Rampage Jackson No Longer in Hosptial

by Luke Thomas on Jul 23, 2008 12:01 PM EDT in MMA News

White originally said Friday that Jackson was to be held for 72 hours, but that the time period would be extended.

Jackson instead was reportedly spotted at the Affliction card in Anaheim on Saturday night, just after the 72 hours would have expired. White essentially confirmed Jackson's attendance at the rival card, saying he had asked White's permission to attend.

Jackson still has not spoken publicly about his eventful week.

And White let him attend? I suppose you can't stop the guy from attending, but this situation just got infinitely more odd. Is his alleged manic episode over? Is he still in need of constant medical evaluation? Why hasn't the UFC said anything formally?

What is going on?

HT: Cage Potato

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I mean he is sponsored by Affliction…so that explains his attendance somewhat…Maybe he couldn’t travel out of state due to his charges or something?

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by Tha Realness on Jul 23, 2008 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

Also

I just read this info on Kevin Iole’s mailbag and posted it on my site asking the same ish…lol…great minds :)

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by Tha Realness on Jul 23, 2008 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow....

Seriously though, I wish the guy the best, I just wish I knew more of what was going on.

by EnsignFrog on Jul 23, 2008 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

Lol 4chan

by zeroword on Jul 23, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I laughed.

by Chris Nelson on Jul 23, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

My interpretation is that he had a breakdown (obvious and so they wanted to evaluate him)
That breakdown is not of such severity that he is a threat to himself or others (because they released him)
and he attended the fight to show that he is not in a rubber room.

Sounds like he had a meltdown, crashed a few cars, and is now out and about. Its not like Cali is very hard on the rich and famous, so he shouldn’t even do any time since nobody got hurt.

by toxic on Jul 23, 2008 12:31 PM EDT reply actions

was that

picture from an affliction photo shoot or from Banned?

by asmiley420 on Jul 23, 2008 12:33 PM EDT reply actions

I don't think so

by Luke Thomas on Jul 23, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Rampage was not at Affliction, it was a look alike.

by Brett Jones on Jul 23, 2008 12:47 PM EDT reply actions

Source?

by Luke Thomas on Jul 23, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions

also read this

in the same article yesterday on Sherdog thats said he was there

all you gotta do is...

by imapimp08 on Jul 23, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions

went back to look

I read it in the first comment on Cage Potato that mentioned the Wrestling Observer radio Show hosts went over to Rampage and it wasn’t him.

But if White said he was there I’m not sure what to believe

all you gotta do is...

by imapimp08 on Jul 23, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Dana may have been trying to cover his arse. He was questioned at the UFN post-fight press conference about Rampage being there and he stated that Rampage asked him (Dana) about attending and Dana okay’d his attendance. In reality, Dana probably didn’t know anything about Rampage being there, but wanted it to appear that he was in the know about Rampage’s whereabouts. Not a big deal.

by lovingmma25 on Jul 23, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

exactly

what I was thinking

all you gotta do is...

by imapimp08 on Jul 23, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Rampage is not in any pics from Tracy Lee’s site.

by lovingmma25 on Jul 23, 2008 12:52 PM EDT reply actions

LOL..how the hell do you have a look alike Rampage Jackson?

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by Tha Realness on Jul 23, 2008 1:01 PM EDT reply actions

Someone told me he was at Affliction. I walked over to look at the guy they were claiming it was him, and it was not. Of course, this does not mean he wasn’t there, just that the guy I saw wasn’t him.

by Michael Rome on Jul 23, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

Off Topic...

I just heard Keith Jardine annouce on a Radio show that he is fighting Brandon Vera at UFC 89

by asmiley420 on Jul 23, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

anybody else hear this?

by asmiley420 on Jul 23, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

Which one?

by Luke Thomas on Jul 23, 2008 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

junkie has it up.

"The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'"

by BJJDenver on Jul 23, 2008 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I got Vera by 1rd K.O.

by asmiley420 on Jul 23, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

1st rnd.

by asmiley420 on Jul 23, 2008 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

I think Rampage is going to be back far sooner than we all think. Having taken classes on mental illness, the general sense I have is that chronic mental illness does not just pop up overnight. It’s something that gets progressively worse over a number of years. What happened with Jackson sounds more like a psychotic break or mental breakdown than anything else.

by Michael Rome on Jul 23, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply actions