The Ultimate Fighter - Jackson/Evans

[Buck]

Not sure what # this is, so I just labeled it Jackson/Evans.

Just started. Cant wait to see how Kimbo does.

[TrickyNicky]

He is also a former NCAA wrestling champion, so it will be interesting to see whose cuisine reigns supreme.

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

He is also a former NCAA wrestling champion, so it will be interesting to see whose cuisine reigns supreme.

Hey, did you see Belfort vs. Franklin?

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

He is also a former NCAA wrestling champion, so it will be interesting to see whose cuisine reigns supreme.

Ahh, haisan...so he will go with the bottled squid fart & technical skill technique?

How will Iron Skill Morimoto counter?

[KcMizzou]

Lesnar's just such a freak... it's gonna be hard to find a guy who can beat him. IMO, it's gonna have to be a big dude with killer striking ability, because I don't know that I've seen a fighter who can match his size and wrestling. (and the two go hand in hand)

Edit : And I've never seen a man close to that big with great (hell, even good) BJJ

[TrickyNicky]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Hey, did you see Belfort vs. Franklin?

Yep. It was probably the saddest thing ever watching CroCop quit. He is finished.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

Team Rashad won again thanks to Rampage's awful pick. They already announced next weeks fight will be Big Country vs Kimbo.

i called it in this very thread

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Hey, did you see Belfort vs. Franklin?

belfort is back to form, looking good. i have always been a belfort fan so i'm glad

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

Yep. It was probably the saddest thing ever watching CroCop quit. He is finished.

He wasn't exactly fighting well before that. He got by Al Turk with an eye poke, he just doesn't seem to have the desire anymore. Maybe he fought in too many wars in Japan. I hope he retires instead of going all Don Frye.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

belfort is back to form, looking good. i have always been a belfort fan so i'm glad

He's a head case though, the test will be four fights from now if he's still training.

[CoMoChief]

Sadly this world won't ever see a Brock/Fedor match.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Sadly this world won't ever see a Brock/Fedor match.

fedor recently said he thinks it will happen

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

He's a head case though, the test will be four fights from now if he's still training.

he HAS been a head case, why? oh yeah his sister got kidnapped and killed because he didnt/couldnt pay the ransom. that would probably **** upmost people's mind.

[TrickyNicky]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

He wasn't exactly fighting well before that. He got by Al Turk with an eye poke, he just doesn't seem to have the desire anymore. Maybe he fought in too many wars in Japan. I hope he retires instead of going all Don Frye.

Maybe he was a little too dependent on the juice. He hasn't even looked in shape since fighting in the UFC.

[thecoffeeguy]

Originally Posted by scott free

Lesnar is the new heavyweight standard, true UFC heavyweights now have to be able to size up in that class, at some point, undersized guys cant usually match up...the skills are still raw, but its very obvious that this isnt some passing phase for Brock, he looks clearly more skilled in every contest.

He hasnt just won, he's Dominated.

He'll go after a suddenly downed opponent, like he's tackling a sliding running back...leaning it all into it, just to make the guy take an overall bodyblow...that mean spirit isnt an act.

Does anyone know who this ghost is thats fighting Lesnar next? he's supposedly even bigger than Brock, needing the same kind of custom made gloves & has an MBA or something, so he's no dummy.

I think that guy Brett Rogers "Grim Reaper", could be a good fight with Lesnar.

[blazzin311]

Originally Posted by TrickyNicky

Yeah it happened late yesterday and got around today.



http://www.rampage-jackson.com/main/...-done-fighting

The guy was unstable when Dana swept the whole hitting-a-pregnant-lady-in-his-truck after a 5 day red bull bender thing under the rug. At least he didn't quit with the belt and throw it in the trash on Strikeforce, I guess.

Cooler heads did not prevail in the latest Rampage-White chapter

You might think that in a time where everybody has their own Web site, blog and Twitter account, communication between two individuals would be easier. You'd be very, very wrong. If you need proof, just look at the "Rampage" Jackson-Dana White situation. They're two men with a wealth of options for instant communication at their fingertips, yet they still find themselves in a war of words more suited to a junior high school homeroom than a professional sports organization.

It started when Jackson landed a role as B.A. Baracus (you know, the Mr. T character) in the upcoming A-Team movie, requiring him to postpone his grudge match with fellow former champ Rashad Evans. Since the UFC had already filmed an entire season of The Ultimate Fighter to help promote the bout, and since nothing makes White go from zero to livid faster than his fighters leaving the cage for non-pugilistic pursuits, the UFC president did what he always does -- criticize.

White told anyone who would listen that Jackson was a fool for stepping away from guaranteed money in the Octagon for the illusory promise of an acting career. He said that there was simply no way uttering catchphrases while draped in gold chains would make Jackson a Hollywood star. And he's right. If the acting chops Jackson displayed in Midnight Meat Train are any indication, the guy is not going to become the next Laurence Fishburne.

But as is often the case when two people talk past each other, it wasn't just what White said as much as how he said it. He's never been one to parse his words carefully, and when he painted a picture of Jackson as an ignorant jock walking away from the only thing he can do well for paydays that will never materialize, it understandably rubbed Jackson the wrong way. And, since vowing to quit fighting altogether was as easy as posting a sprawling manifesto to his personal Web site, Jackson went ahead and called it quits earlier this week.

Ever write one of those emails where you later wished you'd clicked 'save' instead of 'send'? Then you know what "Rampage" is going through.

Or maybe it hasn't hit him yet. Maybe, with the promise of The A-Team just in front of him, he still believes that his future is in acting. It isn't. Jackson will be back in the cage, probably sooner rather than later. Partly it will be because the UFC doesn't let go that easily once it has its teeth sunk into a money-making draw. Just ask Randy Couture.

But even without the UFC exercising its legal options, Jackson is going to want to fight again. He's going to miss the reliable paychecks from the UFC, and he might even discover that he misses the feeling of stepping into an arena full of screaming fans. Long days in the gym, well, he's probably not the type of guy to ever miss that.

Before Jackson does or says anything he can't take back, he might want to look at the state of Roger Huerta's career. Though not nearly as high-profile a fighter as Jackson, Huerta also wanted to leave fighting for acting. He also got a fairly gimmicky role in a fairly gimmicky action movie. He heard a lot of big promises from Hollywood types and decided he could make more money without putting his body through habitual torture. But now that his movie is done Huerta seems to have discovered that it wasn't a path to instant stardom after all. Now he wants back in the UFC, and after two straight losses his negotiating position isn't what it once was.

Jackson might want to consider that little cautionary tale before he posts any more updates on his website. There's a reason so few pro athletes make successful, prolonged forays into acting, and it isn't a lack of trying.

He might not be ready just yet, but before long he's going to need to sit down with White and talk this out. And for his part, White needs to learn not to badmouth his own fighters, even if they happen to be on his bad side at the moment. In other words, both men need to start thinking before they speak, regardless of the medium they speak in.

When you get a couple of emotionally-driven guys in a dispute, more outlets for communication only mean more chances for them to say something they don't really mean. Or maybe something they do mean, at least for the moment, but definitely shouldn't say. Modern communication technology makes it easy to say something you'll regret, but it's still just as difficult as ever to say you're sorry.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...rampage-white/