headliner Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 On Tuesday, Quinton Jackson made a retirement declaration online. He’s not longer fighting in MMA. And no one believes it. Jackson’s statement comes on the heels of public criticism from Dana White about Rampage screwing up plans for a 12/12 Memphis fight between he and Rashad Evans, which was set-up via this season’s version of The Ultimate Fighter. The program featuring both fighters plus Kimbo Slice drew a monstrous 2.9 cable rating for the debut and Dana White had every reason to believe that Jackson/Evans fight would draw huge business in Memphis. Memphis is home turf for Rampage and is a great fight city. After filming this season’s Ultimate Fighter program, Jackson out of nowhere took an offer to become BA Baracus in the A-Team movie remake. The end result was Jackson backing of the Memphis date. This justifiably pissed off UFC management, which has protected Jackson throughout his various trials and tribulations. link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 I'm almost sure that Rampage hasn't fought his last fight in MMA, maybe even the UFC. This is pretty gay though. Rampage goes out like a [expletive] for not fighting Rashad after both of them talking [expletive] about each other for years. People wanted to see that fight too. It was in his hometown and a lot of people in Memphis that are big MMA and would be willing to pay big money to see the hometown fighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Good fighter, cant beileve he wont be fighting anymore.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Spidey Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 alright first of all, im a huge Rampage fan, hes been my favorite fighter and although i know hes gonna eitheir return to fighting or return to the UFC eventually, i compeltely understand why hes doing this and stand behind him.He didnt B.ITCH out against Rashad, its way more then that and hes doing what he feels is right for his career. Hear it straight from his mouth: From his website: 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. It doesn’t get any better. 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[expletive] & 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 [expletive] 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 [expletive]! & anybody that don’t like what I just said can come try to kick my [expletive]! 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! Rampage is the man. TRUE Rampage fans stand behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Spidey Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 this just shows you that even though Dana is known for giving fans the fights they want, hes also known for screwing over UFC fighters and weve heard about it over the years and this proves it. I knew something was going on when Rampage fought 3 straight fights from December-March when you usually have atleast 3-4 months of rest/training torwards your next fight. Then they wanted him to fight AGAIN at ufc 100. The guys a human being he needs a break from the most physically demanding sport in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 (edited) I'm just saying, there were a lot of people in Memphis that were planning to go to that fight and just retiring at 31 just to do a remake of a movie is just a big let down. I know that movie meant a lot to him and his dad, but he has time to do something like that later when he is older. He's only 31 and he still has plenty in him to continue to be one of the best fighters in MMA. I think he'll loose part of his step after all these months of no official training. this just shows you that even though Dana is known for giving fans the fights they want, hes also known for screwing over UFC fighters and weve heard about it over the years and this proves it. I knew something was going on when Rampage fought 3 straight fights from December-March when you usually have atleast 3-4 months of rest/training torwards your next fight. Then they wanted him to fight AGAIN at ufc 100. The guys a human being he needs a break from the most physically demanding sport in the world.And I don't agree with all the stuff Dana made him go through ether. Edited September 25, 2009 by Poohdini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Spidey Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 atleast we all know Rampage wouldve smashed Evans. is there really any doubt after the Machida knockout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headliner Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 atleast we all know Rampage wouldve smashed Evans. is there really any doubt after the Machida knockout?I saw that fight and Evans strategy was really bad which is why he got knocked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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