Quinton “Rampage” Jackson admitted that he is almost at the finish line when it comes to fighting in the MMA. He says that this decision still stands even though he was able to win over Fabio Maldonado earlier this year during the UFC 186 event.
Quinton Jackson joined the UFC after his team terminated his agreement with Bellator after what they decided as a case of unresolved breach on Bellator and Viacom’s part.
“They promised movies, pro wrestling, reality shows and everything to boost their pay-per-views. Everybody saw what happened to Bjorn Rebney, he got canned. Scott Coker came in and the company was turned upside down and my contract got (expletive) on. For some reason, Viacom didn’t want to fix things. So my manager terminated (our contract),” Quinton Jackson revealed in a recent interview with The MMA Hour.
A court decision made it possible for Quinton Jackson to fight at UFC 186 last April even though his previous employer attempted to prevent him from doing so.
Even though Quinton Jackson was able to successfully return to the UFC, the “Rampage” is still involved in a lawsuit regarding the breach of contract with Bellator and Viacom. This has been dragged on and it kept Jackson from fighting again. With how things are going with the lawsuit, Jackson, who is now 37 years old, says that it looks like he had fought his last bout and he is now thinking of retiring for good.
“I feel they are just trying to tie me up so I don’t fight. But at the end of the day, and I’ve been thinking about this a long time, I’m thinking Bellator can’t make me fight for them, and I’m thinking I might as well go ahead and retire. If Bellator tries to keep holding me up, I’ll just retire and do movies and television shows. It’s just too much stress for one person to deal with,” he said.
Quinton Jackson has been in the industry for more than a decade now. He has already fought in the industry on a global scale and has even experienced almost the entire evolution of the MMA in the US. Today, he was still able to get a four straight wins, with an overall record of 36-11. For some, that’s still not enough though.
This was not the only thing that kept mixed martial arts fighter Quinton Jackson busy. He also has a background in doing television shows and movies. These, of course, don’t entail the same body pain as what the MMA does. With all of these activities he had in his entire career, the length of stay that he had in the industry might be just enough.
“There is only so much one human being can take. So if this court stuff don’t go well, I might as well retire. I ain’t going to let someone force me to fight for them. I’ve done a lot in this sport, so the easiest thing to do is retire and walk away.”