How GOOD was Rampage Jackson Actually?

when you hear

rampage

, do you think of the word which is defined as a period of violent and uncontrollable behavior or the name of the mma fighter who became a superstar in the sport with his eccentric personality and highlights the real performances of a fighter who also captured ufc gold? but his fighting career after the UFC and his popularity outside the cage seems to have eclipsed what he did in the past, so how

good

was Rampage Jackson,

actually

, hey guys, I'm Keon and today I'm going to talk about Quentin Rampage Jackson he is a name that most casuals even know and that is a big deal in itself but I feel like his mma career hasn't been recognized aside from his legendary highlights so in this video we are going to Take a look at Rampage Race to understand how

good

it is.

actually

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Now let's do it. Ramage started his career in MMA. on November 13, 1999 at the age of 22. His first fight was against Mike Pyle. Mike weighed 175 while Rampage weighed 206. According to Mike he was angry throughout the fight when Rampage threw him out of the ring a couple of times. Many times this was enough for Rampage to win by unanimous decision. Six months later he fought Marco Bermúdez. Ramage hit Marco several times with the sheer power of him. He eventually made his way to the mount where he ground and pounded before securing the rare naked choke. I returned a month later to fight Marvin Eastman for the King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship, the fight took place mainly on the broadcast as the two started swinging wildly but Ramage tired immediately and from there it was Marvin who he smashed him on the feet and threw dirt and punches when the fight hit the ground, this was enough for marvin to win by decision after this loss, he had two wins before fighting rob smith, it was a competitive fight with both men They secured takedowns, ground and pounded and reversed position, but near the end, Rob began to fade and Rampage continued to press the action.

This was enough for Rampage to win by unanimous decision. He then earned two victories before fighting for the king of the heavyweight cage championship, his opponent. it was rocco henderson for most of the first round it was all

rampage

he was fighting rocco and that continued in the second when rampage threw bronco to the mat and finally pinned kimora making him the king of the cage weight champion light heavyweight after this victory. rampage beat bryson hallbrick before fighting kenneth williams in this fight he knocked kenneth down immediately and started throwing ground and pound rampage he finished a fight with a rear naked choke so after going 10-1 on the local circuit he made his debut in Pride FC.

The first opponent was Kazushi Sakuraba, the biggest star in the promotion at the moment. This was a wild fight in which Rampage punched Sakuraba several times on the mat to avoid the coming submissions, but Sakuraba did not give up and finally grabbed Rampage's back, where he finished him off with a rear-naked choke, regardless of the defeat, he earned the respect of many Japanese fans that night when he made a valiant effort about two months later, came back and fought Alexander Atsuka for most of the fight. feet in the clinch and on the ground in the second rampage connected with great ground pounding punches that broke otsuka's nose forcing the doctor to stop the fight his next fight after this victory was against yuki ishikawa rampage took the fight and spent some time in top position before they moved back up, where he connected with knee and punches that knocked out Yuki at Pride 18.

He fought Dejiro Matsui. The fight ended in 14 seconds after the two grabbed and rampaged. They threw a knee to Matsui's balls, who couldn't continue, it was so bad that he had to be stretchered out, resulting in a disqualification loss for rampage four months later he fought masaki satake rampage controlled satake for the longest time. part of the fight on the ground, where he connected with some heavyweights. Ground and Pound Sataki attempted to get up, but that led to him being suplexed to the mat, where he was finished off with punches. Ramage returned to the United States to fight Sean Grey.

His striking looked really good as he spent most of the fight destroying Sean. standing with punches and kicks near the end of the second round, he almost ended a fight with a knockout, but Sean was saved by the bell, but going into the third he was still shaken and Rampage moved forward with a barrage of punches that forced the ref to stop. intervene before the 22nd fought igor de chanchin this was a wild fight with both men grabbing at first and throwing punches before igor connected with a head kick and punches leading to a guillotine choke but ramage used his power to He picked up Igor and slammed him into the mat, from there he threw some heavy ground and hit Igor managed to get back up only to be slammed back into the mat and take more hits.

We give him credit for taking all this damage and even attempting a leg lock, but The fight finally ended when Ramage threw a punch to Igor's body that broke a rib and immediately stopped the fight on March 16, 2003. He fought the Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman, even though Kevin was a strong fighter, was unable to secure a single takedown at this time. He led to the two exchanges of shots in the clinch before Rampage connected with a big knee and punches that dropped Kevin. He connected with more ground and punch before the referees intervened. Three months later, Rampage fought.

Mikael Elukian Rampage started the fight by denying Mikael's takedown attempts. which led to a grand slam that was all power and although mikael locked in a tight guillotine and kimura rampage came out and ended up finishing the fight with a big knee to the body followed by punches that forced the tap after this victory he entered the 2003. great pride middleweight prize in the quarterfinals he fought murillo bustamante it was a very close fight in which both men found success on the feet and on the ground bustamante attempted some submissions early, but rampage was a fresher fighter near the The split decision to sweep the semi-finals and finals of the tournament occurred on November 9, 2003.

In the semi-finals, Ramage fought UFC star Chuck Liddell. The two spent most of the fight on their feet exchanging shots that shook the other, but Ramage was the aggressor. and even secured a couple of takedowns before the second chuck was exhausted so rampage secured the takedown and started throwing ground and punches until chuck's corner threw in the towel in the finals he fought pride middleweight champion van der ley silva rampage looked good at first by securing the takedown and landing a heavy punch from the top, but once the fight stopped it was all van der ley who started throwing punches, soccer kicks and knees that eventually forced the referee to credit the hype for showing so much heart in this loss. on new year's eve he fought ikuhisa manoa, it was a dominant performance from rampage, who slammed manoa into the mat several times, avoided his submission attempts and threw heavy ground and strikes, the fight finally ended in the second when rampage connected with the knee to the head.

Manoa, forcing the referee to intervene six months later, fought Ricardo Arona, the two were exchanging shots early and Ricardo was trying to break up the fight by trying to take down or pulling guard, but Rampage ended up on top of the ground. launch and Libra Ricardo was very close to securing a triangle choke, but Ramage used all his power to lift him into the air before slamming him to the canvas for an immediate knockout. This powerbomb move has become one of the mma highlights at Pride 28. Rampage fought Vanderlei Silva for the second time, with the Pride middleweight championship on the line, he looked great in the first round, As he blocked most of Vanderley's shots and threw knees in the clinch, he also secured the takedown and when the fight broke out again, he connected with a right hand.

That took down Vandalia, the momentum continued in the second as he got another takedown early, but after trying to control a leg attack he reversed, this led to brutal stomps and soccer kicks from Vanderlei as the two got up, Silva pressed forward. with punches before landing knees that ultimately knocked out Rampage after this loss he fought Murillo Ninja Hua. The fight was very competitive as both men connected on the feet in the clinch and on the ground, the ninja attempted some submissions on the ground but Ramage secured more takedowns which may have been the reason he won the fight by decision.

Divided two months later, she fought the ninja's younger brother, Mauricio Shogunhua. He was finished on the ground with some brutal soccer kicks at Pride 30. He fought Hirotaka Yakoi, although Rampage was in the top position at the beginning. He ended up getting reversed, but then reversed Hirotaka and trapped him in a mounted crucifix. He threw punches before ending the fight with soccer kicks in February 2006 he fought an ill yoondong, although yoon landed takedowns through the ground and striking and submission attempts were the aggressor on the feet and landed multiple takedowns which led to hard shots from the top position, this was enough for him to win unanimously. decision, this victory was also his last proud fight before signing with the World Fighting Alliance, where he fought Matt Lindland.

It was a close fight with both men connecting on the feet, taking each other down and reversing positions. Matt almost got locked in some submissions after three rounds Ramage won by split decision, although Ramage signed a multi-fight deal with World Fighting Alliance, they ended up being purchased by the UFC, so Ramage made his debut with the promotion in UFC 67 when he fought. Marvin Eastman, for the second time in this fight, was the standing aggressor for most of the first round before finishing Marvin in the second with punches that knocked him out. This impressive performance earned him a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title against champion Chuck Liddell. since losing to Rampage at Pride, Chuck won UFC gold and defended him four times, he truly seemed unstoppable at this point in his career, but Rampage had his number, as it took him less than two minutes to take Chuck down with his hand right before finishing. him on the ground with more punches quentin rampage

jackson

was now ufc champion his first title defense was against former pride welterweight and middleweight champion dan henderson it was a competitive fight from the start as both men took down each other and They reversed the position while their backs were turned.

They also connected on the feet, but it was a rampage that took Dan down a couple of times. He was also the fresher fighter in the later rounds. This was enough for him to win the fight by unanimous decision. His second title defense was against Ultimate Fighter Season 1. Winner Forest Griffin Before their fight, the two were trainers from the seventh season of the Ultimate Fighter who they fought at UFC 75 and although Ramage took us down early with an uppercut, Griffin he returned in the second with leg kicks and a takedown where he mounted. rampage and threw dirt and punches.

The rest of the fight saw rampage going for the knockout, while forest continued to press the action by throwing with volume after five rounds. Rampage lost the light heavyweight title to Forest via unanimous decision after this loss. Rampage fought Vanderlei Silva for a third time, but unlike the first two fights, Rampage finished Vanderlei in the first with a left hook followed by three more brutal strikes to the ground at UFC 96. He fought Keith Jardine, the two attacked each other for three rounds and Ramage connected with the best. shots and taking Keith down in the second and third also secured the only takedown of the fight.

This was enough for him to win by unanimous decision in the post-fight interview. He faced light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. This was the obvious fight. but unfortunately an injury sidelined Rampage, the fight between the two would later be booked for UFC 114, but before that they became coaches on the tenth season of Ultimate Fighter. This was one of the best seasons because of all the drama in the house. The rivalry between Rampage and Rashad reached an all-time highand this was a great promotion to build up their fight which was the main card and this card got over 1 million PPV buys which is very impressive considering there was no belt. line after Rashad lost to Lyoto Machida, but Rashad still looked like a championship-level fighter that night by rocking Rampage early and wrestling him for most of the fight.

There was a moment in the third where Rampage came close to finishing Rashad after connecting with a right hand, but Evan survived and eventually won the fight by unanimous decision. Five months later, Ramage fought the former light heavyweight champion of the UFC, Lyoto Machida. It was a close fight with Ramage pushing the action forward while Lyoto counterattacked with kicks and punches that each also received. others fell but the third round probably went to Machida who almost finished the fight with punches, it was a very close fight and many believed Lyoto won but I could see why the split decision was given to Rampage due to his constant pressure throughout the fight. ufc 130 fight against matt hamill was an uneventful fight in which rampage denied all of hamill's takedown attempts and outworked him on the feet in this dominant performance earning him the unanimous decision and a shot at the ufc light heavyweight championship against champion jon jones, although rampage most likely won the staredown. jon was dominant in this fight as he outworked rampage on the feet and also secured the takedown where he connected with the ground and pound, finally landing a rare naked choke in the fourth, forcing the score the first time Rampage ended up in the UFC on February 6, 2012.

Fought Ryan Bader Rampage, missed weight by six pounds. Ryan fought him through all three rounds to win. unanimous decision after this loss rampage Glover fought Shara Glover dominated Rampage on the feet and on the ground to win by unanimous decision after these three losses Rampage signed with Bellator in his debut with the promotion fought Joey Beltran the fight was caught weighing in at 210 pounds the two traded blows in the first round before Rampage swung wildly in the final 10 seconds and managed to pin Joey and finish him off before the bell rang at Bellator 110 he fought Christian Pumbu it was a semi-final fight at Bellator Rampage of the season 10 light heavyweight tournament ended Christian in the first round with fierce right hands on the ground in the finals of the tournament, he fought Mohamed King Mo Lawal.

It was pretty calm as Kingmo controlled the fight on the ground while Ramage controlled it on the feet. It could have gone either way but all the judges made the decision for rampage which also made him the winner of the tournament after some contract disputes with bellator rampage returned to the ufc where he fought fabio maldonado at a weight of 215 pounds by In three rounds he overcame Fabio to win the fight by unanimous decision. This was also his last fight with the UFC before returning to Bellator, where he fought Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii after a strong first round from Ishii that saw him land light kicks with confidence. takedowns and submission attempts also continued in the second round, but Ramage started to fight back more than in the third, he took control with a takedown, a ground and a punch, the fight definitely could have gone in Ishi's favor, but Ramage took home the split decision at Bellator 175. fought King Mo for the second time.

This fight looked very similar to the first, as King Mo controlled the fight on the ground in the first round, while Rampage was the aggressor on the feed in the second, but King Mo's strong third round gave it to him. unanimous decision after his first loss in bellator entered the promotion's world heavyweight grand prix in the quarterfinals he fought chele sonnen, although rampage fell cold to the canvas early, it was sonnen who controlled the rest of the fight with their fight, earning him the unanimous decision in September 2018, Rampage fought Vanderlei Silva for the fourth time, although both men were much older at this point, they still put on a show swinging from head to toe.

Vanderlei had the moment on him, but Ramage connected with a right hand that knocked him down early. Ending the fight with Ground and Pound a year later he fought former Pride Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emilianenko, the two trading blows before Phaedra connected with a right hand that knocked out Rampage. This was the last time Rampage fought and possibly the last time with Bellator, since he is now a free agent, I believe he will fight again. I could see it happening, but if it's not for money, I'd rather Ramage put it aside since he has nothing more to prove in the sport, so after being 38 and 14 years into his career. that saw him become the ufc light heavyweight champion how good was quentin rampage

jackson

actually in the past he seemed unstoppable he was a fighter like no other as he used his strength to defeat the fight hit power bombs not only were they impressive because It takes a lot of energy to do it, but they were also instantly liked by the crowd as no one saw anything like it and when the fight was on the ground, he brutalized his opponents with ground and strikes, he also improved his striking a lot throughout his career, which which led him to He had a reputation as a knockout artist because his hands were fast and powerful.

I was also impressed with his overall defense, as he was a very difficult guy to finish and, along with his charismatic personality, he became a star in both Japan and the United States, something that hasn't happened. Really any other fighter has done it. Another thing I liked about Rampage was his honesty after fights, if they were close he would feel bad when he was given the decision, something most fighters wouldn't do as they would be satisfied with taking home the prize. win and even if it was a clear call, you could tell that Rampage wasn't happy about not finishing the fight.

He would give his MMA career a 9 out of 10. He backed up his popularity with so many highlights that Quentin Jackson really defined what rampage means my name is keon and this is my opinion on how good he really was. quentin rampage jackson. Do you agree, disagree or have anything else to add? Please write in the comments below because I love reading it. If you like this video, please hit it. Like and subscribe to my channel for more content like this, but that's a lot for now, so I'll see you in the next one.