Rampage's New Blog Post- "UFC looked like a**holes"
I normally wouldn't quote the whole thing but since you have to sign up to read this some people might not want to do that, here is his new post:
I was watching the fight this weekend with the director of the A Team movie, the movie crew & a couple of actors & I never been ashamed to be a part of MMA till now. The UFC looked like assholes this weekend. The main event was boring. I anticipated that because let's be real.. Machida is a boring fighter. But Shogun getting robbed like that was pretty cut throat. Then you hear Joe Rogan say you "you have to beat the champ to be a champ." & that made me think the UFC are full of shit! Not to be whiny here but I still don't feel like I've been beat in the UFC.. but I'm not champ anymore. If the UFC gives Shogun an immediate rematch because of the controversial loss then that would validate everything I have said about the UFC in my recent posts & why I'm pissed at the UFC. But yet he deserves one & so have I deserved one against Forrest.
The reason why I was ashamed of the UFC is because some people around me were saying that the UFC is becoming corrupt like boxing & asked me is that stuff real? Most of the people from the A Team movie were just watching it because I was watching it & they don't know much about MMA & were starting to get into it but last night they didn't have anything good to say about my sport. So I was so ashamed.
One good thing came out of the fight last night. Rashad looked more like a bitch. If he would have just tried to fight Machida instead of just nutting up he probably could have done better. I saw every last one of Machida's weaknesses this last weekend. No wonder TUF is editing Rahsad to try to make him look good cause they need all their fighters to sell tickets. They never should have tried to make me look bad cause I'm the wrong person to pull that type of crap with. Cause I don't give a fuck about the TUF show or about the UFC. There's not another fighter on this planet that can do what I do & they know it. I don't need them. All they did was fucken piss me off. & any fighter on my team who says they lost a fight because of my coaching can fucken kiss my ass & say that shit to my face. It's very easy to point the fingers when you lose. But I can't get into the cage & fight for ya'll. I can only fight for myself. & for all you UFC & TUF fans out there, here's a big announcement.... IT'S A DAMN TV SHOW! With how much footage they got & how much editing they did, they can make anyone look the way they want. This is my last time blogging about this damn TUF show. Just because I don't go into the cage when a fighter loses & cry all over him & hug on him makes me a bad person? I have many reasons why I don't go into the cage cause when I'm pissed I make bad decisions. So you guys say whatever you want to say about me, all the crap you want about Rampage, but one thing I'm gonna tell you is that Rampage is real & straight up Rashad is fake as hell. When I was coaching the show, I forgot that Rashad won the first heavyweight TUF show. I didn't think about the outcome or editing of the TUF show & them promoting their own. I don't see nothing wrong with that but don't do it on another guy's expense.
The UFC needs to get some new judges before I even think about coming back. I want the hardcore fans to go back & watch all the fights that you thought was kinda shady with the judges in the UFC & TUF & write down the names of the judges so you guys can complain & have a voice. Do your homework. This sport wouldn't be what it is without the fans. Its hard for me to believe that the UFC is so successful & has over 100 shows & can't tell who wins a fight. How is it that they can't tell who wins a fight on an important title fight? Me doing TUF 10 & seeing how they edited it now & seeing how Wes Shivers lost his fight is making me very skeptical about the UFC. Note to TUF: Anybody involved in making the TUF show do me a big favor... Don't look at me cause you're fake. Don't talk to me cause you're fake. Don't even think about me cause you're fake. & if you do you might just get cussed the fuck out.
Well it sure doesn't look like Dana and Rampage have done anything to patch up whatever sort of rift has developed between them. Honestly I think the best thing Rampage could do right now is just keep his mouth shut because the only thing he is doing is making himself look bad and alienating more fans. And it shows how much he really knows about MMA when he acts like the judges work for the UFC which is obviously not the case and in the next sentence says "do your homework". We get it Rampage- you're mad, the UFC has screwed you over, and you don't care about the UFC or the "haters". It just seems odd that you keep talking about it so much considering you "don't give a fuck".
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I love him, but...
Note to Rampage: The UFC doesn’t hire judges.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
by Blackout612 on Oct 26, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s what the Illuminati, er, I mean UFC, wants you to think.
by nottheface on Oct 26, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very tired of Rampage bitching and whining.
Yes, the editors made Rampage look bad. The fighters, on both his team and team Rashad, that back up what we are seeing are all lying.
Everything is somebody else’s fault.
by Lynchman on Oct 26, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just for terminology sake: he didn’t post a blog. The blog already existed. He published a new post.
by Luke Thomas on Oct 26, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I know how much you hate that, I just followed Rampage’s Tweet- " I’ve posted a new blog". Should I change the title?
by ufc4 on Oct 26, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh...
I used to love Rampage, but it’s getting to the point where he just makes me sick.
YOU’RE RETIRED….STFU ALREADY!!
by Razzel on Oct 26, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah screw listening to guys with tons of inside experience in the MMA scene. Why the hell are sportscasters always retired players anyway. They don’t know anything
(sarcasm)
by HighNoon on Oct 27, 2009 5:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tho
to be fair, I believe Rampage has openly admitted he just likes to fight and knows next to nothing about the business itself, that he rarely even watches the shows. I’m not sure he could be classified as an expert.
Please don't delete this post, Mr. Mod
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"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
by mythbuster on Oct 27, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe he would have gotten a rematch...
If he didn’t go and shit the bed on national tv the following weekend.
by MMA_Messiah on Oct 26, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention, Machida would not have gotten an instant rematch if Shogun had won.
by Razzel on Oct 26, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm let me guess who bail this hair ass out of the jail?
yep, it was UFC. whether or not, it was about protecting their assets.
Rampage did in fact owes big one for UFC. Okay so he became the coach of TUF series for that.
Well thank you Mr. Jackson for doing half ass job on the show. “Get up get up punch him punch him” what a great advice you’re giving, you not-so-witty moaning 13 yr old kid.
*At least Rashad went out and fought against the undefeated champ while you bitched out. OH OH let’s not forget how would the veteran who doesnt know how to check kicks will do against Rashad.
You have to beat the legend, in order to become the LEGEND
-Melvin Manhoef (after his destruction of Sakuraba)
by chopstickthugz on Oct 27, 2009 6:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Second note to Rampage: you lose the right to an instant rematch when you get arrested two weeks later. Not only that, you’re fortunate to still even be employed.
If Shogun sideswipes a pregnant woman next week he isn’t getting an instant rematch either.
by rabrown on Oct 26, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not only that, but the UFC still employ him, but they gave him a chance to avenge his two losses to Wanderlie.
And Rampage is the one who got screwed?? It blows my freaking mind!!!
by Razzel on Oct 26, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems Rampage has made it into the crack pipe, er… I mean Hollywood.
by mmalogic on Oct 26, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"When Im pissed I make bad decisions"
Jjjajaja. I loved that quote. Its so ironic, considering that he’s pissed and writing these posts…
by iamtheoriginalchris on Oct 26, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, is this not worse than the stuff Tito used to pull? Rampage is bashing the hell out of the UFC.
by Razzel on Oct 26, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but I never felt Tito was being honest
by Shaun32887 on Oct 26, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really
It’s too over the top to be serious, if he was really mad he would have handled it like Rampage, a few blunt, harsh words now and then. Tito was in it for the show, he was having fun with it.
That said, fantastic picture, sir.
by Shaun32887 on Oct 26, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should have seen the hoo-hah at the post-fight presser for '84
Man, that shit was real. There was absolutely no mistaking the enmity that existed between Tito and Dana there. It would have been funny except for the fact that it was two grown men taking cheap shots at each other infront of a wide array of media professionals.
For those that want to see it, there’s footage up on YouTube here and here
by VikingPhotography on Oct 27, 2009 3:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny how he goes on a rant about the UFC and how they treated him and then ends his post with saying the UFC will have to get new judges if he decides to come back. He’s trying to pull a Tito.
by steveoc24 on Oct 26, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It seems like Rampage is above the mma and ufc crowd now that he’s butt buddies with “Murdoch” and “Face”..
by mmalogic on Oct 27, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One good thing came out of the fight last night. Rashad looked more like a bitch. If he would have just tried to fight Machida instead of just nutting up he probably could have done better.
Kind of like how you should of did against Shogun, right Rampage?
by The Bronzeville Bully on Oct 26, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Was he not watching the undercard?
There was some GOOD stuff there; the card was better than it looked on paper, I would not be ashamed in Rampage’s position. Heck, I “even” enjoyed Tibau-Neer!
As for the Rampage quote… BULL. It sounds like a subtle demeaning of both Machida and Shogun masked behind his overt attack on Rashad. Funny how he lost to one and wouldn’t be favored (now) against either of the other two?
by Chortles on Oct 27, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rogan didn’t say “you have to beat the champ to be a champ” as some sort of view he endorsed, rather he said it in the context of explaining why a judge might award a fight to the wrong fighter, which turned out to be prophetic.
by Jahbulon on Oct 26, 2009 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think you’re right. Either way, it wasn’t said as a normative statement.
by Jahbulon on Oct 27, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
After that fight, I never thought I would hear anyone trying to say that Rogan defended a decision for Machida.
by xDieseLx on Oct 27, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t give a fuck about the TUF show or about the UFC
well… you certainly seem to have alot to say about them. if you’ve found something you’d rather do… do it. your rants aren’t going to keep people from following the sport they enjoy.
by woooburn on Oct 27, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dude this guy just needs to go away, i really can’t stand rampage. he saw all of machida’s weaknesses?? ok then rampage will fight machida and beat him with body kicks, leg kicks and great foot work, i’ll be waiting for that fight right after they film the a-team trilogy
by Marcelo on Oct 27, 2009 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
This!
Honestly, if Rampage ever does realize how much money he left behind and try to come back, I think the UFC should punish him by making his first opponent be Anderson Silva. There is a fight I would LOVE to watch.
by Razzel on Oct 27, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
after that he can fight Schoonover aka Titties to climb back up the ladder hahaha or get kicked out of the UFC for losing that too either way :p
by Marcelo on Oct 27, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
he saw all of machida’s weaknesses?? ok then rampage will fight machida and beat him with body kicks, leg kicks and great foot work, i’ll be waiting for that fight right after they film the a-team trilogy
Sarcasm much? To paraphrase Dida, Shogun showed the world how New Shogun or a fighter like him (with the skill set, patience, and self-discipline) could beat Machida. All this ragging on Machida’s actual ability or on karate from other fighters of less renown at this time (i.e. Varner, Tiki, and now Rampage), in contrast…
by Chortles on Oct 27, 2009 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
varner was really talking trash on machida? wow
by woooburn on Oct 27, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't hear it, but probably
all the guy does is talk trash. Watch the Inside MMA he was on a couple of weeks ago. it was an interesting panel, and he was very opinionated, but at times he sounded like an angry nerdy MMA blog reader. He had a couple of funny lines though.
by Grappo on Oct 27, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As if Rampage has been smelling like flowers lately.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Oct 27, 2009 12:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember, Rampage, thou art mortal. Fortuna is a fickle bitch and can take away as easily as she gives...

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Oct 27, 2009 1:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Worse yet, every LHW that Rampage has dissed with the post (Machida, Shogun, Rashad) I believe would have beaten the same Wanderlei that reduced Rampage to this.
by Chortles on Oct 27, 2009 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think Rashad would beat a prime Wanderlei! Sacrilege! (I’m only kind of joking. There’s no way Rashad could have beaten a prime Wand.)
by hlebtasic on Oct 27, 2009 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
How can he hate on Rashad for losing to Machida? At least Rashad signed the bout agreement. Rampage wants nothing to do with that fight.
Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.
by Day Man on Oct 27, 2009 1:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just for that
When Machida vs. Shogun II or III consists of them fighting in the open atop a “mat” of corpses of the rest of the light heavyweight division…
Rashad gets dibs on the winner. Rampage gets to be the mat.
by Chortles on Oct 27, 2009 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's not another fighter on this planet that can do what I do & they know it.
This is the best part lol. What does Rampage do again?
He would be a huge dog among the hardcore fans if he fought Anderson, Machida, or Shogun, and I would bet most people would pick Rashad and Thiago over him as well.
by Razzel on Oct 27, 2009 3:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
“Even” Thiago Silva, after he showed at UFC 102 that he had grown up after the Machida loss, tightened up his game and…
1: retained his mental resilience …despite how horrific that loss was,
2: used a counterstriking mentality (demonstrating mental discipline),
3: borrowed Machida’s kick sweep counter (demonstrating mental flexibility instead of wounded pride)
4: threw only a few but accurate (4-for-7… as opposed to 2-for-9 vs. Machida), effective, and decisive strikes:
4a. countered Jardine’s right straight to right body kick with a left kick to the rear leg, for a successful sweep
4b. checked Jardine’s advance with a well-timed left hook at 1:22 (it didn’t land but was thrown at the limit of
Jardine’s advance, the momentum favoring the counter punch, the chin tucked, the guard up)
4c. countered Jardine’s whiffed uppercut with a knockdown left hook counter with his right hand guarding, while
Jardine’s left foot not planted and thus off balance,
4d. and ended it with a straight one-two (discounting the follow-ups) bypassing Jardine’s arms while standing.
Thiago Silva > Rampage Jackson.
by Chortles on Oct 27, 2009 5:44 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
nice assessment
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
by lovingmma25 on Oct 27, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I was hoping it wouldn’t be seen as a waste of time. :) A rec would be nice if you feel it’s warranted, but I was impressed with Thiago Silva’s coming back from half a year of humiliation to defeat an “unorthodox” striker using self-discipline, technique and timing… and for the most part forcing Jardine to throw first. (To explain 4b in more detail, Jardine had moved forward as far as the momentum from his one-two would take him, and Silva’s left hook deterred Jardine from a snap decision to wade in and restart with a longer combination, Vitor vs. Wanderlei style.) I should add that although it was within Jardine’s guard, Silva’s standing GNP was as opposed to simply diving in and throwing punches, and instead of being “trapped” on the ground after the sweep kick he was able to return to standing.
I look forward to Rashad’s next fight and his hopefully demonstrating that he’s similarly rebuilt himself… and that they both prove that they > Rampage.
The above analysis and that of my preceding post were from watching Thiago Silva vs. Keith Jardine (UFC 102), plus checking the FightMetric numbers on that fight.
by Chortles on Oct 27, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll admit, it was really nice to see Silva get that win. He’s one of those guys that I don’t think will ever win a belt, but I’ll root for every time.
by Shaun32887 on Oct 28, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Rhodes scholar, Mr. ’Page is not.
What a jumbled bunch of random opinions, assertions, half- (or zero-) truths, all in orbit around one gigantic inflated ego.
Yuck.
Let’s keep in mind that Rampage turned down the fight with Machida to fight Rashad because he figured there was more money in it; he is on record stating that. So, how can he bitch about not being the champion, not being respected by the UFC, and about how he would have easily beaten Machida, when he skipped out on the chance to PROVE that he could beat Machida, become the champion again, and capitalize on the respect that the UFC was giving him by offering him the fight? And as others have pointed out, the whole “The UFC needs new judges” thing… Even the UFC brass has admitted a desire to improve judging and refereeing, criticized the decision in that fight, criticized refs at that event, and offered Shogun an immediate rematch because – as we all know – criticizing and offering a rematch is the ONLY remedy available to the UFC. They have no control over the commissions or the judges; which, by the way, is part of the reason that MMA is not as corrupt as boxing at present.
So what to take from this? Has Rampage actually completely separated from reality? He was always sort of “funny”, but he used to be “funny – ha ha”, now he’s more “funny – different…” I want to believe that he’s honestly not well mentally/emotionally, honestly disconnected – which is a terrible thing to hope for – because I don’t want to believe that he’s this much of a cynical liar, or that he actually believes that the fans are stupid enough to buy what he’s saying.
What an ugly, ugly mess.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on Oct 27, 2009 3:43 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Are you saying this because of the incident that occured after his fight with Forrest Griffin?
Prior to that incident I don’t recall so many comments about Rampage’s mental capacity.
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
by lovingmma25 on Oct 27, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you mean the comment about him being “separated from reality”, it was more of a general observation on his increasing oddness over time. He went from being quirky, to being REALLY quirky (and getting religion), to the weirdness with Ibarra (that we’ll never know the truth about), to the episode after losing to Griffin, to some of the statements he’s been making lately that seem like a guy who has lost control of his ego. I’m no psychologist, and I’m not saying he’s nuts. But mad with fame? Buying into his own legend, perhaps? Is he the Tracy Jordan of MMA?
Probably none of the above. Probably it’s a very simple combination of things: maybe he’s just a spoiled top athlete, an attention seeker, and buys into his own hype a bit (as someone else said, contrast him with the statements made by Okami after his loss to Sonnen). Honestly, that is what I think is most likely here. But it’s a BAD combo, and it makes him LOOK bad.
And for the record, I don’t think he’s “coo coo for coco puffs”, though it IS entirely possible that he’s just not working in the same version of reality that the rest of us do. The same can be said of lots of people, especially people who live very, very different lives than the average person.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on Oct 27, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rampage Ashamed of the UFC
In the context of Rampage’s current tiff with the UFC, it’s hard for me to take this post too seriously. He’s saying some things that several folks have pointed out as being logically flawed. Rampage is a very entertaining guys, and I really enjoy watching him fight, but no one’s ever accused him of being a Rhodes scholar. That is to say, this probably shouldn’t be the straw that breaks the camel’s back when determining whether or not to support Rampage. It’s bluster; “sound and fury signifying nothing.”
If anything, it illustrates just how hungry Rampage is to fight for the title. His statements about the UFC in this post belie his so-called “retirement.” Not that it will be a great surprise to anyone when Rampage announces his return to the UFC, but this is a better indicator to fight fans than had he said “I didn’t bother watching UFC 104, and I don’t particularly care anymore if folks feel Forrest beat me.”
...Behold, a pale horse. The man that sat upon it was Wieters, and hell followed with him.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
by Brett Jones on Oct 27, 2009 6:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he makes halfway decent points about him “making bad decision when he’s pissed”, i get that, halfway decent points about editing, and about judging… but he needs to chill out on going over the top and remember, he’s a former champion, get over your bad decisions and step in the cage after a fighter loses, you gave them all that bad footage, and the UFC doesnt score fights nor pick judges.
I'm old school hating Lesnar, I've been hating Lesnar since '08
by MicahW on Oct 27, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He does kinda have a point with the judges being that it does appear that the UFC has some say over who refs a fight – maybe they have say in who judges as well
I don’t see any reason why Big John should not have been a ref on Saturday night -
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
by lovingmma25 on Oct 27, 2009 12:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If the UFC had all this power, why would Mazzagatti ref, ever?
is this all part of the great Zuffa and illuminati led conspiracy to keep everyone on their toes?
by Phildo on Oct 27, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The CSAC most likely didn’t assign McCarthy because they know of the beef between him and the UFC and just didn’t want to rock the boat. Doesn’t require a conspiracy or UFC control. Like Phildo said, if the UFC HAD control, the Maz would have been ejected from all UFC events a while back. But there’s a difference between taking a continuously serving ref out of rotation and not putting a formerly retired ref back in.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on Oct 27, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can’t “retire” out of a contract and then go fight somewhere else.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
by Ubernoober on Oct 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure you can
You can fight in court, ask Randy Couture how well that turns out.
by ufc4 on Oct 27, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t that mean you can’t?
Please don't delete this post, Mr. Mod
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"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
by mythbuster on Oct 27, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course you can
Randy could still be fighting them in court right now if he chose to, he came to his senses instead.
by ufc4 on Oct 27, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It means you can try it; it doesn’t mean you’ll be successful…
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on Oct 27, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im sure the contract has a life span and will expire.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 27, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No it doesn’t.
If you get someone to sign a contract to build you in a house in 1 year, can they just stop working after 6 months and walk away scot free?
Rampage turned down a fight, his contract is frozen in time.
by Phildo on Oct 27, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually it does. Depending on the state whos laws govern the contract (Im assuming Nevada) there is whats called a statute of limitations. In civil court its called a periods of prescription and would be dictated by the civil code of said state.
Non compete agreements are also limited both by geography and time depending on the profession.
So if Rampage does movies for a while, he can probably come back and sign with whomever he likes.
Plus, there is always Japan.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 27, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And what is the statute of limitation on a contract? And if this is such a sure fire method, why has no one else used it?
Tito, Huerta, and AA (for 3 high profile cases) had their contracts extended because they pulled out of fights, I don’t see why Rampage would be any different.
Don’t get your hopes on seeing him fight somewhere else, because if there is some sort of expiration date or statute of limitations (when I don’t see how that applies at all) it will take many years, and many lawsuits for that to happen.
by Phildo on Oct 27, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And as for Japan, why do people always act like there are no laws in Japan?
It would be very easy for Zuffa to sue him (and win) for breach of contract and start taking money from Rampage if he pulled that. So unless he plans on moving (and staying) in Japan, that’s not an option.
by Phildo on Oct 27, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, there is my comment below… or he could put on a luchador mask and fight under an alias.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 27, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So if Rampage does movies for a while, he can probably come back and sign with whomever he likes.
Wrong. He didn’t sign a contract for 2 years or whatever, he signed a contract for X number of fights. It doesn’t matter how long he is gone, he still owes the UFC those fights. It’s the same reason we never got to see Couture/Fedor in Affliction.
by ufc4 on Oct 27, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what Im saying is that after X amount of years, dana cant sue him for breach of contract. And if rampage can prove in court he has a grievance with Zuffa, say hostile work environment, he may be able to get the contract voided. Im sure some of Dana’s statements would hold water in a defamation suit.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 27, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana’s statements wouldn’t come close to a defamation suit because rampage is a public figure.
x years according to wikipedia is 6 years from the end of his contract, and Zuffa will argue that the contract never ends, so it seems silly to get excited about the prospect of rampage maybe fighting mousasi in 6 years plus a legal fight.
The luchador/alias idea is equally dumb, and I’m just going to hope it was an attempt at humor.
by Phildo on Oct 28, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In 6 years
Mousasi will have been in the UFC for 4 years.
by ufc4 on Oct 28, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The issue here is not that Rampage is a public figure, but that Dana is inhibiting his ability to get acting work. Rampage is a contractor for the UFC, and is only paid for X nights of work. Yes, his contract says he cant compete with the UFC, but his relationship with that employer cannot inhibit him from accepting other work. Its part of what happens when your fighters are contractors and not employees.
The neat thing about the law is that you present every possible defense, even if they are conflicting. Perhaps they dont hold water individually, but combined may be enough to get it voided. There are tons of other ways he could spin it as well. Google it.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 28, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that was going to work, someone would have done it already.
People keep acting like Dana writes Zuffa contracts on napkins. Zuffa has a team of lawyers reading over and writing these things.
Dana isn’t inhibiting him from work, he offered him a fight and he turned it down, a shotgun approach of shitty arguments won’t get anywhere.
If Randy, Mark Cuban, and Affliction couldn’t get Randy out of his contract, what makes you think Rampage will have any more success? He certainly isn’t going to have the money that Randy had when trying to get out last time, and he’s definitely not going to have as much money as Zuffa. And besides that, no one is going to be offering rampage a big enough fight or enough money for it to be worth spending 1 dollar on a lawyer, forget the thousands this would take.
Zuffa’s contracts aren’t evil or illegal, if they were they would have been thrown out by now. Rampage isn’t fighting anywhere else.
by Phildo on Oct 28, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
youd be shocked how many cases “a shotgun approach” has won.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 28, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the house thing, it happens all the time. Thats why you never pay someone up front.
by ryanwk628 on Oct 27, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its the CSCA that appoints the judges that make the calls
The UFC has nothing to do with it. Do you really think that Dana would risk a billion dollar enterprise to ‘fix’ decisions or pay off judges?? Come on now, Dana is not stupid. But it really seems here that Rampage is directly blaming the UFC for the bad decisions. I understand why he would be made about not getting his rematch with Forest, but more people think Shogun beat Machida, the Rampage beat Forest.
All said though, there may be the need for some new judging. I honestly thought that Machida/ Shogun should have been a tie. On a super close fight like that, they should add it up, and even if one fight gets one more point, they should have the ability to call ties regardless of the points. Also i think that everyone doesn’t really realize how these contest are judged and they tend to look at the whole fight, especially the last few rounds, thats why the all the casual fans think Shogun won.
by J_Maddux on Oct 27, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
corrections: mad - fighter
man i wrote this too fast.
by J_Maddux on Oct 27, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t wait until Rampage takes up Scientology.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
by Ubernoober on Oct 27, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Wow, keep digging Rampage, keep digging...
by NinjaCodah on Oct 27, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First rule of holes: Stop digging.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Oct 27, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
^Your sig is totally appropriate for Rampage right now.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Oct 28, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs





















