Quinton "Rampage" jackson retires from MMA

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http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/22/1050828/rampage-jackson-im-done-with-ufc
"The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them … 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 *** 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 ***! & anybody that don’t like what I just said can come try to kick my ***! 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!"
 

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:(

He was one of the most charismatic and entertaining fighters in MMA history
 

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Yeah right I call BS.

I can't believe he is pulling this crap over a movie that is going to be average at best.
 

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CATCH17;2963865 said:
Yeah right I call BS.

I can't believe he is pulling this crap over a movie that is going to be average at best.

It's not about the movie it's about how he sees he was treated by Dana

If some of the things he mentioned are true then he was screwed over for being a loyal dude but at the same time I'll wait to hear Dana's side of the story before making up my mind
 

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Btw here is his full blog and not just the snippets that the op's link used

this is directly from his blog http://www.rampage-jackson.com/profiles/blogs/im-done-fighting

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 *** 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 ***! & anybody that don't like what I just said can come try to kick my ***!

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!
 

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CATCH17;2963865 said:
Yeah right I call BS.

I can't believe he is pulling this crap over a movie that is going to be average at best.

That's not really the point, dude. It's more of how Dana goes about his business. But Rampage needs to be careful. The UFC hype machine has made many fighters look bad in disputes. The sheep will believe anything Dana feeds to them.
 

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The UFC supported Rampage 100% after he went on his interstate tirade.

He can't act like the company doesn't support him.

They market the heck out of him.

Plus they let him get a lot of exposure on TUF when he has absolutely no business coaching.

Im sorry but I just don't see it. And it's only been a year since he lost his belt and its not like there isn't a lot of 205'rs worthy of a title shot.

Plus he was obviously going to get a title shot if/when he beat Rashad.
 

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switzersflask;2965488 said:
He's just scared of Machida, who will go down as the greatest MMA champion of all time. :)
WAR SHOGUN! and I hope it's not true. Rampage is very emotional and once Dana calls and offers up a big load of "Chedda" as Page call is it, I'm sure he'll be back.
 

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Rampage;2965497 said:
WAR SHOGUN! and I hope it's not true. Rampage is very emotional and once Dana calls and offers up a big load of "Chedda" as Page call is it, I'm sure he'll be back.

Shogun's doing down! Machida will destroy all that is in his path.

I do hope that Rampage decides to stay.
 

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switzersflask;2965488 said:
He's just scared of Machida, who will go down as the greatest MMA champion of all time. :)

Read the blog post he made ;) he WANTS Machida they just threw Rashad in front of him after telling him that wouldn't be his next fight

Personally I really like Rampage he seems like a real good guy (and I've never heard to the contrary) and a hell of a fighter I really hope he rethinks and sticks around
 

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switzersflask;2965633 said:
Shogun's doing down! Machida will destroy all that is in his path.

I do hope that Rampage decides to stay.

OK everyone going by Switzerflask's impressive ability to pick winners in sporting events it's safe to put everything you own on Shogun :laugh2:
 

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CATCH17;2964452 said:
The UFC supported Rampage 100% after he went on his interstate tirade.

He can't act like the company doesn't support him.

They market the heck out of him.

Plus they let him get a lot of exposure on TUF when he has absolutely no business coaching.

Im sorry but I just don't see it. And it's only been a year since he lost his belt and its not like there isn't a lot of 205'rs worthy of a title shot.

Plus he was obviously going to get a title shot if/when he beat Rashad.

I don't understand. You're saying he's fake retiring to land a title shot?
 

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Shadowy329;2966491 said:
Read the blog post he made ;) he WANTS Machida they just threw Rashad in front of him after telling him that wouldn't be his next fight

Personally I really like Rampage he seems like a real good guy (and I've never heard to the contrary) and a hell of a fighter I really hope he rethinks and sticks around

I know I know. :)

I doubt Rampage is scared of anyone. However, as I said before, I don't think there's a better fighter in all of MMA than Machida.

I hope everything works out in the future so we can get that match-up. That would be one heck of a fight.
 

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TheCount;2966916 said:
I don't understand. You're saying he's fake retiring to land a title shot?

What... No.... He's fake retiring to land more money. He is just BS'n right now and acting like the UFC has never done anything for him when its the exact opposite.

I would really like to see Anderson Silva fight Rampage one day. Machida vs Silva would be a good fight too but I just don't think anyone has the striking skills of Silva.

I also can't get over how big Silva was @ 205. He looked as big as Griffin at the weight.
 
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