Rampage vs. Rashad CANCELLED?
by I Can't Feel My Face on Sep 4, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
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But according to MMABay, a British MMA site with close ties to Jackson's camp, that won't be happening. The site reports that the Evans-Jackson fight has been dumped from the card because Rampage is expected to play the role of B.A. Baracus in the new "A-Team" movie which is currently filming in Vancouver, and he would not have had time to get in full training camp before UFC 107.
UPDATE: The Sun confirmed that Jackson did get the role in "The A-Team".
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mma bay?
i think we know not to trust anything on that site. hope it’s not true.
by bdw on Sep 4, 2009 6:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"But according to MMABay"
Do they also report about 1/2 alien celebrity babies?
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by BJJDenver on Sep 5, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought this at first
But it’s starting to look like one of those situations where the broken clock is still right twice a day
Si Hoc Legere Scis Nimium Eruditionis Habes
by Paynuss on Sep 5, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m tired of always seeing the same shit in a article about something on MMABay. When’s the last time they fabricated something? Because lately, they’ve been doing just fine, unless I missed something.
So when was the last time MMABay fabricated something? Amuse me, please. Because the who “pffft it’s just MMAbay” lines are getting as old as “It’s All Over!!!!!!!!!!!!” at the end of every fight Goldy calls.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by kyfm621 on Sep 4, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whats “older” is people thinking mmabay is legit, they’ve made up interviews with fighters, couldn’t spell rashad’s name the first couple months of the site, use the UFC Fight Club to do most of their “stories” (a poster posts a link to BE, mmaweekley, etc and then they post it on their site saying they exclusively broke the story)…
not to mention the sites creator lying about his mom being sick so he could gain her (but really him) backstage access at a UK UFC event (fact, everyone that was part of UFC FC at the time knows it)…
could go on and on but its quite ridiculous anyone could ever stand up for mmabay, especially when they say they are exclusively breaking news its either stolen from another site and/or completely made up…
by Reaser16 on Sep 4, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Not trying to “stand up” for mmabay, just asking a simple question, and I haven’t seen these people thinking MMABay is legit that have seem to taken your panties, wadded them up, and shooved them back into your pants. Thanks for the insight though!
Seriously, if you want to prove a point I left it right there out in the open to be made. When is the last time MMABay fucked up? I was asking a serious question so I could have little more clarity as to why the first 5 comments of every post where someone quotes MMABay are always premeditated site bashing. Pardon me if I think it’s getting old.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by kyfm621 on Sep 4, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, MMABay is teh crap usually.
They got this one right.
The problem is, when you get even one big time wrong, you lose all your credibility going forward. And they’ve got much wrong before.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One that I can remember off hand is Brock/Couture being canceled. I honestly can’t come up with something more recent because I never go to that site and usually ignore posts that mention them when I see them here.
They’re theory is that if they throw enough shit up against the wall something has to stick, not really a good theory for journalism. No one is going to be 100% right, but they don’t have a very good batting average.
by Phildo on Sep 5, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you actually trying to defend MMABay? Seriously????
by who me on Sep 4, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That’s a yahoo article he’s quoting. Normally I’d agree about the MMABay stuff, but Cofield is verifying this. That gives it a LITTLE more cred.
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by Beer Monster on Sep 4, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cofield is attributing it to MMA Bay
with no independent verification.
We’re working to confirm. It could very well be true.
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by Kid Nate on Sep 4, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the definition of shitty journalism would be to write an article based solely off a post on MMA Bay and report it as fact without independently verifying it, especially considering Yahoo’s close ties to the UFC/Dana.
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ya, I’m glad everyone that writes for BE knows about mmabay, find it shocking someone like Cofield wouldn’t know about that…
by Reaser16 on Sep 4, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that sucks if its true
I read it on fanhouse who was saying mmabay was the source. I know in the past mmabay has not been credible but who knows maybe they’re turning it around.
Bash me all you want on this but I’m with Dana screw fighters being actors. First Cung Le then Roger Huerta and now Rampage Jackson. I dont mind it if it doesnt take away good fights but Le has defended in god knows how long, Huerta is leaving for good, and now I dont get Rampage/Rashad because Rampage is B.A. Baracus.
First Swick gets injured and now Rampage/Rashad is cancelled, well my day is officially sucking now.
by bigdmmafan on Sep 4, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A good friend of mine will be working on the A-Team film (it has not started filming yet)
and he tells me Rampage is not in it.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Sep 4, 2009 6:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
According to mma fanhouse
Last week Dana confirmed that Rampage had gotten the role.
by bigdmmafan on Sep 4, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to imdb.com both Common and The Game are rumored to be playing BA. No mention of Rampage.
Also, Mtv.com says no.
Proving yet again that at least some of the folks at UK tabloid The Sun are lying liars, MTV has confirmed that UFC champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has not been cast as B.A. Baracus in the coming big screen adaptation of “The A-Team.”
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by mythbuster on Sep 4, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
IMDB is not very reliable when it comes to future roles. They had Denzel Washington casted for the Halo movie for 2 months.
by Zack Gobie on Sep 4, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL @ Denzel in Halo
yeah, i wouldn’t put too much into imdb rumors
by I Can't Feel My Face on Sep 4, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
but it was the first place I checked anyway. The Mtv article tho says that Rampages manager confirmed that he wasn’t in the movie.
weoweoweo is the best… and I <3 Vera cause he is pogi.
by mythbuster on Sep 4, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I said, filming hasn't started yet, so there's no way to know for sure.
Within a week there will be pictures of him on set if he’s doing it.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Sep 4, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trying to get pictures this afternoon.
But he’s quick on his feet, the old man. Definitely joined the cast though. http://www.tinyurl.com/pitydafoo
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even if this happens, it will just be delayed by 2-3 months, not cancelled. It’s not that big of a deal, and will be good for both Rampage and the UFC.
by Michael Rome on Sep 4, 2009 6:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah, the article says “been dumped from the card”, not “cancelled indefinitely”
by woooburn on Sep 4, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m shocked at how little perspective a lot of people have on all this, especially media members.
You wait a couple months more to see a fight. On the other hand Rampage gets a life changing opportunity, everyone involved gets a bunch of press, and there’s a nice title match in its place in December.
by Michael Rome on Sep 4, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Really? I figured they’d let Randy fight Rashad on that card, and Rampage gets him 3-4 months down the road, regardless of the outcome.
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by Beer Monster on Sep 4, 2009 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The filming ends early December. You just wait two months and do it.
by Michael Rome on Sep 4, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Michael
As a fan of mma it is frustrating to see good fights get delayed.
Sure is it good for Rampage? I guess. Is it good for the UFC? Maybe. They will get some good press but you are also gonna have the fans that watch TUF and then expect the fight in December and not have it happen.
Look at Hughes-Serra how did that turn out?
First it is Cung Le, then Roger Huerta, and now Rampage. I dont know about you but I dont want to lose a lot of good mma fights to see some very b level movies.
by bigdmmafan on Sep 4, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look at Hughes-Serra how did that turn out?
I thought it turned out to be a pretty damn good fight personally. I wouldn’t mind seeing a rematch.
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a year and a half later. And it still helped the show add a ton of buys, and made a lot of money. Here we’re talking a couple months.
And the A-Team will surely suck, but it’s not a B level movie. We’re talking a lead part in a huge film, a big budget film.
Who knows who MTV contacted. Dave Meltzer had it this week in his newsletter that Rampage has personally approached Dana about it.
by Michael Rome on Sep 4, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is supposed to happen a couple months later but that could change anything can happen.
Also I dont know how you determined that it was Hughes/Serra that added a ton of buys?
Rashad was coming off his victory over Liddell and the huge UFC 92 event and Machida ko’d Silva on UFC 94 which everyone watched for GSP/Penn 2. I think that had to do with the buyrate and not Hughes/Serra.
Also the mtv thing saying he wasnt was posted 08/26/09 so a lot can change, people.
by bigdmmafan on Sep 4, 2009 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but that mma site was posted after mmabay and the sun “broke” this story a week ago.
by Phildo on Sep 4, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link from Yahoo
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 6:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Your link linked me to no story :(
weoweoweo is the best… and I <3 Vera cause he is pogi.
by mythbuster on Sep 4, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Rampage-gets-Mr-T-role-in-A-Team-movie-will-?urn=mma,187415
Just paste that into your browser, for some reason it won’t link, but it looks like Cofield is just quoting the Sun and MMA Bay so not sure we can really consider this confirmation.
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He linked the article IN THE POST.
http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com
by Beer Monster on Sep 4, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoops, I clicked all the links except the first one. Still, the point remains that the Yahoo article is only recycling the stuff from MMA Bay and The Sun, it’s not like Cofield independently confirmed it.
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I confirmed it.
Rampage is in town to shoot the flick. Arrived today. He’s three blocks west of me as we speak.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very cool
photos! photos! :)
Sneak on the set, tell them you’re with the caterer, and get all the info you can :)
weoweoweo is the best… and I <3 Vera cause he is pogi.
by mythbuster on Sep 4, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know where fanhouse is getting that Dana White confirmed it.
MMA Bay and the Sun said it was true weeks ago, but since then mtv came out and said that it was false. Rampage hasn’t said anything, and I thought Dana blew it off when it was mentioned during a press conference before or after the last fight.
by Phildo on Sep 4, 2009 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This sucks
Stop running away from Rashad, Rampage.
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by SSreporters on Sep 4, 2009 6:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rerfresh my memory
did he not turn down a title shot just to fight rashad?
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by Paynuss on Sep 4, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of. He turned down the title shot to heal up, he had a lot of nagging injuries from having two fights so close together (Wandy and Jardine), then when TUF was offered he accepted it.
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MMABay + The Sun:
A marriage made in trash journalism Hell.
Si Hoc Legere Scis Nimium Eruditionis Habes
by Paynuss on Sep 4, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Getting a story right
is not remarkable unless you have SERIOUS problems.
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by Paynuss on Sep 4, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also Forrest Griffin-Anderson Silva
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd bet $5 against this being true.
More if I had more.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BJ being added to this card makes me think it’s true. They wouldn’t do both on the same card.
by Michael Rome on Sep 4, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not?
BJ was being held off cards to be bait for a network TV event. If that ain’t happening, and it seems to be not, you’ve gotta put it somewhere. Why not blow the doors off Memphis?
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because it’s Memphis?
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I can confirm this is true.
Rampage is in Vancouver right now. Just spotted on Robson St signing autographs.
MMABay FTW.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Given his signature, Ozzz may have written that article.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Sep 4, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Given his byline..
..Oz did. :)
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yep.
His filming is going to take him into Mid/Late November from what I can tell.
by Michael Rome on Sep 4, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dana must be pissssed.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does having to postpone the finale of the...
…biggest Ultimate Fighter series ever, thereby taking two of your best light heavy propsects out of the picture for six months, when you’ve just spent six months having them build up to the fight.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 4, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
my initial reaction (when there was chatter about this last week) was exactly the same. but… i think the benefits outweigh the risk. they’ll conjure up other compelling 205 matchups, rampage will be in a movie millions of non-ufc fans will see, and we’ll get to the fight eventually.
to think otherwise, is to underestimate to the power of the hollywood machine in my mind. just think of the potential if his characters catches on. Mr. T had his own SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON, BREAKFAST CEREAL, and a million other things that made him a household name. all things a spike reality show (while huge) can’t achieve.
by woooburn on Sep 4, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he’s there now and filming is six weeks shouldn’t he be done middle of next month?
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 4, 2009 9:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
He'll be needed about six weeks
That six weeks doesn’t start this morning, and he won’t be able to fully commit to returning to fighting until they know no reshoots are needed, which takes more time still.
http://www.vancouversun.com/mma
by Ozzz on Sep 5, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is the odd thing, a lot of people are saying they see rampage in Vancouver, the thing is Rampage hangs out there on occasion regardless of shooting a movie. He also said on Twitter that his camp would start in October, so if it is 6 weeks, it would be late October….
by "Mr. NC-17" on Sep 4, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One thing I think people are missing here is that Memphis is Rampage’s hometown, and he would have been the biggest draw in Memphis.
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by Beer Monster on Sep 4, 2009 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
has the event been officially announced/booked, with tickets available and all that stuff? if not, they could hold off on a memphis show til this matchup can happen.
by woooburn on Sep 4, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It hasn’t been officially announced yet, but I’m pretty sure the arena is booked already.
http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com
by Beer Monster on Sep 4, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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