OT: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Defends the UFC Light Heavyweight Title
Last night on TV (on VS.) the UFC light heavyweight title fight was on. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson fought against Dan Henderson. I'm somewhat new to watching the sport, but I like it a lot. I think this could grow into the next big thing. Rampage Jackson is a tank and he throws some big hooks. This guy beat Chuck Lidell twice, and I think he's here to stay as a belt contender. He's only 29 and he's in his prime. Is anybody else a fan and watch the fight?
EDIT: Also, the other fights were pretty good. I think the deaf fighter got hosed and should've beaten Bispin from England. I really like the set up of UFC with the line-up of multiple fights leading up to the big fight of the night.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:08 PM ^
I watched those fights several months ago, when they happened. Since then, Rampage got beat by Forrest, then went on a literal rampage in his truck. He is one of the coaches for the new Ultimate Fighter season which should be pretty good.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:12 PM ^
Lyoto Machida is the champ now. He beat Rashad Evans. Evans beat forrest. Machida will be the champ for a long time!!!!!!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:43 PM ^
don't neg him he's right the dragon will be the champ for a long time to come! There is nobody in lhw that can beat him right now!
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:53 PM ^
I watch every PPV and dvr the UFC unleashed on Spike. Rampage is a definite talent, though he has only fought Liddell once. He is probably top 5 in the light heavyweight division. You my friend have some serious catching up to do. So much has happened since that fight...
Henderson moved down to 185lbs and knocked Bisbing the fuck out. He is due for a title shot vs Anderson Silva (you need to know this name) in the coming months.
As for MMA being 'the next big thing', have you been living in a cave for the past 5 years??? MMA and more specifically UFC has EXPLODED over this time period! Love to see the new love though!!! Up here in Canada we go crazy for it. Love GSP!!! Keep watching Spike as they'll air unleashed everynight playing old fights and its a good way to start to know the fighters and the lingo of the sport.
UFC is now what boxing was in the 60's and 70's...
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 PM ^
I'm aware that it is pretty big now, but I think it can be bigger. I was saying more of that it could get to the levels of NFL and college football in America.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
It can get big real big but until it's allowed on local tv (fox abc and cbs) then it can never be as big as colege football and the nfl. The sport is still banned in 30+ states (including Michigan)
August 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 PM ^
CBS used to have fights on about once a month or so. Unfortunately Elite XC went under as soon as Kimbo lost as did seeing the fights on local channels.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:56 PM ^
Where are you from cause I used to be a fan of Elite XC and Pride and never saw them on CBS. BTW Kimbo is a joke made his name fighting nobodies then gets KO'd in what 15 seconds? by Petruzelli? I hope that bum get embarrased in TUF heavyweights and crawls back into the hole that is youtube!
WAR WANDY!!!!!
August 24th, 2009 at 1:23 AM ^
I've split my last four years between Ann Arbor and northern Michigan.
It was sometime around last summer I think. They did three or four "Saturday Night Fights".
I'd like to see Kimbo win one or two fights on the show to prove that he has some skill, but I'd rather see someone else take the whole thing and I'm sure they will.
Mostly I just want to see a big heavyweight win so that there is another guy who fights at ~300 lbs. so that Lesnar can't just lay on top of him and throw little punches over and over that add up over time. I hate watching his fights. Boring as hell.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:51 AM ^
Until Fedor joins the UFC Lesnar is going to continue knocking people down laying on them tiring people out while throwing hammer fist after hammer fist. Lesnar fights at what 275? All the best heavyweights are out side the UFC Fedor and Barnett in affliction and Rogers and Arlovski in strikeforce
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:03 PM ^
NFL and college football big, and even NASCAR big, is a whole new level...we're talking about American institutions here.
I don't think it will get that big, but comparatively speaking, getting past boxing's prime would be a huge step of 'biggness'.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:41 AM ^
you're kidding, right?
we all felt like that when we first started in with MMA, but then i don't know how many of us said that it could be as popular as the NFL.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:29 PM ^
I was doing more of a "what do you think is possible" thing but its a little late now.
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:47 PM ^
He also defeated him in a Pride Grand Prix (different format than the UFC but the original poster was technically correct in saying that he defeated Liddell twice)
August 24th, 2009 at 12:45 AM ^
"You might have some serious catching up to do"
Wow! You wrote that long paragraph with all your MMA knowledge and you think Liddell and Rampage only fought once? Brush up on your history, like vdiddy24 said, they fought in Pride. You might want to google it and see that many of the top UFC fighters came from there.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:31 PM ^
I guess I don't know if you're replying to my OP comment, but I clearly said that they fought twice...
August 24th, 2009 at 12:55 AM ^
Rampage also was involved in a slow speed pursuit in Newport Beach. His truck has his name and a huge picture of himself, so it was not hard for the police to know who was driving.
I like watching the fights, but I can do without the seizure inducing shirts and huge raised trucks with stickers that have become associated with MMA.
August 25th, 2009 at 10:47 AM ^
barnett tested positive for druge before he was about to fight fedor on august 1. thats why Fedor is now with strikeforce cuz affliction is basically done for ! Arvloski was actually doing good against fedor until he tried jump punching him and got KTFO !
rodgers i think is just too raw to handle fedor technically.
everybody wants to see fedor/lesnar, not gonna happen for awhile. money talks !
i thnk shane carwin has a shot vs lesnar on november 21st
that guy is powerful, and only a big guy i think can handle lesnar.Lesner may even be too big now for fedor, guess we won't find out/ velasquez is too small and not technical enough to handle lesnar.
as for the 205ers - machida and silva need to fight each other. also looks like rampage and rashad evans in december.
i'm gonna say this same now for the future for 170 or 185 -
John Paul Jones !