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Quinton Jackson Signs Three-Year Deal With Wolfslair
Aug 28, 2008 - 8:00 am ET | 67 Comments

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has signed a three-year deal with Wolfslair fight team in England.
Fighters Only revealed the signing on Wednesday.
“I feel like Wolfslair can make me go farther than I have been; I’m really excited about being able to travel there to train. The guys on the team, they like [...]

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Quinton Jackson Charged With Two Felonies, Four Misdemeanors
Aug 26, 2008 - 1:00 pm ET | 43 Comments

The Orange County District Attorney’s office on Tuesday charged former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson with two felonies and four misdemeanors following a July hit-and-run incident and car chase that resulted in Jackson’s arrest.
Jackson was charged with one felony count of evading while driving recklessly, one felony count of evading a peace officer and [...]

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“Shogun” To Return In December, Verbally Agrees To Fight “Rampage”
Aug 26, 2008 - 10:00 am ET | 33 Comments

UFC light heavyweight contender Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will return to the octagon in December and has verbally agreed to fight former 205-pound UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 92 on December 27th in Las Vegas.
Rua informed Tatame of the matchup on Sunday.
“I’m back to training. I’m doing some Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu stuff, and [...]

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Quinton Jackson Arraignment Postponed
Aug 15, 2008 - 7:00 am ET | 11 Comments

The arraignment for former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on felony charges stemming from a July hit and run incident, which was to take place on Friday, has been postponed, according to Sherdog:
“The district attorney’s office is responsible for filing charges and that case is still under investigation based on some new evidence [...]

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Quick Hits: Shogun-Rampage Likely In December, UFC 87 Bonuses, Palaszweski Signs With WEC, and More
Aug 11, 2008 - 11:05 am ET | 76 Comments

– Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson are likely to rematch at the UFC’s year-end pay-per-view event on December 27th in Las Vegas. In their first meeting Rua defeated Jackson via first-round KO at PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 in April 2005.
– Georges St-Pierre and Jon Fitch were each awarded [...]

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Makes Public Appearace at UFC 87 Press Conference
Aug 8, 2008 - 3:00 pm ET | 70 Comments

In his first public appearance since being arrested last month in California on hit and run charges, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, joined by UFC President Dana White and several other UFC fighters who will be in action tomorrow at UFC 87, took to the stage yesterday at the Mall of America [...]

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Juanito Ibarra Wishes Quinton Jackson “Nothing But The Best”
Aug 5, 2008 - 5:42 pm ET | 27 Comments

“I’m devastated by what he’s been through and some of the things I’ve heard. I’ve not sat down with Quinton to this day to discuss things. I pray for his well-being, and if I helped Quinton out a little bit with his growth in the sport, then I’ve been very blessed and honored to do [...]

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More Bad News For Quinton Jackson
Aug 5, 2008 - 9:00 am ET | 44 Comments

Some may recall that shortly after Quinton Jackson’s infamous hit and run incident transpired, a woman who was about four months pregnant was reported as one of the victims who Jackson allegedly injured after sideswiping with his sponsor-clad Ford F-350.  Apparently, that woman has since miscarried, and may or may not be bringing legal recourse [...]

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“Rampage” Fires Ibarra, May Fight Wanderlei Silva In November
Aug 1, 2008 - 12:30 pm ET | 59 Comments

In a recent SI.com article, Josh Gross reports that the rumored split between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and long time trainer/manager Juanito Ibarra is in fact a reality:
“Rampage’s seismic shift from an idolized mixed martial artist began after he relinquished his title on points to Forrest Griffin UFC 86 on July 5. The decision to fire [...]

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Quick Hits: “Rampage” Court Date Set, WEC 36 in Florida, and More
Jul 17, 2008 - 6:02 pm ET | 21 Comments

A third meeting between recent Strikeforce light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Ruiz and Jeremy Freitag will likely serve as the swing bout for EliteXC “Unfinished Business” on July 26th. [MMAJunkie]
World Extreme Cagefighting has signed former NCAA wrestling champions Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks, and Shane Roller. Rosholt will take on Danillo Villefort in his WEC debut [...]

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Report: Police Take Quinton “Rampage” Jackson To Hospital For Observation
Jul 17, 2008 - 11:52 am ET | 94 Comments

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been picked up by police yesterday for the second time in as many days and taken to the hospital for observation according to TMZ.com:
Sources say last night an Irvine police car was waved down by people near the place Rampage was staying who said he was [...]

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Released From Jail
Jul 16, 2008 - 10:09 am ET | 44 Comments

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who was charged with multiple felonies yesterday in California following a hit and run and brief chase, has been released from the Orange County Jail after posting bail, according to MMAJunkie.com.
Jackson was arrested yesterday by Costa Mesa, California police after hitting multiple cars, fleeing the scene, and leading police on a brief [...]

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Official Police Report on Quinton Jackson Hit and Run
Jul 15, 2008 - 10:25 pm ET | 31 Comments

From the Costa Mesa, California Police Department:
A Motor Officer was monitoring traffic at the intersection of Newport Blvd and Broadway. He saw Jackson driving sound bound weaving in and out of traffic, with a flat front left tire speaking on his cell phone. The Motor Officer activated his lights and siren and initiated [...]

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Arrested
Jul 15, 2008 - 7:23 pm ET | 64 Comments

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been arrested following an incident today in California and charged with felony hit and run, evading arrest, and other charges, MMAFrenzy.com has confirmed.
TMZ.com is reporting that Jackson “was in a car crash near Newport Beach (that’s near Laguna Beach in the O.C.) and then split the [...]

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UFC 86 Fighters Test Clean
Jul 12, 2008 - 12:00 am ET | 6 Comments

MMAFrenzy.com (www.mmafrenzy.com) has confirmed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission that all eight UFC 86 fighters who were tested for performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse have tested negative.
The 9-bout pay-per-view event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 5th.
The tested fighters were Forrest Griffin, Quinton [...]

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