Q. Rampage (photo) was UFC champion between 2007 and 2008. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
One of the biggest names in world MMA from the days of the extinct PRIDE and former Ultimate champion is back in the most famous octagon on the planet. The organization announced this Saturday (20) that the veteran Quinton Rampage Jackson, 36 years old, is back in the UFC. Rampage he had left the event in January 2013 and transferred to rival Bellator.
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For the Brazilian public, Quinton Rampage was marked as the Brazilian's biggest rival Wanderlei Silva. At PRIDE, the North American was knocked out twice by the Brazilian, once with an impressive sequence of knees that went down in the history of the sport. In the UFC, Rampage He closed the trilogy against Wand with victory, with a knockout in the first round.
Quinton Rampage has a professional record of 35 wins and 11 losses. The former UFC champion has not fought since May of this year, when he won “King mo” Lawal in the main event of Bellator's first pay-per-view event. Long downtime would have been one of the main causes that led to Rampage to leave his rival and return to Ultimate.
Bellator President guarantees that fighter will not transfer
Shortly after the UFC announced the rehiring of Rampage during the official broadcast to the United States of UFC Barueri, Bellator president Scott Coker went to Twitter and denied the information, claiming that the athlete still has a contract with his organization and will not transfer.
“Let us be clear that Quinton Rampage Jackson is under an exclusive contract with Bellator MMA. We will protect our contractual rights”, published the director on the microblogging network. According to North American journalist Luke Thomas, another representative of the organization assured that Bellator will take legal action to resolve the issue.
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