Video: Quinton Rampage Jackson x Ricardo Arona at PRIDE, in 2004

Rampage (photo) achieved an impressive victory over Arona. Photo: Reproduction

Former light heavyweight world champion and one of the most iconic fighters in recent MMA history, Quinton Rampage Jackson This Saturday (25th) he will begin his second stint in the UFC. The North American, who held the category's belt between 2007 and 2008, will make his debut in the octagon after a brief stint with Bellator, in a fight against Fábio Maldonado who promises to lift the crowd in Montreal (Canada).

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At 36 years of age, Rampage has been in the sports spotlight for more than a decade, having started at a very young age in the Japanese organization PRIDE, the largest on the planet at the time. And, as a warm-up for Saturday's fight, the SUPER FIGHTS recalls one of the North American's most memorable victories in his long and successful career.

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It was June 2004, at the Saitama Super Arena, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan. The North American was facing the Brazilian Ricardo arona with an eye on the possibility of competing for the category belt, which was in the possession of Wanderlei Silva, archrival of both. The fight started complicated for Rampage, but, after a small hesitation from Arona, MMA saw one of the most impressive fight outcomes in its history.