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Silva vs. Jackson III Winner To Get Title Shot?
November 10th, 2008
There may be more on the line come Dec. 27 for Wanderlei Silva and Quinton Jackson than merely answering the question of whether or not Wandy just has Rampage Jackson’s number. It also looks like a title shot could go to the winner, or at least Wandy thinks so if he wins.
Speaking to Fighters Only at the weekend, Silva said that he understands he will get a crack at the belt if he gets past the former champion.
UFC 92 Promo Video
November 7th, 2008
The latest UFC 92 fight card and event info can be found in our fight cards section.
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Notable Quotes: Rampage On Wandy, Alvarez On Diaz, Cro Cop On Fear Of Failing
October 2nd, 2008
We’ve been inundated in recent weeks with tons of news and rumors of big fights coming in the next few months. Wanderlei Silva and Rampage Jackson’s third meeting was finally made official earlier today. Eddie Alvarez vs. Nick Diaz is one of EliteXC’s worst kept secrets for their next Showtime card, and Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ definitely wants his chance at redemption against Alistair Overeem on NYE. Three of the fighters involved in these matches recently spoke out on their upcoming fights. Here’s what they had to say.
Silva vs Jackson III Official For UFC 92, Two Title Fights Also Confirmed
October 2nd, 2008
It’s official…finally! Wanderlei Silva and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson will meet for a third time on Dec. 27 at UFC 92. Also confirmed for the card are Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir for the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
Dana White confirmed the news with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports.
Rampage Says He’s Fighting At UFC 92, Hopefully Against Wanderlei
September 26th, 2008
Oh no. Not again. Yep, right on the heels of a report earlier this week from Kevin Iole that Rampage Jackson and Wanderlei Silva would likely be squaring off for the third time at UFC 93, instead of 91 or 92, comes this report from The Sun that quotes Rampage saying he’s definitely fighting on Dec. 27.
QUINTON ‘RAMPAGE’ JACKSON has confirmed he WILL return to fight inside the Octagon before the end of the year.
Silva vs. Jackson III Moved To UFC 93?
September 23rd, 2008
Guess what? It looks like the ridiculously long rumored Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson III blockbuster has been moved again. Most recently, Jackson’s new training camp’s co-owner, Anthony McCann of the UK-based Wolfslair, stated that UFC 91 in November was too soon for the fight to take place for either camp. Despite multiple reports to the contrary, it appears that may be the case.
According to Kevin Iole, it’s now looking like the fight may take place on Super Bowl weekend at UFC 93.
A very good source told me on Tuesday he expects Jackson and Silva to fight Jan. 31 (Super Bowl weekend) in Las Vegas in UFC 93. It’s a very fluid situation, but it’s almost certain it won’t happen in November and it’s very unlikely for December.
This is starting to enter “I’ll believe it when I see it” territory.
No Comments | Filed under: Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar, UFC 92, UFC 94, Wanderlei SilvaChuck Liddell To Get Shot At Forrest’s Title At UFC 92 If He Gets Past Rashad Evans
August 27th, 2008
If Quinton Jackson had retained his title at UFC 86, you probably wouldn’t have heard Chuck Liddell’s name mentioned in the UFC light heavyweight title picture for quite some time. After all, Jackson did beat Liddell twice…decisively. How could you justify it when Lyoto Machida is still undefeated and Wanderlei Silva is back on track? Of course, that became a moot point when the judges awarded one of the closest fights in recent memory to Forrest Griffin instead.
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua Comments On December Return & The Possibility Of Facing Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson
August 24th, 2008
In an article today at Tatame.com, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua elaborated on comments he recently made during a training session in regards to fighting Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson at UFC 92 in December.
“I’m back to training. I’m doing some Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu stuff, and thanks God everything is fine now. I’ll be back in December… They said that I might fight with Quinton Jackson, but nothing has been signed yet. They (UFC) called me and offered a fight with him and I accepted, but they didn’t say anything else more.”
The fact that Rua hasn’t heard back from the UFC regarding the potential fight could be attributed to rumors of the UFC trying to book Rampage in a rematch against Shogun’s former Chute Boxe teammate, Wanderlei Silva at UFC 91 in November.
Rua is aware of Jackson’s recent troubles, and acknowledges that it could pose a problem to making the fight, but he wants the match if Rampage is ready.
“It surely can be a problem, but I want him back in December and against me, and I believe he can be back.”
Whether Quinton’s next opponent turns out to be ‘The Axe Murderer’ or ‘Shogun,’ it will be a huge opportunity to avenge a major loss from his past. Either matchup will be one you don’t want to miss.
Dana White Confirms Event Schedule; GSP vs Penn II Moved To UFC 93; UFC 91: Florian vs Stevenson Confirmed, Lesnar vs Kongo Rumored
August 21st, 2008
Despite strong rumors that the UFC would be invading Canada one more time before the end of the year, Dana White confirmed earlier today that it’s not going to happen. White did, however, confirm the UFC’s upcoming event schedule and clear up a few of the fight rumors that have been circulating.
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