The Future of Rampage

I've given [UFC] time to keep me happy," said Jackson. "Honestly, I think the UFC is happy with me leaving. It's a mutual thing."

Competing in smaller MMA promotions is possible, but Jackson has a grander scheme -- taking his knockout skills to the boxing ring.

He won't have to worry about anyone taking him to the ground in a boxing match, and Jackson gets to throw as many punches as he wants.

"I've put my time in. I did my thing," Jackson said. "I just want to entertain people. I want to be very exciting. Maybe I want to try some boxing or do some kickboxing. I’ve done jiu-jitsu tournaments, wrestling tournaments, kickboxing fights -- but never boxing. I think that would be my biggest challenge -- to see if I can be a pro boxer.

Jackson noted that former street fighter-turned-mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice has also made the switch to boxing.

One promoter has already expressed interest.

"Absolutely, I'd be interested in taking a look at him," Top Rank vice president of boxing operations Carl Moretti told ESPN.com. "I'm sure he's a well-conditioned athlete, but boxing's a different game. I'd like to see him in the gym sparring, just to see how he does against professionals before going ahead and just throwing him in a fight.

Where is the retirement button?

Rampage has an ego that won't allow him to an org like WSF.

He doesn't have the work ethic and cardio to box.

My only guess if his career continues is no surprise, bellator. I still think his ego won't allow him to fight there, or find success with them.

Side note, I know he loves Japan but I think the Japanese promotions are a bit too stale for his liking at the moment.

Added it for you.

I think he stays in the UFC.

does anyone care about Rampage anymore? one moment he's happy go lucky then the next he's angry at Dana? sounds like he's going trough menopause

Joins King Mo in Bellator/TNA or heads to the WWE.

HW MMA and Boxing no return to UFC.

Joins Bellator, loses to Emanuel newton in the first round of the LHW tournment, retires from MMA and joins TNA permanently for the rest of his career. 2 or 3 years later becomes a jobber and gets put into squash matches against guys like Wes Brisco and Zema Ion.

Haters. Rampage vs Cro Cop. Gimme my fight.

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I don't the HWs today are any more athletic than they were 20 years ago.

Farmer1906 wrote:

I don't the HWs today are any more athletic than they were 20 years ago.

I said athletic monsters, some of the top ten HW's are as tall as 6'7 and as heavy as 250lbs.

Ali* wrote:

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I'm pretty sure Rampage will never fight for the UFC again after this weekend. You should probably just accept that fact. Also he doesn't need Zuffa to make a decent buck.

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I'm pretty sure Rampage will never fight for the UFC again after this weekend. You should probably just accept that fact. Also he doesn't need Zuffa to make a decent buck.

Never said he'd fight for them again just that at some point he'll come back begging when he's washed up. Just look at Tito.

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I'm pretty sure Rampage will never fight for the UFC again after this weekend. You should probably just accept that fact. Also he doesn't need Zuffa to make a decent buck.

Never said he'd fight for them again just that at some point he'll come back begging when he's washed up. Just look at Tito.

I don't see the connection. I also think you are crazy. Rampage made bank in the UFC, you think he will crawl back to sign autographs at fan expos? You're wrong.

Ali* wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

I don't the HWs today are any more athletic than they were 20 years ago.

I said athletic monsters, some of the top ten HW's are as tall as 6'7 and as heavy as 250lbs.

If take little Tyson and Holyfield in their prime over today's guys. Size isn't everything.

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I'm pretty sure Rampage will never fight for the UFC again after this weekend. You should probably just accept that fact. Also he doesn't need Zuffa to make a decent buck.

Never said he'd fight for them again just that at some point he'll come back begging when he's washed up. Just look at Tito.

I don't see the connection. I also think you are crazy. Rampage made bank in the UFC, you think he will crawl back to sign autographs at fan expos? You're wrong.

Please I've seen many, many boxers come back way past their sell by dates because they've burnt through their earnings, Page strikes me as not the type of person who's sensible with his money.

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I'm pretty sure Rampage will never fight for the UFC again after this weekend. You should probably just accept that fact. Also he doesn't need Zuffa to make a decent buck.

Never said he'd fight for them again just that at some point he'll come back begging when he's washed up. Just look at Tito.

I don't see the connection. I also think you are crazy. Rampage made bank in the UFC, you think he will crawl back to sign autographs at fan expos? You're wrong.

Please I've seen many, many boxers come back way past their sell by dates because they've burnt through their earnings, Page strikes me as not the type of person who's sensible with his money.

Why do you say that?

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I'm pretty sure Rampage will never fight for the UFC again after this weekend. You should probably just accept that fact. Also he doesn't need Zuffa to make a decent buck.

Never said he'd fight for them again just that at some point he'll come back begging when he's washed up. Just look at Tito.

I don't see the connection. I also think you are crazy. Rampage made bank in the UFC, you think he will crawl back to sign autographs at fan expos? You're wrong.

Please I've seen many, many boxers come back way past their sell by dates because they've burnt through their earnings, Page strikes me as not the type of person who's sensible with his money.

Why do you say that?

Seriously ? Well for starters Pagealready tried to retire in 09 and then there's the little matter of his driving incident back in 08, and you wonder why I don't think he's sensible.

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali* wrote:

I am pretty confident Page will come back to the UFC at some stage hat in hand on bended knee.

Page won't make any decent money in boxing unless he faces top tier guys, since Quinton loves cutting weight he'd probably try Heavyweight and with todays athletic monsters he'd get smoked.

I'm pretty sure Rampage will never fight for the UFC again after this weekend. You should probably just accept that fact. Also he doesn't need Zuffa to make a decent buck.

Never said he'd fight for them again just that at some point he'll come back begging when he's washed up. Just look at Tito.

I don't see the connection. I also think you are crazy. Rampage made bank in the UFC, you think he will crawl back to sign autographs at fan expos? You're wrong.

Please I've seen many, many boxers come back way past their sell by dates because they've burnt through their earnings, Page strikes me as not the type of person who's sensible with his money.

Why do you say that?

Seriously ? Well for starters Pagealready tried to retire in 09 and then there's the little matter of his driving incident back in 08, and you wonder why I don't think he's sensible.

A better example would be the monster truck he used in that incident with a giant image of himself on the side of it.

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"That would be one of those square-peg-round-hole situations," Rebney recently told Yahoo! Sports. "I don't think he would deny he's at the latter stages of his career. He's not in the infancy or even in the middle portion of his career."

"How he can conceptually fit in the structure that we have -- that would be [a question] I would have to get smarter people than I to sit down around a table and discuss," Rebney said.

"Rampage" is now a middle of the road fighter by his own admittance. A gatekeeper, if you will. Someone like that probably won't ever see a belt around his waist again, but that's not to say he's completely washed up. At 34 years old, he still has some usable years ahead of him. What he uses those years for is still up in the air, but they'll likely not be spent in a Bellator cage on Spike TV.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rampage-jackson-square-peg-round-hole-situation-bellator-184800282--mma.html

Rampage isn't worth it, but babalu is? Yah right.

Babalu is a lot cheaper and probably had no problems with the tourney format. You think Rampage is going to want to fight 3 times in a short period while staying in shape the whole time? Doubtful. He's burned bridges who knows where he ends up at this point. Maybe One FC or something

Rebney even said he is in the later stages of his career. Aka calling him old. What the fuck is babalu ? Eddie Alvarez had fights outside of tournament format if I remember correctly. Babalu may be cheap but if they want to Jew their checkbook, I don't see bellator surviving.

no way can Bellator and Rampage agree on a contract! Rampage still thinks he's the champ while in reality he's worth as much as someone like Babalu, but he comes with too much baggage