Ziachild007 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 'Rampage' Jackson says he's 'done fighting' September 23, 2009 | 12:35 pm Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson of Irvine says in a blog post on his website that "I'm done fighting," and carries on about the reasons why. "The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them," the blogger identified as Jackson wrote, criticizing the Ultimate Fighting Championship for assigning him fights against Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Rashad Evans and Keith Jardine that he either wasn't ready for or not consulted about. Now that he's involved in a film version of "The A-Team" -- taking the role of B.A. Baracus, which Mr. T played on TV -- Jackson says more tension has gone down: 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 [uFC President Dana White] 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 [alcoholic] & 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 ... & 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. ... 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! UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta told The Times in a text message today that he's reaching out to Jackson's manager for an explanation. "This all came out of left field," Fertitta wrote. -- Lance Pugmire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Man, I hope this isn't true. Rampage is quite a character! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 so does that mean the fight with rashad evans is off? or he's retiring after the fight? or is it up in the air? 'cause man, that could really hurt this season of ultimate fighter, all this hyping of a non-existent fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 so does that mean the fight with rashad evans is off? or he's retiring after the fight? or is it up in the air? 'cause man, that could really hurt this season of ultimate fighter, all this hyping of a non-existent fight. You'd think he'd be contractually obligated for that one as part of the deal of coaching on the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 so does that mean the fight with rashad evans is off? or he's retiring after the fight? or is it up in the air? 'cause man, that could really hurt this season of ultimate fighter, all this hyping of a non-existent fight. The fight has been off for a few weeks, closer to a month. He called it off so he could make the A Team movie. You'd think he'd be contractually obligated for that one as part of the deal of coaching on the show. He'll still be under contract with the UFC and won't be able to fight for any other organization, but no organization can make you perform if you don't want to. Players and fighters retire while under contract all the time. Dana White has to quit forcing things on his big draw guys. Forcing them to fight too early, bad mouthing them when they want to work on other things outside of fighting, all the way down to cutting fighters from his roster because they wouldn't sign away their likeness to the UFC for a video game like Jon Fitch and the rest of ATT. I respect Dana White for all that he's done for the sport, but the guy has the temper of a small child and throws tantrums over any and everything. Penn left because of him, although he came back later, Couture wanted out and quit fighting for well over a year, Cro Cop left the UFC because of him and now Rampage is gone. Those are three of the biggest named draws in the business outside of MCC at this point. I do expect one of the Feretta brothers to speak with Jackson and smooth things over, like he's done in the past. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 The fight has been off for a few weeks, closer to a month. He called it off so he could make the A Team movie. He'll still be under contract with the UFC and won't be able to fight for any other organization, but no organization can make you perform if you don't want to. Players and fighters retire while under contract all the time. Dana White has to quit forcing things on his big draw guys. Forcing them to fight too early, bad mouthing them when they want to work on other things outside of fighting, all the way down to cutting fighters from his roster because they wouldn't sign away their likeness to the UFC for a video game like Jon Fitch and the rest of ATT. I respect Dana White for all that he's done for the sport, but the guy has the temper of a small child and throws tantrums over any and everything. Penn left because of him, although he came back later, Couture wanted out and quit fighting for well over a year, Cro Cop left the UFC because of him and now Rampage is gone. Those are three of the biggest named draws in the business outside of MCC at this point. I do expect one of the Feretta brothers to speak with Jackson and smooth things over, like he's done in the past. . Good info here. Methinks Dana needs to stop throwing the UFC weight around a little bit. We get it, Dana, UFC is the biggest MMA organization. Give your guys some latitude at least, geez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 i pity da fool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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