Comments on: Video: Rampage Jackson On His Loss To Forrest Griffin At UFC 86

By: mikemick

mikemick — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:04:49 +0000

KOuch,
So you didn’t think Rampage “defended” his title? I thought he was done after the 2nd round. I thought his knee was shot. I thought he had one of the most gutsiest performances of the year by coming back, and being as effective as he was (reminiscent of Couture vs Rizzo, but not as remarkable). I knew he was a fighter, but he showed me more heart than I thought he was capable of. I feel the comparison you drew to his title defense compared to Sylvia’s defenses is inaccurate. At no time did I feel he was trying to coast to a victory. I whole-heartedly felt he was trying to finish the fight. I can accept the argument that Rampage lost (even though I don’t agree with it), but to say he wasn’t defending his title a la Tim Sylvia is a little ridiculous.

By: 2girls2cups

2girls2cups — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:03:02 +0000

chucks prolly the likely candidate if he beats rashad. another guy people seem to dismiss is thiago silva but that dude pretty damn impressive. from here, i see chuck beating evans and getting a title shot, and i see wandy vs rampage and the winner getting the next title shot.

By: blane

blane — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:44:49 +0000

if chuck beats rashad he deserves the title shot silva and rashad is two of the best in the division i think chuck silva and rashad would beat shogun

By: huertarogerhuerta

huertarogerhuerta — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:28:41 +0000

y is everyone sayin chuck gets the next crack at it i completly disagree. wit all the runnin his mouth about shogun that chucks been doin hes gotta fight shogun b4 he can fight for the belt or atleast someone whos closer to being a top contender

By: 2girls2cups

2girls2cups — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:28:33 +0000

either way this fight could’ve gone, you could argue that it should’ve been the other way. it was pretty close but i have to say that the one knock down rampage had in the first round wasn’t as big as the leg damage he received in the 2nd. that was definetly a 10-8 round in my opinion. as for the last few rounds, it looked like forest was the one pressing forward which is one of the ways you win rounds….octagon control. i love both these guys and i think it’s better that forrest won cuz it keeps him in the picture while rampage will also remain in the title race. had forest lost this fight, along with the jardine ko, it would’ve made it difficult for him to ever get back to this level and it wouldn’t have done much for jackson since he was the favorite.

By: Jason D.

Jason D. — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:09:50 +0000

After rewatching the fight, Rampage lost. Not because he was really hurt with anything, but because Forrest was the aggressor and more active. I feel that Rampage didn’t really bring his “A” game and took this fight lightly. They should have Rampage fight either Wanderlai Silva or Lyoto Machida and whoever wins gets the next title shot after Chuck Liddell.

By: aztaporsnap

aztaporsnap — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:45:13 +0000

Well big shocker but hats off and much respect griffen gave him an ass whooping

By: KOuch

KOuch — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:49:10 +0000

MIKEMICK,

I understand the rule of “you have to beat the champ,” but in this case it would have been the worst title defense in the history of the UFC. I see this as a big difference between boxing, kick boxing and MMA. MMA demands you “defend” your title. Maybe I’m wrong……it’s just how I see it. With Tim Sylvia gone the UFC can continue this wonderful tradition of forcing the champ to fight for his title.

By: Segablack

Segablack — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:22:12 +0000

This Was a really good fight but it really needed one more round! but KOuch is right Jackson did not have the energy you normally see from him in the ring, he never really pressed the action. forrest in my mind only really hurt jackson in the leg in that fight his punches where not really phasing him. this will be a good rematch one day

By: mikemick

mikemick — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:18:51 +0000

I agree 100% with Rampage. We had a mixed bag of Forrest and Rampage supporters at my place for the fight. Nobody gave it to Forrest. One person had it a draw (10-10 third round). Everyone else has it 48-47 Rampage.

I remember having the same feeling as Hamill v Bisbing when the decision was announced… I was pretty surprised. I think a lot of it comes down to how you score fights. Different people have different opinions on scoring points.

I also agree with the unsaid rule of “You got to beat the champ.” I felt Rampage won, and figured this little rule would solidify it even more. I guess not.