Rampage Jackson Retires from the UFC??!!

Posted by BISHOP on Sep 26, 2009 in Featured Articles, Fight News | 1 comment

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 bullshit & 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 ass 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 ass! & anybody that don’t like what I just said can come try to kick my ass!

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!

http://www.rampage-jackson.com

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Brock Lesnar Makes Me Sick!

Posted by JMusk on Sep 2, 2009 in Featured Articles, MMA Blog | 6 comments

I want to let all of you know that I have been following MMA for over 15 years, I fully understand and have the utmost respect for the sport.

I’m still jacked up after brock lesnars (cough,cough) win over Frank Mir.

First, I just have to say the display after this fight was an utter disgrace. This is not WWE, these are “real” professional fighters. Brock lesnar is making a joke out of a sport that I have grown to love. I love it because of the respect and determination, and skill of the fighters who represent the sport.

The way Lesnar came up this quickly and remains a champ turns my stomach. Not one of Lesnar’s fights have shown any technique.  He is simply the Champ because of his sheer overwhelming size, and something about that justs urks me to no end. His attitude, in a word “Blows.” It seems like this is all a follow up act to his WWE career. Do me a favor Brock if you want to act,  move to Hollywood. Don’t make a joke out of a pure sport you big chooch, have a little respect for the people that worked and dedicated their lives to this.

Until you show me that you have real talent, other than being a gorilla then I have no respect for you as a fighter.

This is how the face of the UFC should act?

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UFC 102 – Official Results, Fight, Knockout and Submission of the Night

Posted by BISHOP on Sep 1, 2009 in Fight News | 0 comments

The Official Results from UFC 102

UFC 102 was action packed with some of the sports most decorated and upcoming fighters, in prime shape, delivering beyond all expectations. Here are the official results.

You can watch all of the full, high quality fights now. Thanks to our friends @ MMA Core.

http://thedragonzone.com/site/featured-articles/2009/watch-ufc-102-full-fights

• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Randy Couture by Unanimous Decision
• Thiago Silva defeated Keith Jardine by KO at 1:35 of Round 1
• Jake Rosholt defeated Chris Leben by Submission (Arm-Triangle) at 1:30 of Round 3
• Nate Marquardt defeated Deminan Maia by KO at 0:21 of Round 1
• Brandon Vera defeated Krzysztof Soszynski by Unanimous Decision
• Aaron Simpson defeated Ed Herman by TKO at 0:17 of Round 2
• Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Chris Tuchscherer by TKO at 4:27 of Round 1
• Mike Russow defeated Justin McCully by Unanimous Decision
• Todd Duffee defeated Tim Hague by KO (Punches) at 0:07 Seconds of Round 1
• Mark Munoz defeated Nick Catone by Split Decision
• Evan Dunham defeated Marcus Aurelio by Split Decision

The Official $60,000 UFC Bonuses

Here are your official fight bonus winners from UFC 102.

• Fight of the Night
  Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy “The Natural” Couture win Fight of the Night for their stellar 3 round performance. Candidate for fight of the year!
• Knockout of the Night
  Nate Marquardt with a commanding knockout in 21 seconds of the first round
• Submission of the Night
  Jake Rosholt with an arm triangle that put Chris Leben to sleep

More commentary here:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/16034/ufc-102s-jake-rosholt-had-60000-riding-on-couture-nogueira-outcome

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UFC 100 – Maxim UFC Octagon Girl Search – Top 5 Finalists

Posted by JMusk on Sep 1, 2009 in MMA Blog | 0 comments

Hellllllo Ladies!

Recently at UFC 100 the Ultimate Fighting Championship held it’s first ever Fan Expo. One of the highlights was the open contest for the newest UFC Octagon Girl. Congratulations to all of the babes came out and rocked their assets. TDZ fans… Enjoy!

Part 1

Part 2

Congratulations to Natasha Wicks on being UFC’s Newist Ring Girl.

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Watch UFC 102 Live

Posted by JMusk on Sep 1, 2009 in Fights | 0 comments

You can watch all of the full, high quality fights now.

• UFC 102 -Watch Full Fights in High Quality (Thanks to our friends @ MMA Core.)
• UFC 102 Review The Official Results including Fight Bonuses

Congratulations to all of the fighters for their outstanding performances at this event, UFC 102

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