From TMZ.com:
“Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been picked up by police again. Sources say last night an Irvine police car was waved down by people near the place Rampage was staying who said he was acting weird. This, of course, following the insane chase the day before in which the UFC fighter hit several cars in his monster truck and was arrested at gunpoint. We’re told Irvine cops saw Rampage, deemed him a danger to himself and others, and took him to a hospital for observation. Cops won’t officially confirm if it’s a psychiatric hold.”
More on this developing story shortly — MMAmania.com will attempt to confirm whether or not it is indeed accurate. For more on Rampage and his recent troubles click here, here and here.
UPDATE: This is from Lt. Rick Handfield of the Irvine Police Department via MMAWeekly.com on the most recent situation:
“We did go out to the residence where he was staying at 4:31 p.m. PT (on Wednesday in the city of Irvine, Calif.). We were asked to assist with him and make sure that he was safe and not a danger to himself or others. He was exhibiting some unusual behavior that his friends that were there felt concerned…. At the conclusion of our contact, we did detain him and take him to be seen by mental health professionals. We left him with the mental health professionals.”
It’s apparent that Rampage is having a really tough time right now. Let’s hope he gets the treatment and attention he needs during this time to get back on track.
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DANG! Whats wrong with Rampage? Dude sound slike hes having serious mental issues right now…
this is going to end badly
Comment by john
2008-07-17 06:45:59
I dont really care too much about this event. Just a bunch of lopsided fights and the odds reflect that.
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besides Fedor/Sylvia, which fight on affliction isn’t lop sided? I will be buying it, but all the favorites will easily win. the two main events are the only competitive fights on these two cards, and maybe VERA!
I realize you’re a huge fedor fan john, as am I, but to not see the lopsided event that affliction is putting on, and to call out the UFC is wrong. They are both going to be good, and affliction has “bigger” names, but HW’s are usually boring!
yes I was talking the gangas kon video “who is fedor emelienko” it was great!!!
FFS, why do some people always go off topic? Stay on topic with the thread or dont post anything at all.
I just hope Rampage can get back on track for a NYE fight with Wandy.
Some guys just wanna’ talk to each other is all. Pick up the phone and dial your buddy already.
Poor choice of words! Not to knock UFN, but those fights dont come close to making ME not order Affliction. If we are being completely Honest, 70% of my anticipation/excitement is towards Affliction, 20% for DREAM and 10% for UFN. Afflictions fights mean a whole lot in the heavyweight division… The UFN fights have a chance of being great but they dont mean a whole lot.
Silva vs. Irvin: if Silva wins, it wont matter because Irvin is really a nobody in the LHW division anyway. He is what he is an entertaining Muy tai fighter with a punchers chance. If Silva loose, he already said he wont continue to fight at LHW, he will still be middleweight champion and considered an unstoppable middleweight fighter…so this fight just doesnt matter much to me….Do I think it will be an excitring fight, ABSOLUTELY…I am just trying to say that in my eyes, what Affliction is doing is really BIG, and I wouldnt miss it for the world
By the way, I just found out that Aleksander Emeilenenko is signed to Affliction for a 3 fight contract!
Aleks’s thoughts On Kimbo:
Emelianenko: In reality, as a fighter, as a fighter he’s weak. For me anyway. My promoter [Vadim Finkelshtein] suggested this fight to his promoters, that I go there and fight Kimbo. And they’re not taking the fight. They realize that for me he’s too weak.
I won’t be fighting with him, playing with him. I’ll go there and tear him apart, bite him in two. Exactly like it was with me and [James] Thompson, whom it took almost three rounds for Kimbo to put away. No. He’s to be congratulated on one hand, though. …
What does he need? For people to know about him. For people to have seen him. Everyone earns money anyway they can these days. He’s not a fighter, he’s not a sportsman. I’d say he’s more like a showman. I can say this about him.
As a sportsman he’s very one-dimensional. Hands? Is that all? These days everyone can use their hands. When fighters at a decent level compete, you won’t understand who he was before. A boxer or a wrestler. …
Aleks continued…
On whether there are losses he would like to avenge:
Emelianenko: Yes, yes there are. But all those people at this point in time … . We offered for me to fight Barnett now, and they don’t want to. We were sitting down together, and I said let’s fight. And he said I don’t want to fight you, you’re an insane fighter.
Last time when we fought I was ill. I’ll explain. I came out to fight with a temperature. I had a temperature of 98.6. The doctors didn’t want to let me fight. In my life, the grand prix was by far the most important competition. And I had to fight, was obligated to fight. And they didn’t want to let me go into the ring. And so the organizers were called, and that’s why I tried to beat Barnett early, and then couldn’t and lost by submission.
Everyone thinks that I showed a good, beautiful fight. And that I beat and beat him. And now he refuses to fight me. Or is asking for crazy money to do it. And of course the organizers think that Barnett isn’t worth that kind of money. Why pay him such money? So that he can lose? And he himself, knows perfectly well that he’d lose. And so that’s why he is refusing to fight me.
Cro Cop isn’t even communicating with us. His form is evident in his last few fights. His time has gone. People have learned to read him too well. Really, he is now exactly like he was in the past. He was gathering experience but not at a high level. The Japanese were feeding him Japanese fighters. I think that in my whole career of fighting in Japan, I didn’t fight a single Japanese fighter. Why? Because I’d have less chance to be their champion. They constantly gave me fighters who were better and better. Cro Cop, on the other hand, they led him and led him.
When I fought him, I’ll explain, I was 23 years old. I was very young; it was the fourth fight of my life. But I had to fight him, I had to. And Cro Cop didn’t know which corner of the ring to run to, to hide in. And I was young and inexperienced. And so it happened the way it happened, but now I’m ready. I’m ready to fight with him tomorrow. With Cro Cop and then with Barnett.
Complete article is very long but very inbteresting and its on sherdog
I hear that he is in Great shape, which is scary for Buentello!
Good stuff Bro.
anytime
i love all the peole who come on here and say he is overrated, if anything he is underated.
Thursday Afternoon comic relief:
I don’t know how he got up so fast.
http://www.jokeroo.com/funnyvideos/skater_vs_metal_cable.html
Funny TKD KO.
http://www.jokeroo.com/funnyvideos/hilarious_knockout_kick.html
This just foul. (Dude is like ” get back on the phone “…)
http://www.jokeroo.com/funnyvideos/office_wipeout.html
Never let a girl punch you in the face ” Cold Blood Chick ”
http://www.jokeroo.com/funnyvideos/never_let_a_girl_punch_you.html
LMAO!!
let that be a lesson learned to every dumb@ss who does mindbogglingly (wow, is that even a word?) stupid things, and then tops it off with the moronic icing on the cake of letting someone make a video of it. lol
Chill out there Will Ferrell! lol
Something must have been lost in translation, cuz last I checked, a temp of 98.6 isn’t too bad. lmao. I simply don’t like this guy, and think he is a bit of a douche. He’s acting as if all these pro fighters are afraid of him. Maybe they are. Cuz if they whip his @ss, he might get his big brother to beat them up for him. Not that I think it will happen, but….WAR Buentello!
I honestly think that many fighters are afraid, poor choice of words, reluctant to fight him! He is a crazy Mofo! He is an animal. Talk about potential, this dude has all the tools in the world to be the greatest, I really mean that. Weather he puts it all together or not remains to be seen. This dude is Nasty and out of his mind! He was NOT lying about the cro cop fight. Cro Cop was getting thrown around like a rag doll, running around like Kaliob Starnes, until he threw that lucky high kick up….aleks was only 23, thats very impressive fight out of a 23 year old kid, even in a loss
I dont know how good he will be, but I am telling you skies the limit for Aleks, he just has to work at it!
The interview also talks about how he went Hunting for Bears and he killed one with a knife. He is just a MONSTER, he scares me through the computer screen! lol
He said he would Bit Kimbo in half! I would love it! YOu know, once his management asked Gary Shaw to fight Kimbo, Gary must have shit his pants, like what r u nutts? Kimbo vs. Aleks would be the funniest thing EVER, Kimbo would be seriously HURT!
Wilson Gouveia vs. Jeremy Horn at UFC Fight Night SEP 17
WTF is that…
Gouveia will kill him…
Poor guy. He’s all fucked up now.
Sounds like Forrest hit him harder than we thought.
I am not a Page nuthugger but that ain’t funny.
Yes it is. And yes you are!
I believe Forrest probably rattled his head a bit. When a guy you expect to blow through beats you its a hard experience to take. GSP just had family issues before he faced Serra and got dominated and you could tell he took it hard, he didn’t quite seem the same. He came back though and we can hope the same for Rampage. Although I do think that joke was funny as well, its just a joke after all mang
(yawn)
Troll…
Basically!
I can’t place my hands on it..I really feel for Rampage but dude’s gotta Man up and accept defeat. It sucks and besides u’re still on everyones top ten pound for pound list
I agree. Here is my problem with it. I work 12 hour shifts in a factory and get by with a little bit extra. If I do what he did I am in jail and maybe even lose my job. I am sick of not just Rampage but all of the elite just getting off. Boo hoo I am rich and famous but got beat and now I am going to do stupid stuff for attention or whatever. How about Chuck? He lost his belt by KO to Page then got beat by Jardine. He did nothing but train his ass off and beat Wandi many months later. It’s not all of them but it’s alot of them. I like to watch him fight but if I don’t evr get to see him fight again I will still be able to sleep at night. I might be scared driving in LA but overall I’ll be okay.
Totally agree!!!
here’s some more info about Rampage’s incident
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6715&zoneid=2
Again, my guess is a disorder, like bipolar OR thyroid disorder, he’s either off his medication or never been diagnosed for proper medication. I’m glad he is under psychiatric treatment.
He just lost a controversial decision and can’t handle it. That said, he did gain a lot of weight during his long lay off. Sounds depressed to me. Maybe he’s on something. For those of you not hip with the law, once you’re out on bail, you are not allowed to get into any more trouble, or bail is usually revoked. Lets hope that he was picked up and placed in protective custody and not arrested. He may be a risk to himself!
I’d say it’s more for his benefit than him actually getting arrested
“We’re told Irvine cops saw Rampage, deemed him a danger to himself and others, and took him to a hospital for observation.”
Looks like some people saw him having some kind of breakdown, flagged a cop for help, and showed the cop what was going down.
One side effect of Roids can be depression, I wouldn’t think Rampage would have been on them but at this point who knows whats goin on.
Actually, depression is usually a side effect of coming off of steroids, many times incorrectly. When you are using a sythetic form of testosterone, your body shuts down the natural production of testosterone. If you do not taper yourself off of the drugs, and do not use drugs such as clomid and hcg to lower estrogen levels and increase your natural production of testosterone, you will basically have the testosterone level of a 10 year old girl. Basically, it is not the actual use of the steroid that causes the depression, but the feeling of going from superman back to Clark Kent.
Oh, and I don’t think steroids played a role in this. haha. It could be a chemical imbalance, but there are a lot of things going on right now that could easily cause him to have a break down. He could even be using recreational drugs. It is hard to tell right now, but it is definately a very weird situation. I hope he can recover.
doesn’t sound as if any charges have been filed in this case so bail is not revoked and as long the medical staff feels he is not a threat, he will be released. i’m sure there is more to come
I called it in a another post, chemical imbalance. Some of his meds are messing him up.
doesnt sound impossible
Certainly looks that way so far…
God nooooo!!!! What is going on?????????
it doesnt take roids for people to get depressed! rampage was obviously not taking em judging by how fat he was!if he was taking steroids and got that fat his cholesterol level would be very high and he would have been a heart attack risk! you cannot go 5 rounds with that much cholesterol in your system! i would say it has more to do with falling from grace and just taking it hard and having a breakdown! he needs to go to rehab right now! look how bad chuck was before the rampage fight messing with cocaine! and he was even down after the fight! looked a shadow of himself against jardine! sometimes falling from grace hits you hard! rampage will be back i believe in him
i wasnt thinking roids at all (if thats even what RoJ was implying)…i was talking more about pain killers or something to that effect..
no not roids muscel relaxant, antidepression drugg, cold and flu etc… MENTAL HEALTH HIS FRAGILE THING.
That’s too bad man. Jackson is and has been one of my favorite fighters for a while now. Lets all hope/ pray (whatever it is that you do) that he’s able to shake whatever it is that’s ailing him… Rest up my man and get your mind right, dont worry about the fight game. It’ll be here when you get back…
We’ll know if it’s a psychiatric hold soon enough, they’ll hold you for minimun 5-7 days for observation.
they can hoold you for as long or short as they want to. therre is no limit.
The worse thing is if you are not crazy going in, you going to be coming out, if you stay to long.
there would have to be a hearing to admit him into long term treatment against his will.
Actually, I know more about this subject than I care to. It depends on state statues and law. For example, in Texas, even with a judge’s order you can only be held in a mental facility for 72 hours. Outside, of that you need to be deemed a ward of the state. Again, every state is different and I don’t know California’s laws.
In Virginia, I guess it can vary, not sure. Had an ex girlfriend attempt suicide, and they had to hold her for a minimum of 5 days for evaluation.
WTF, man….
I feel soo bad for him… come on Rampage… you gotta get yourself back up!
Me too man, sounds like he’s loosing it. Hope he makes 100% mind recovery, it would be a waste of talent to have him go out of the game.
linx, I told you that you guys were going to jinx Rampage! Even though Im not a fan, this is messed up. I wonder what Dana’s going to do with him?
I feel really bad for him at this point. I hope that he will get the help he obviously needs.
At this point I am almost certain he has had a nervous breakdown.
Hope he gets through it and the UFC is understanding about this.
Gwt him some Zoloft or something.
My momma’s on Zoloft not what Rampage needs. She goes bipolar running around the house throwing stuff. He needs some of Diaz’s good weed. This way he can just chill but he probably would gain too much weight.
Even weed cant calm a breakdown… my mom had one, and shes smokes weed…
WTF!!!GEEEEZZZZ. what are you doing dawg!!!!!!!!get ahold of yourself.
I hope to see the Rampage well and fighting soon.
yeah me too!
yo wats the site with all the good highlights
http://www.genghiscon.wordpress.com
thank you john, this guy is the best highlight film maker ever!!
I will say a prayer for Page.
After his loss he said that he wouldn’t take that much time off between fights ever again. Looks like he might not have a choice.
Im sure hes trying too get it together .. Hope he can before he gets jail time.
This sucks. I hope he can get his stuff straightened out and get some help. At this pace he’s going to do something that really ruins his life and career
wow, hope the guy is ok
Rampage needs someone watching him right now. Remember the Drowsy/High Chuck mornming interview last year. Dana got pissed, that whoever is handling Chuck and his Business was doing a shitty job. Rampage’s people/friends are doing a shitty job right now. At a time he needs them the most.
For sure, where’s juanita?
This is getting relly sad, hope he gets the help he obviously needs.
WTF!! again?! damn, chill the f#ck out Rampage! could be an emotional distress from losing that belt to Forrest.
I wonder if he put a ton of cash on himself to win, and lost a LOT of $. Granted I know he was joking when he said he would bet his whole purse that the fight wouldn’t go to a decision.
chefdaddy, thats a good point!!! I hadnt even thought of that. That might be where this is cominig from???
yeah , that is what I was thinking. I mean, Dana White had to bail him out of jail..who knows though, kinda weird really.
Sounds more like its for his and others safety then for him doing something against the law. This sounds like someone who is bipolar, I have two uncles that suffer from it.
Where the hell is Juanito during all of this. I thought he was helping keep Rampage’s life together?
looks like Juanito has bailed on his boy, maybe not , but that is the perception. it would appear that this is a chemical imbalance issue , medical or self induced,there is help for both issues, quinton needs some true friends to step up and help him. come on Dana , get at it
WHAT IS GOING ON? WHERE IS JUANITO AND THE OTHERS RAMPAGE NEED HELP AND QUICK OR WE ARE GOING TO LOOSE ONE OF THE BEST AND CHARISMATIC OF ALL MMA;
HE NEED HELP FOR GOD SAKE
hes a grown man not some little kid. He has to help himself and stop being a f@cking idiot.
I’m pretty sure he’s reached a point where he can no longer help himself, and that’s when people you’re closest to are supposed to step in and intervene. He’s mentally sick right now, which can be just as bad or worse as physical sickness. Would a doctor refuse to treat a person who’s not a “little kid”? No. So your point has no validity.
Good Point Pat. Colin D comments just confirms his ignorance regarding mental health issues and how it affects an individual.
I also have to agree with Pat. I guess at least this incident sheds some light on what prompted him to flee the scene of an accident. It sounds like Rampage may have been suffering from depression even before the fight with Forest. Regular physical exercise (and the subsequent release of endorphines) is typicially one of the best treatments for depression, and he made it sound like he’s been slacking off for the better part of a year. It’s hard to speculate from here though, he may even be bi-polar, I just hope he’s getting the treatment he needs.
…He is probably mentally exhausted. Juanito needs to layoff the religious preaching to him, I think its making him nuts.
I think dana’s making him do this shit to take away from affliction????
Hopefully I mean who wants to pay for another PPV fight I dont lol
Not really a time to joke around, and if you are being serious, then you are just straight up retarded.
juanito .WHERE ARE YOU? IS NOT ALL ABOUT THE MONEY THE FANS NEED RAMPAGE BACK IN THE OCTAGON AND SOON AS POSIBLE / WE NEED AN ANSWER TO ALL THIS MESS UP FOR FUCK SICK
that’s why he’s called Rampage cuz he goes on the RAMPAGE!!! no, seriously this guy needs some psychological help.
Rampage is headfucked at the moment. The “god” interview was a bit wierd the day before the car chase. Hope he can get himself some proper treatment and councilling and get back to fighting asap.
Probably a good thing he lost his belt as LHW division would be on hold whilst he was sorting his issues out.
This has nothing to do with the fight. It seems Rampage is dealing with something very personal.