UFC: 'Rampage' Jackson Thinks Jon Jones is Bad for MMA
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is currently in a legal battle against his former promotion Bellator, and he talked about it in an interview on "Inside MMA" on AXS TV. Bellator's president Scott Coker is claiming that Jackson is still under contract with them and he is breaching the deal signed last June 2013, per MMA Junkie.
"The whole thing is nuts. I'm going through a lawsuit but the UFC has been cool. The UFC has said if I have to settle out of court and I have to fight in Bellator, they won't hold me up, and they'll put my contract on hold. It's nuts," Jackson said as quoted by MMA Fighting.
The 37-year-old MMA Legend is currently signed with the UFC. He last fought on UFC 186 in April in Montreal, Canada. He defeated Fabio Maldonado via a unanimous decision but is currently under injunction due to his legal issue with Bellator and can't fight until it is settled.
"Rampage" also gave his thoughts about the recent reinstatement of former light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones in the UFC. Jones was suspended after a hit-and-run incident last April and has pleaded guilty to one felony charge of leaving the scene of the accident but has avoided jail time when he was granted a conditional discharge, as per a separate MMA Junkie report.
"The drug he was doing, people overdose from it, people can die from it. This kid was fighting three days after and he was one of the best. I hope he comes back and he learns from his mistake," Jackson said, referring to Jones' failed drug test on cocaine a few weeks before his fight with Daniel Cormier, per MMA Fighting.
"I'm not saying it because I'm a fan of Jon Jones, because honestly, I think Jon Jones is bad for the sport. When he fights people, he injures us. He kicked my knee backwards. My knee has never been the same. He's doing it to a couple of other guys," he added.
Jackson challenged Jones for his title last September 2011 in UFC 135 at Denver, Colorado, where he lost in the fourth round via submission using a rear-naked choke. He then lost to Ryan Bader at UFC 144 and Glover Teixeira at UFC on FOX 6 last January 2013 before signing with Bellator.
As for his next opponent, "Rampage" would like to fight anyone that he has lost to including Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Michael Bisping and Wanderlei Silva, per MMA Fighting. Jackson adds that he respects Rua and Silva but has some "personal stuff" with Bisping.
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