“Rampage” Jackson Situation Shows How Tough Losing Can Be

Unless you’ve been under a rock this week, you’ve probably been following the coverage of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s unfortunate run in with the Costa Mesa, California police department.
Rampage is facing felony hit-and-run charges stemming from a Tuesday incident where he was chased by police, and the news hasn’t gotten better since them. A video of […]

The Shoot 7-8-08: Rampage Jackson’s Camp To Protest Griffin’s Win?

In today’s edition of the shoot, I’ve got all the MMA news fit to print, including tons of fallout from the UFC 86 PPV, news on Cro Cop and EliteXC’s July 26 mega-card.

Tags: Anderson Silva, Dream 5, EliteXC, EliteXC on CBS, Fedor Emelianenko, Forrest Griffin, James Irvin, Mirko Cro Crop, Patrick Côté, Quinton Rampage Jackson, […]

Bad Decisions Mar UFC 86: Rampage Jackson Was Robbed

While I thought UFC 86 was a solid, if unspectacular PPV offering, any momentum the show had was killed off by the erratic performance of the judges in the final two fights last night. If you read any of my live coverage last night, you know that I had both Almeida and and Rampage winning […]

UFC 86 Discussion: Jackson v. Griffin

It’s time for another highly-anticipated UFC PPV, with Forrest Griffin and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson facing off in the main event for Jackson’s light heavyweight title. If you haven’t read my UFC 86 preview, check it out to brush up on the fighters on tonight’s card, as well as my picks for the show.
Here’s what the […]

UFC 86 Preview: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson v. Forest Griffin

UFC 86 doesn’t seem to be getting the hype that it deserves. The main event for this card is nothing short of epic, as two of the greatest fighters in MMA history will face off for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Based on that alone, this should be one of the most hyped UFC events […]

Does Forrest Fear Lyoto?

Forrest Griffin did an interview with The Sun this week discussing his upcoming fight against “Rampage” Jackson. The interview was standard pre-fight fare, and the most interesting portion regarded a completely different subject: Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida. Here’s what Griffin had to say about “The Dragon”:
“I want nothing to do with that guy. Not at […]

UFC 86 Card: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson v. Forest Griffin

The UFC has officially begun announcing matches for UFC 86, which will take place on July 5, 2008 at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas. Here’s the official card that’s been announced so far on UFC.com:

Light Heavyweight Championship: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson v. Forrest Griffin
Lightweight bout: Joe “Daddy” Stevenson v. Gleison Tibau
Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir […]

Chuck Liddell on Fedor: “I think I could take him…”

Chuck Liddell recently did two interviews with The Sun newspaper out of the UK. It looks like he’s got two guys that he’d like to face in the coming year–Fedor Emelianenko and “The Dean of Mean,” Keith Jardine. Chuck had a lot to say about the possibility of a fight with Fedor and a move […]