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[tooeasy891]

Daley and Vitor!

Daley vs GSP would probably not be an competitive fight though.. He needs to work on his wrestling and submission defense.
Hopefully Vitor gets a shot at Silva, it would be an awesome fight, and I think he can give Silva some problems.

 

[Specter]

CroCop is done, I gave him every hope and went with every excuse but it's over. The old CC is dead, the new one has no heart, no speed and seems so old inthe cage. Vitor has serious KO power but Silva would still destroy him. Trigg would have been KTFO if the ref hadn't stopped that fight. Good card, sadnight for us CroCop fans.

 

[heemsta]

^ i agree i was hoping cro cop would prove me wrong and show he still can compete but man last night was a huge disappointment

 

[Specter]

Originally Posted by rodster831

Originally Posted by Dips3tRydah

CroCop is done, I gave him every hope and went with every excuse but it's over. The old CC is dead, the new one has no heart, no speed and seems so old in the cage. Vitor has serious KO power but Silva would still destroy him. Trigg would have been KTFO if the ref hadn't stopped that fight. Good card, sad night for us CroCop fans.

Mr. Cop still has a fight left in him, maybe two.

just wasnt his night yesterday.
though i really dont think he was main card worthy, at least not that close to the main event

It wasn't his night for the past 3 years. It wasn't his night after Gonzaga, Kongo and Overeem fought him. CC is my favorite fighter but Ihave to face facts that he's mentally done. Sure he can try and take on some less tier opponents but if he's not into a fight mentally he might losethose too. I knew the fight was over in the first minute, he was afraid to come in and box and instead started using only his kicks hoping for that left highkick knockout. But the old CC use too box his way in and then unleash that kick. To see one of the most feared strikers just running and pushing was just sad.The man has been fighting for a long time and he needs a very long rest if he decides to come back fighting.

 

[mayhemmonkey000]

Originally Posted by rodster831

Originally Posted by Dips3tRydah

CroCop is done, I gave him every hope and went with every excuse but it's over. The old CC is dead, the new one has no heart, no speed and seems so old in the cage. Vitor has serious KO power but Silva would still destroy him. Trigg would have been KTFO if the ref hadn't stopped that fight. Good card, sad night for us CroCop fans.

Mr. Cop still has a fight left in him, maybe two.

just wasnt his night yesterday.
though i really dont think he was main card worthy, at least not that close to the main event

It hasn't been his night since he left Pride. He's done.

 

[battousai701]

very disappointed in Crocop... i was hoping he was actually hungry to be a title contender and maybe even knock off brock from the championship position.

from the first minute it was very evident that he wasnt his former self. dude was hesitant to go toe-to-toe with dos santos.

he wasnt as explosive and agile like he was in his pride days. dude was a predator hunting his prey until they got knocked out when he was in his prime.

maybe hes just too old, maybe hes just mentally not there anymore, or maybe both.

im still a fan, but its sad seeing a great fighter reduced to this.

 

[demonbasketball04]

10 outta 13 on my predictions, nice!!

 

[bastitch]

I've said this before and I'll say this again:

CroCop can't fight in a cage.

In the open space of a ring, where he can continue to circle around larger, more, aggressive fighters, he can still maintain distance and strike effectively.

In a cage, he simply can't maintain a comfortable distance for him to strike.

 

[kiiidthrash]

old cro cop

sucks seeing him now

 

[mojodmonky1]

Originally Posted by demonbasketball04

10 outta 13 on my predictions, nice!!

nicely done.

i missed on my prediction of Cole Miller pulling off the slight upset, and also didn't see the Daley TKO coming (nor did I expect to see that kindatakedown defense).

 

[mayhemmonkey000]

The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them. The UFC bought WFA to get my contract & they saved my life, so I felt loyal to them. They pushed me into a fight with Chuck Liddel even when I clearly stated I wasn't ready to fight for the belt because the American fans didn't know me but I took the fight and didn't complain & after I won the American fans booed me for the first time which changed the way I saw them & it hurt me deeply.

Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the undisputed champ. Later Anderson Silva was.

Then they had me coach TUF season 7 and fight Forrest and the fight was very controversial & normally when a fight is that close & controversial there is normally an instant replay. I can name a couple of instances. Instead they offered me the Vanderlei Silva fight which I gladly accepted even though I know it was a very risky fight for me to take because of all the drama that was happening to me at the time. I fought that fight with a jaw injury and then a couple weeks later Dana called me and asked me to fight Rashad. For the first time I said no, I didn't want to fight because it was such short notice & I wouldn't have had a long break between camp. Dana talked me into fighting Rashad anyway but Rashad refused the fight and so I had to fight Jardine as a favor to the UFC instead of getting my belt back (which wasn't even worth it to me financially).

Then I reinjured my jaw in the fight with Vanderlei & Jardine. Frank Mir gets hurt so they wanted to switch my fight from UFC 100 to the fight Frank couldn't make it to but I couldn't fight cause I needed jaw surgury. So they give Machida the fight against Rashad & they told me they want me to coach TUF season 10 against Rashad. That's why I wanted Rashad to win so bad but when Rashad got knocked out I told them I wanted to fight Machida for the belt but Dana told me if I coach TUF against Rashad that I could fight Machida afterwards cause this was a different type of ultimate fighter show they were doing. After I signed the contract Dana then changes his mind & says I have to fight Rashad & even told me what to say in the press & so my fans think I was scared to fight Machida. After all that I still never complained & I did it all.

Then this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bull**** & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career. I'm not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I'm done fighting. I've been getting negative reviews from the dumb %%! fans that don't pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I'm hanging it up. I'm gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they'll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy %%!! & anybody that don't like what I just said can come try to kick my %%!!

I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn't respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!

http://www.rampage-jackson.com/profiles/blogs/im-done-fighting


You have to sign up but it's from his personal blog. Holy $%%!

.

 

[heemsta]

wow. as a rampage fan this sucks cuz i really wanted to see him fight rashad and try to get another shot at the belt.

if this is true then i wish him the best.

 

[Specter]

I don't know what to say. Rampage was not just a good fighter but he had a good personality for MMA. Got to respect what he said but if this is hisfinal decision it just sucks.

 

[mayhemmonkey000]

Originally Posted by Dips3tRydah

I don't know what to say. Rampage was not just a good fighter but he had a good personality for MMA. Got to respect what he said but if this is his final decision it just sucks.

Agreed. I never, ever would disagree with a fighter giving up the sport. It's so physically grueling on your body and if you don't love itanymore there's no point in getting your face bashed in for a paycheck.

 

[his diabolical majesty]

Crazy blog there. It looks like someone edited that for rampage

he spoke his mind and did it in the most polite way possible. Hearing Anderson silva isthe undisputed champ after you pounded Dan Hendersons head in for 5 rounds has got to suck. The only other guy I'll buy a ppv fight at lhw now is Machida.

 

[drock2010]

I hope he decides to come back

damn Dana White seems like a prick.

 

[demonbasketball04]

^^I jsut read that blog a few minutes ago. Kinda speechless right now. I wasn't a huge Rampage fan, but hearing him say he's done fighting still stingsa bit.

 

[div1lbc]

Say it ain't so, Page!

Sucks he's deciding to hang them up but you can't be mad at him for his decision. I wish him the best on his new career, hopefully he'll somehowfind his way back in the octagon.

 

[notoriouslar]

Coming from a big Rampage fan.... this sucks. He will fight again, there is no doubt about it, but he wont be at the level he is now, either skill or fame wise

 

[dako akong otin]

I'm one of the few boxing heads that lurk in this MMA thread... pretty dissappointed that Rampage will be retiring

 

[RustyShackleford]

Now Dana White sees what running his mouth to look cool could do. Now Lorenzo Fertitta will have to go fix Dana's %!+!%*$ mess once again.

 

[sjuelz]

Originally Posted by MayhemMonkey000

The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them. The UFC bought WFA to get my contract & they saved my life, so I felt loyal to them. They pushed me into a fight with Chuck Liddel even when I clearly stated I wasn't ready to fight for the belt because the American fans didn't know me but I took the fight and didn't complain & after I won the American fans booed me for the first time which changed the way I saw them & it hurt me deeply.

Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the undisputed champ. Later Anderson Silva was.

Then they had me coach TUF season 7 and fight Forrest and the fight was very controversial & normally when a fight is that close & controversial there is normally an instant replay. I can name a couple of instances. Instead they offered me the Vanderlei Silva fight which I gladly accepted even though I know it was a very risky fight for me to take because of all the drama that was happening to me at the time. I fought that fight with a jaw injury and then a couple weeks later Dana called me and asked me to fight Rashad. For the first time I said no, I didn't want to fight because it was such short notice & I wouldn't have had a long break between camp. Dana talked me into fighting Rashad anyway but Rashad refused the fight and so I had to fight Jardine as a favor to the UFC instead of getting my belt back (which wasn't even worth it to me financially).

Then I reinjured my jaw in the fight with Vanderlei & Jardine. Frank Mir gets hurt so they wanted to switch my fight from UFC 100 to the fight Frank couldn't make it to but I couldn't fight cause I needed jaw surgury. So they give Machida the fight against Rashad & they told me they want me to coach TUF season 10 against Rashad. That's why I wanted Rashad to win so bad but when Rashad got knocked out I told them I wanted to fight Machida for the belt but Dana told me if I coach TUF against Rashad that I could fight Machida afterwards cause this was a different type of ultimate fighter show they were doing. After I signed the contract Dana then changes his mind & says I have to fight Rashad & even told me what to say in the press & so my fans think I was scared to fight Machida. After all that I still never complained & I did it all.

Then this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bull**** & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career. I'm not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I'm done fighting. I've been getting negative reviews from the dumb %%! fans that don't pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I'm hanging it up. I'm gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they'll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy %%!! & anybody that don't like what I just said can come try to kick my %%!!

I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn't respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!

http://www.rampage-jackson.com/profiles/blogs/im-done-fighting

You have to sign up but it's from his personal blog. Holy $%%!

.

 

[lakersfan1]

im

and

at the same time. But the thing is i understand you would always hear rampagetalk about how he hates training with a passion and all he really wants to do is fight. And think about if he hates training and now doesnt love fighting asmuch as anymore whats the point? Its sad to see him go even though if he does come back it won't be agaisnt Rashard because i know if he does come back itwould be for a quick win and im sure he doesn't want to retire on a lose but i could be wrong but anyways http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOJAj-Zbu9c

best slam artist ever

 

[superofficial]

Wow. Sad to see him go, but yeah, I can understand why.

 

[presequel]

damn, it wasnt til rampage beat liddel did espn finally start doing mma coverage/highlights.