All Entries Tagged With: "Quinton Rampage Jackson"
TUF 10: Some Notes Before Episode 6
Well, it’s no secret that Team Rampage is having the worst season in the history of the Ultimate Fighter franchise. They’re the only team to be shut out of the first half of the opening round of the tournament, and there’s a distinct chance that they could lose every fight. After all, team Rampage’s top four pics (Kimbo, Abe, Demico and Wes Sims) have already been knocked off. It seems a done deal that Rampage is going to lose at least one more: Zak Jensen (Rampage’s last pick) seems… (Full Story)
TUF 10: Episode 5 Recap and Thoughts on Stupid
I’m not a Rashad Evans fan, but as this season of the Ultimate Fighter goes on, I find I’m liking “Sugar” Rashad more and more. Still, before I get into the backstage confrontation between Evans and Rampage, I figure it’s worth making a few notes about what happened in the show to help contextualize some of the stupid. Apart from the adolescent crap about jacking it in the shower (which I really don’t care that much about) and the shoulder injury of future Young and the Restless castmember… (Full Story)
TUF 10: Episode 5 Preview and Thoughts
It’s worth making a note, now that the Ultimate Fighter is halfway through the first round, that this season has featured the worst performance by any coach in the history of the franchise. Objective assessments presents that Rampage, as the only coach to open his first four matches without a win, is completely outmatched in terms of the team dynamic. In a pickup game of basketball, this kind of ass whupping is one where you reassess the teams and mix things up a little. Unfortunately,… (Full Story)
Bad Timing: Rampage’s Retirment and TUF 10
Every once in a while, I get a text that makes me think, and I got one from Curtis earlier today that’s been eating at me as I try to focus on the day-to-day grind: I don’t know if I’m going to be interested in TUF now that Rampage is retiring. Obviously, it’s reworded for grammar, but the effect and sentiment are there, and the weight of Rampage’s retirement may, or may not, weigh heavily on the show. Whether it’s ratings will at all be effected is doubtful, but there may be some… (Full Story)
Classic Fights: Silva vs. Jackson II
Their first fight speaks for itself, and is worth watching. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (30-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC, #2 IWMMAR) vs. Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1-1 MMA, 2-5 UFC) is one of the great rivalries in the history of the sport, and the fact that there were three fights, even if there wasn’t really a rubber match, makes for an interesting narrative. But there really isn’t time to talk about the animosity leading up to the third fight. The push (pictured left) speaks for itself. Instead, it is the… (Full Story)
205 Pound Discussion
UFC 92 provided us an action packed night with several ups and downs. In the great 205 pound weight division the tilt-a-whirl of supremacy is at it again. Almost every ranking will have the top 5 completely different. Many feel that Machida is top 3, while others have him out of the top five. Buckle up as I try to make some sense out of this crazy division. Top Dog: Number 1 in this division has to be the guy with the belt. At this time it is the undefeated Rashad Evans. The… (Full Story)
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