At the UFC 144 weigh-in, held in the early hours of Saturday to Sunday, Quinton Rampage Jackson weighed 95,7 kg, almost three kilos above the 93 kilos allowed by the light heavyweight division. The excess weight earned the fighter criticism from Rich Franklin, an Ultimate fighter who is in Japan commentating on the event. Franklin even questioned Jackson's preparation to face Ryan bader In the event.
In its turn, Rampage He was not intimidated and responded to criticism with humor. “Rich Franklin needs to watch her mouth, because I'm going to kiss her the next time I see him,” Jackson said.
Jackson also justified being overweight due to an undisclosed injury in preparation. Even so, the former champion was fined 20% of his purse.
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