Former light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson,” appears to be in good spirits in this recent video despite his recent arrest and subsequent legal issues.
Jackson indicates that he is already back in the gym with “new trainers,” which means that he has likely split from Juanito Ibarra. We’re still waiting to hear the specifics from Jackson about his reasons behind the decision; however, it appears that it could be money related.
He also is quick to point out that he is not crazy — his bizarre behavior was attributed to delirium, which White has mentioned was caused by an odd diet that comprised essentially nothing more than energy drinks and very little sleep.
Regardless check out the video after the jump.
August 7th, 2008
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Somebody give me a break down please?
Work issues…
Can anyone let me know what he says in the video? I am at school, as usual and I have no Audio! Please let me know what I am missing!
Dana White in a private plan grabing his crotch while trying to take a nap explaining his plane broke down. That’s what your missing
Rampage then said he likes to eat unborn babies. He also said that his driving rampage is not his fault, after a person of his stature earns a certain amount of money they cannot be accountable for anything they do. He then reference OJ and said while it wasn’t a white bronco, no one actually knows it was Rampage’s truck that did the damage. Ford makes a lot of trucks that have his picture and say “Rampage” on them.
Can’t you wait til you get home? The video will still be there.
Rampage just says he training already with new trainers. And that his next opponent better watch out. He thanks the fans for the support. And hes being funny like always.
I can’t watch either. Who is he training with?
BNF, He didnt say? He just said “I got new trainers” And he couldnt tell the time on that 100,000 dollar watch. He seems like his old self, but so did Tyson when he bit Holyfields ear off?
BNF, He didnt say? He just said “I got new trainers” And he couldnt tell the time on that 100,000 dollar watch. He seems like his old self, but so did Tyson when he bit Holyfields ear off?
BNF, he didnt say? All he said was “I got new trainers” And he couldnt tell the time on that 100,000 dollar watch! He looks like his old self, but so did Tyson when he bit Holyfields ear off?
Dam that comment echoed!!!
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Not to get off topic, BUt I know that Bj Penn is a favorite of this site, so his fans have to appreciate this video of BJ talking about GSP…Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahCbARjuMSI
JOHN. good link. i think the gsp/fitch fight will tell us alot about how the gsp/b.j. fight will go down, even though they are 2 completely different style of fighters. b.j.’s last 3 opponents(jens,joe-daddy and sherk) and gsp’s last 3(kos,hughes, and serra) are all very good fighters, but jon fitch is better than all 6 of these fighters easy. if georges comes out and dominates fitch, b.j. could be in alot of trouble. if fitch gives gsp a 5 rnd war and it is a close decision, the edge goes to b.j. if fich wins, its all a moot point. i cant wait for sat night!
b.w.:
I’m a huge fan of BJ and GSP, edging towards BJ.
OK, we’ll accept your arguement that fitch is the best out of the 6. I disagree that if GSP runs through fitch that BJ will be in trouble.
I would maybe agree if BJ went to a decision with his 3, fact is he played with his 3 first then finished them at will.
BJ is never in trouble
Dana’s a busy busy man. Was he wearing a CKY shirt at the end there with Rampage? I wonder who and when Ramapage is going to fight next.
AUTO. i dont think b.j. played with sherk as much as some would like to think. looking at his post fight comments( the ones right after the fight while he was walking back to his lockeroom) he sounded a little surprised that sherk kept the fight standing and did as good as he did, but i do agree that no matter what b.j./gsp is gonna be one helluva of a fight and i still see the fight being 50/50 all the way. just to add a little fuel to the fire, gsp looked alot better against sherk than b.j. did, and this was the new and improved, in-shape b.j. uh-oh im really gonna hear it from the b.j. fans now (im one too remember).
BW, it took me a sec to follow, but Your math kinda makes sense.
I know I’m still jumping even more off topic here but going with Sherk I was incredibly suprised he stood with Penn as long as he did, in the 3rd it looked like Sherk was getting the better of the striking until the end. Sherk is going to kill Tyson. With Penn and GSP, I think GSP has better striking game while Penn has the better ground game. Just a matter of opinion but I don’t think GSP will want to go to the mat with Penn.
Thanks BW!
your welcome!
Reply to Cogito: I’m a big fan of both BJ and GSP but I don’t think BJ will be able to handle GSP’s strength and athleticism. You can see the difference in GSP from when he lost to Serra. He looks absolutely insane in every aspect of the game. Against Penn I think the standup game would be a stalemate with both guys landing shots. However, GSP’s wrestling is second to none in MMA and even BJ will not be able to prevent being taken down. Obviously, everybody knows how dangerous BJ is off his back. But I feel that GSP’s strength and awesome submission skills would overwhelm BJ. I think that he could pound out BJ on the ground and don’t think BJ can catch him in a sub.
I agree for the most part. Wrestling is a very important skill to have as its the transition to the ground and control over your opponent while there. I was more implying that I thought Penns submission skills and defense are a bit better than GSP’s, although your right GSP probably could use his strength to overpower Penn on the ground. With the standing game they are pretty par on that but I think GSP with his leg kicks has the advantage here. Its hard to say who will win this fight because I think the winner is the guy who has top position on the ground but I also think GSP is going to try to keep this fight standing which might be a better strategy to try and tire Penn out. I’m just hoping it’ll be 5 rounds though cause this fight will be a war.
You guys are missing the one most important point why GSP won’t stand with BJ Penn for long. BJ can take a punch better than anyone in MMA with maybe the exception of “Cabbage” Correira. BJ can take any 2 or 3 of GSP’s punches but GSP will have trouble with swollen eyes and cuts for every 1 of BJ’s punches. The last time they fought GSP knew he would go down if he stayed standing and hence the GnP game. I’m not saying BJ has a better overall standup game than GSP, but his ability to take a punch makes him a favorite in the standup. GSP will have to stick n’ move and look for opportunites to take it to the ground where his size and strength will have an advantage.
I completely agree Thorazine.. Was it just me who noticed that when he scored the takedowns against Penn in their last fight, he was not going for any submissions and was not looking to end the fight.. He was simply throwing punches while in Penn’s guard, and milking the clock.. That’s not a bad idea, especially if you are trying to win the fight.. But I am certain in their rematch that Penn: 1. Will not gas, 2. Will not be easily taken down, 3. If taken down, will not be manhandled like how Matt Serra was at UFC 83, and lastly: BJ Penn will be the NEW, UNDISPUTED UFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION..
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Something tells me he may have gone to greg jackson or sityongdong with dellagrotte. maybe even AKA or ATT. i wuold think he would make more money with greg jackson though.
Either one would be a big step up and hopefully give Rampage some stability.
it wouldnt cost page as much to train under jackson either, cuz he hardly chagres anything to train his fighters. greg jackson is def one the best trainers in the world and isnt in it for the money,just for the love of the sport.
camps like Ibarra’ are not ment to sustain top nothc competition like greg jackson and extreme couture and chute box. his camps is for like most improvement type dseal…like dellagrotte can take any mid lvl fighter and pitch em into top flight status but they are not meant to keep you sustained at that level…that when you move to the big dogs. im sure he wont do team quest at all. i would say ghenghis kan’s camp will do him greast dividends…..glad to see him back in the game though.
I would like to know something about Ibarra, if he is such a great trainer why would he allow Jackson to go on such a diet? That is the worst idea in the world, not only did it cause Jackson delirium but it probably also costed Jackson the fight. One more thing that gets to me is that Ibarra was so confident that Jackson was going to win he was willing to stake his job of training Jackson on him winning the fight? What that tells me is he undertrained Jackson and with this whole money scandal deal I’m not sure how many fighters will want to go Ibarra’s way. I hope not any I can’t stand that guy. When he did an interview for Jackson he said nothing of any importance and acted like it was his moment in the sun, Ibarra just seems like a shady trainer.
you know i kind of suspected rampages shape in that fight…i not taking anything away from forrest. rampage knew that he was in a fight. i think Ibarra should retire and jackson is justified in his leave of ibarra if infact he is leaving..there is no reason or excuse to not come in that fight 100% Ibarra knew griffins conditioning is excellent and that a 9 month lay off would hurt rampage. still though he should have made sure rampaga was in shape, forrest was able to come in 100% ready. he is shady trainer though. i mean his training camp sucks badly..he relies on trying to get good fighter to help them sparr better too much.
I am probably the biggest Rampage fan on this site, but to blame the loss on Ibarra is just ridiculous. Rampage’s conditioning had absolutely nothing to do with it! He just didnt show up to fight! If he did, he owuldnt have had to worry about conditioning cause he could have KO Forrest in the 1st 2 rounds. He did not show up though. Juanito is a wonderful trainer and he is responsible for taking Rampage’s game to the next level. All of the sudden he lost and its Juanito’s fault? Give me a break.
I do not know the story about the $$$$ problems between the 2 so I cant stick up for Juanito in that aspect because I dont know any of the facts.
Cogito: what r u talking baout Rampage’s diet being Juanito’s fault. U really think Juanito is to blame for Rampage staying up for 4 days in a row and drinki9ng only energy drinks>? u really think Juanito would have condoned that? Juanito probably had no clue it was going on. He definetly did not know. It happened the days right after the fight. No one trains right after their fights. No one even sees their trainers for a couple of days after the fight. TO bl;ame Juanito is iresponsible.
However, I do not know anything about the financial side of their Beef so who knows maybe juanito is to blame for the that.
Juanito is a great trainer. He is training Kongo right now and will corner him this saturday. Wait till he see the improvement that Kongo will show! Juanito should be the one to get credit for that!
“Cogito: what r u talking baout Rampage’s diet being Juanito’s fault. U really think Juanito is to blame for Rampage staying up for 4 days in a row and drinki9ng only energy drinks>? u really think Juanito would have condoned that? Juanito probably had no clue it was going on. He definetly did not know. It happened the days right after the fight. No one trains right after their fights. No one even sees their trainers for a couple of days after the fight. TO blame Juanito is iresponsible.”
right there is your mistake for quoting it….you consalidated two seperate events: rampages diet of soda and satying up 4 days in a row happened about 2 weeks afte the fight. i am talking about the trainig before the fight to say. rampage didnt come to fight is a poor analysis you have concocted together just so it looks like i was wrong as well as the other rampage fans at the top. of course he will corner kongo..its his next big name fighter left. why would you put your interest in your next best fighter if your guy left the camp. To blame juanito is very responsible to recognize that your camp was negligible about your conditioning preparation before a fight…you can always see a change in the fighter when he trains and he is not conditioned right. any good trainer will see theses flaws and calculate correction and adjust the regimen of the fighter.you dont pay your camp top notch dollars to not do their job. if juanito was on top of his side of the game he would have confronted him like the family he is to him and put rampage inhis place about his diet if he had and issue with dieting during the fight prep (not the taping of the show) AND not once did i say he was bad trainer. all i said is i dont blame rampage for leaving for the negligence that may have happend during fight prep.
I misinterpretted your post. I thought u were blaming Juanito for Rampage’s No sleep No food, only energy drink diet!
apologies!
nah i blame that on his pastor lol!
THURSDAY CONVERSATION WITH KEVIN:
Roger Huerta…There has been so much debate over this guy the past few days, and I don’t get it. He is shooting off his mouth about contracts, and saying he wants six figures. I could see him getting 50/50, but not six figures guaranteed. His best win is over an over rated clay guida. I’ll admit, the UFC is pushing hi to be famous, and have even gone so far as to call him something to the effect “latin sensation.” I get that, and before you guys call me racist, my wife is mexican, but they are pushing him towards the wrong demographic. Someone is obviously going to demand big money when getting marketed so much, but six figures guaranteed and ppv points are reserved for guys who sell ppv’s. The demographic they are pushing him to, don’t buy ppv’s. Look at the elite show, a predominantly mexican area, the place was 25% capacity. Another good example is my wifes family will chip in 5 bucks each for gas to watch a ppv at my house rather than chip in 10 bucks each and watch it at their house. I realize this is a stereotype, but they usually fit. Brock lesner gets paid because even in his first fight, he sold over 600,000 ppv’s. I think Kenny Florian will knock Huerta into reality, but the UFC is to blame. Feeding this guy easier competition, while making him the face of latin fans has gone to his head!
Alright, my wife is mexican also, and it is not racists to call someone a douche when they are acting like one. Huerta’s ego is obviously out of control and his new management is definatly in his ear about all this money BS. He seems to be going down the wrong path as far as making his bosses happy. There are 2 other guys that come to mind that did the same thing and look where they are now.
Agreed BNF. And I don’t miss either one of them. Grandpa Couture or dumb*ss Tito. Affliction can pick up the leftovers. That includes Huerta who is going to get picked apart by Kenflo.
Clay Guida is not overrated. He’s not a contender, but certainly not overrated. We’ll see how he does against a hungry Mac Danzig.
he’s the equivalent to elvis inisic. To say he’s not over rated is suspect, the UFC goes nuts for him when he fights, but he’s just a gate keeper!
I don’t think its a fair assesment to compare to Clay Guida to Elvis Sinosic…
Its not that its not fair comarison. It is a completely assinine comparison that makes absolutely no sense. Kevin you may have some strong opinions but that one just makes absolutely no sense.
Sinosic: 8-11 overall 1-6 UFC
Guida: 23-9 overall 3-3 UFC
Great post Kevin. It’s not racist saying that at all. I’m 100% mexican and I’ll be rooting for Florian. I can understand them pushing him for the latino fans though. My city is probably 80% hispanic and lots of people (not me) buy the big boxing fights regularly. The UFC just wants to divert some of those buys to the UFC PPV’s instead. Huerta needs to prove himself against better fighters before he can ask for 6 figures and ppv points.
Stockton is 32% latino and 43% white. I would not call that predominantly hispanic. The place sold 25% capacity because Stockton is the worst city in America (yes it actually was voted worst city in America). 25% of the families there are below the poverty level. Im from about 15 minutes from Stockton so I know first hand it’s a crappy place. There’s a lot of nice towns right next to Stockton but Stockton is a crappy place and there is no way they would ever sell out an MMA event there.
dana talks about him self a lot and rampage and dana just laugh and joke around. Somebody must have forgotten to tell them that one of the woman that rampage hit just had a miscarriage.
Way to kill the mood man
He sure looks sorry for murdering that fetus…. not
What a bastard.
Are you aware of medical proof that Rampage caused the miscarriage?
I’m a big Rampage fan but don’t get it twisted he definitely bears some responsibilty here. what proof do you want fingerprints? a bloody glove left at the scene? no one’s saying he decked her in the stomach but an older pregnant woman who is already more likely to miscarry was hit by a monster truck, lost a decent amount of amniotic fluid then miscarried shortly thereafter, i’d say getting hit by a truck in this already fragile state would definitely contribute to a miscarriage
I agree with random task and canniabal.
If he was the direct cause ,it would have happened then ,i have 4 children of my own ,doesn’t make me an expert ,but i have had to deal with lots of pregnacys,it is also a fact that over 90 percent of pregnacys end in miscarriage ,so nobody here can say that he is the direct cause ,now maybe he caused her to stress out about the whole ordeal but that is not exactly his fault,so let him be
90 percent of the time it works… every time…
Scott you are an idiot, please don’t ever quote facts until you actually learn what a percentage means. Human life would not continue if we had only a 10% fertility rate. Next time your wife beats the odds and is pregnant, hit her with your truck just to prove a point…
90 % of pregnancies end in miscarriage? I have to look that up, cuz I believe that to be entirely false. Judging from the amount of dumb@sses in the world, maybe 90% SHOULD end in miscarriage.
Easy RandomTask.
Technically speaking he involuntarily manslaughtered that fetus, but get real random task. Women in thier late 30’s and 40’s are about 3 times more likely to miscarry than you’re average pregnant woman. This is more a case of coincidence than true fault. Now had it happened the day after the accident I would be more convinced.
I wouldn’t call it a ‘coincidence’ BadVibes, I say we wait and see what happens with that in court and than judge ourselves. miscarriages may happen more often with women that are late 30’s, but doesn’t mean it would have happened to this lady had jackson not gone ‘crazy’ that day. The courts should find out what happened, and if Jackson was the reason for the miscarriage.
ok so someone who was already at risk gets hit by a truck, i would assume that would now make her at least 6 times more likely to miscarry than your average pregnant woman. the simple fact that she’s already at a higher risk really has no bearing. obviously no one can say for sure what the cause was but the fact is something like that is highly stressful and increased stress levels mean increased chance of micarriage.
well get off the road especially in california,because there is a risk everytime you go outside,long story short WE DON’T KNOW SO LEAVE HIM ALONE
She was on the F*ckin side walk. Scott you truely are a d*mb motherf*cker. Someone is dead because of his actions, forget percentages or stats or at risk, it’s as simple as that. If I went on a drunking rampage, ran over a pregnant women, then I’d be sure to spend the rest of my days locked up. Of course I don’t have the advantage of money and other ethnic factors to cloud the truth.
Look guys, we can speculate as much as we want on the woulda, coulda, shoulda garbage. But wait to find out the facts first. Don’t get me wrong, if he did it then by all means, crucify him.
Arnold, how does having a different ‘ethnic factor’ help clouding the truth? If Jackson is guilty he’ll respond to the charges, he’s not going to get off for being black… again, how old are you?
Hey, take it easy on Rampage now. Gimme’ a break. Rampage screwed up massively. He hit and runs a pregnant woman, he doesn’t check to see if she’s ok, as a result she goes to the hospital, and loses the baby days later.
Let’s just assume it’s Rampage’s fault. He’s stupid and reckless. Stop defending him like you even know him.
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I believe it was weeks later, so it sounds a little fishy to me. If she was hit so hard that it caused enough trama to the baby for her to miss carry she would have know immedialty. If she had complications that occur in a normal pregnancy then there is no way of telling what happened we can only speculate. My wife just had a miscarriage and the docter said that 33% of pregnant women over the age of 30 have miscarriages so it is fairly common.
BNF, I heard the rumors of the miscarriage the day after the incident (not on mania though, actually mania ran few stories regarding rampage compared to other sites). Second, 30% (and I have to check) of women gets miscarriage in their late 30’s? that’s not 100% right? so that means 70% still have their babies, who are we to say this lady was not among the 70% that would have had her baby?
Either way its going to be a huge problem for Rampage! I dont think hes going to get an easy pass cause he has celebrity status? But then again MONEY! fixes most problems.
I am just playing devil’s advocate. If she did miss carry the very next day, then it is pretty obvious Rampage should be held accountable. If not then who knows. My wife is 32 and that’s what the docter said. I think I read this woman was like 38 so she is at an even higher risk for miss carriage than most women.
yeah, I’m still on the fence regarding this issue, I don’t want to come out and start blaming rampage since we don’t know the full story, but there is a chance he could be liable. if he is, I’d just have to no longer be a fan of his… Hopefully though, if he is or isn’t the truth will come out and we can move on.
I don’t think you should stop being a fan. The only thing he did wrong was not stopping. It was an accident. Its not like he intentionally hit the lady. People in USA and especially Southern California are very quick to sue for a payday. The lady was driving an Escalade in Newport Beach, her husband probably is a high priced lawyer and is coaching her on what to do. Like you said we don’t know the full story yet, but I definatly have my suspicions about this lady.
BNF, and running people off the sidewalk and hitting a few other cars. Even if the lady is just trying to get paid, Rampage put himself in that position by hitting her car. How can it really be proven that the hit didnt cause the miscarriage?
JV, I was commenting only on the lady he hit. And please don’t think I am trying to defend what he did. If she had the miscarriage the next day I think it can be proven it was his fault, if not, how can you prove the hit did cause the miscarriage?
I too agree that a miscarriage is based on many factors. Being that the young lady was over thirty probably contributed more to the event than Rampage’s Rampage. My true sympathies are extended to this woman and her circumstance but I can’t pigeonhole Rampage as the sole cause of the event. Many other factors play into such an event.
BNF, the problem is not that he unintentionally hit the lady (allegedly), the problem is that he thought he was g0d and was doing (or trying to) some human ‘cleansing’ of his own. Just because the lady might have been rich makes no difference to me, rich ppl and poor ppl are humans and each class deserves the same rights. The problem I have as a fan is if someone goes out and acts that way and allegedly ki||s someone… I just cannot continue being a fan. Rampage (probably due to legal issues) has not even commented on the matter or apologized for what he did, what kind of person goes on a rampage and not even apologizes for it?
BNF, I wasnt trying to bash your comment brother. Forgive my comment if it came across confrontational.
I just think its going to be harder for Rampage to prove he didnt cause it, than the lady to prove he did???
JV, it’s all good brother.
Linx, I think we can agree Rampage is crazy and did a horrible thing. And you have a good point about the no apology thing. I would just hate to see Rampage get punished for something that he didn’t directly cause. People cry wolf, women cry rape, but it doesn’t always make it so. That is my only point.
JV: Quinton would be the defendant. Defendants do not have to prove anything. The burden of proof lies in the hands of the prosecutor. There is nothing but speculation of circumstantial evidence in this case, and without hard evidence, Quinton will walk.
have you ever heard the phrase, “you know what happens when you assume….”
Interesting that people (not you necessarily) call it killing a fetus but then give the nod to abortion. I agree tho…it’s more like manslaughter.
abortion up to a certain period during the pregnancy is ok… as long as both parents are ok with it (or at least the female).
killing the baby inside a pregnant women that WANTS to have the kid is murder (manslaughter if not intended).
If you can’t see the difference, than I can’t help you…
Linx thats vehicular manslaughter for Page, but could you provide the websites that you visted and saw the miscarrage the day after. Most websites like Mania have the date documented on the page and I think this would be easy enough to answer the question of if it is Rampages fault flat out. Next question would be how far along was this lady?
Cogito, I must apologize, I don’t think it was the day after, I think it was a couple of days when I first read about it. I can’t tell you with conviction which site this was (I visit a lot of sites lol), but I think it was first mentioned at tmz.com.
you might want to also check the following MMA sites:
5 ounces of pain
mmajunkie
mma weekly
fightline.com
cagepotato.com
mixedmartialarts.com
I have no idea how many months pregnant this lady was, there is still much to be learned about this case, I just hope we have something concrete soon.
sorry Cogito, I’ve got moderated…
The thread that Mania put up I think said she was only like 10-12 weeks along. I researched old Ramapage threads on here, but I couldn’t find it.
Thanks for the info Linx and BNF appreciate it
linx what if the lady was walking to the abortion clinc when she was ran over???
how old are you Arnold?
1-abortions are done by qualified doctors.
2-abortions should only be done to patients that are less than 12 weeks pregnant.
3-was the lady that Jackson allegedly hit going to an abortion clinic?
4-even if she was (which she wasn’t and I don’t even know if it is legal in California), Jackson would still be liable for he is no doctor and it was his actions that caused the ‘miscarriage’(allegedly).
Now that’s the Rampage we all know and enjoy hearing, watching, seeing fight. I only wonder how these legal proceedings will affect his career…
thank god Rampage isn’t “delirial”
i give dana so much credit for revamping the ufc, but he so wants to be a superstar in the ufc its rediculous. its sad for the fighters who actually do something for stardom. I dont know what it wrong with Rampage, I wasnt there and I guess itd be wrong to speculate, but it’s such a sad situation. I know the UFC has a lot invested in him and he is a huge favorite and brings in a lot of “bling, bling”, but I really hope they dont rush him or try to just cover up his problems with money and a quick fix of training and not let Rampage the human tap out!
What has Dana done on a consistent basis, in your eyes, that makes him a wannabe star?
The man is good at his job, has to give a lot of face time, and guys like you throw around baseless criticism.
Its not easy being me …. Does Dana actually think anyone feels sorry for a millionaire that owns his own plane?
Come out here in the real world Dana and shovel some of this shit.
God i hate rich people.
dana hasnt always been rich, he’s had to work hard to where he is at today. im not rich and i dont hate rich people. alot of rich people got that way because of hard work and intelligence. i dont fell bad for him either, and im pretty sure he was being sarcastic. if you dont like shoveling $hit for a living, get another job.
Well said, B.W.
The man’s smart, and works hard. Bottom line.
i don’t necessarily hate rich people. it’s usually the kids of the rich people that have everything handed to them that i hate.