to find a way to provide for his family for the rest of his life. He can't fight forever, and his body has taken a beating over the years. I have no ill will towards him, as a man, I respect him as a man for trying to take care of his family.

And Burton, as far as I know, if you retire, the contract is void. The UFC will just be **** outta luck. Its like the NFL system, when you retire, the contract is void.

The reason I replied like that is because it sucks to see Rampage completely leave his MMA career and accomplishments behind for some acting gig he's trying to get just to relinquish a few childhood memories of him and his father watching television shows. That, to me, shows a total lack of commitment and direction in his career. Yes, in his blog he states that he feels he was done wrong by the UFC and Dana White, but wasn't this the same company and man who came to his rescue and helped maintain his career following his incredibly notorious "road rage" incident" not all too long ago?

It just seems so short-sighted and uncharacteristic of Rampage to suddenly give up fighting so quickly just because of some beef between him and Dana regarding his decision to try and take up acting. The excuse about his father feels like just that - an excuse - to cover up the fact that he's actually angry at Dana and therefore wants to try and screw him over by leaving the company. In fact, it seems as if he is overreacting even with the "victim" role he is trying to play in saying he has been given fights he didn't want or that he has been asked too many times to fight when he couldn't. I understand it was wrong that he was done that way and anyone would complain about it, especially with the jaw injuries and so forth he has sustained, but again, it seems as if he's overreacting to the situation and making it seem worse than what it really was.

But hey, who knows what's really going on in Rampage's head or if Dana White and the UFC are really the evil ones in this case. All I know is that I'm really going to miss seeing Rampage in MMA if his words hold true, and it's going to be a ****ed shame if the Rampage/Rashad fight doesn't follow through following the Ultimate Fighter season. Talk about a bummer for the finale, especially after the trash talk between the two we've already seen. And not only will we be losing a great character, but also a world class fighter. This just flat out sucks, and that's why I'm bitter and, yes if you say so, immature about the situation.

/rant

**Biggin** · September 23rd, 2009, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by Chubz

The reason I replied like that is because it sucks to see Rampage completely leave his MMA career and accomplishments behind for some acting gig he's trying to get just to relinquish a few childhood memories of him and his father watching television shows. That, to me, shows a total lack of commitment and direction in his career. Yes, in his blog he states that he feels he was done wrong by the UFC and Dana White, but wasn't this the same company and man who came to his rescue and helped maintain his career following his incredibly notorious "road rage" incident" not all too long ago?

It just seems so short-sighted and uncharacteristic of Rampage to suddenly give up fighting so quickly just because of some beef between him and Dana regarding his decision to try and take up acting. The excuse about his father feels like just that - an excuse - to cover up the fact that he's actually angry at Dana and therefore wants to try and screw him over by leaving the company. In fact, it seems as if he is overreacting even with the "victim" role he is trying to play in saying he has been given fights he didn't want or that he has been asked too many times to fight when he couldn't. I understand it was wrong that he was done that way and anyone would complain about it, especially with the jaw injuries and so forth he has sustained, but again, it seems as if he's overreacting to the situation and making it seem worse than what it really was.

But hey, who knows what's really going on in Rampage's head or if Dana White and the UFC are really the evil ones in this case. All I know is that I'm really going to miss seeing Rampage in MMA if his words hold true, and it's going to be a ****ed shame if the Rampage/Rashad fight doesn't follow through following the Ultimate Fighter season. Talk about a bummer for the finale, especially after the trash talk between the two we've already seen. And not only will we be losing a great character, but also a world class fighter. This just flat out sucks, and that's why I'm bitter and, yes if you say so, immature about the situation.

/rant

Rampage doesn't owe us ****. He has given us 10 years of great fights, it would be selfish of us the fans to get all mad about this. He is choosing to provide for his family, in a way he doesn't have to take a beating. How can you talk crap about that?
I dont blame him one bit.
Dana came to his rescue, not because of Rampage the man, but because he wanted to milk Rampage for all the dough he is worth, thats what Dana does, he doesnt give two ****s about the fighters, all he cares about is him making money off them.
Look at the Jon Fitch situation, Dana FIRED him, the #2 WW, and #8PFP fighter, because he refused to sign over his LIFETIME video game rights. He eventually signed, because Dana would not let him come back until he signed the video game rights.

**SWVA-Football** · September 23rd, 2009, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Biggin

Look at the Jon Fitch situation, Dana FIRED him, the #2 WW, and #8PFP fighter, because he refused to sign over his LIFETIME video game rights. He eventually signed, because Dana would not let him come back until he signed the video game rights.

Yeah, that WAS lame.