Rampage+Jackson

He strikes when you least expect it. **Quinton Rampage Jackson** is a natural born fighter from Memphis, Tennesse. When Quinton was in high school he had his first taste of a combat sport as a wrestler. In his high school career as a wrestler, he became an All-State Honors. At first Quinton had intended on pursuing a career in professional wrestling upon finishing high school. But ultimately ended up extending his amateur (rookie) career in junior college before discovering mixed martial arts. Very impressed by other MMA fighters, Quiton decided to try his own hand at the sport. He built up a very good record at 11 wins and 1 loss fighting for a variety of smaller scale American promotions including King Of The Cage, Gladiator Challenge, and Dangerzone. Quinton was getting popular in the cage and moved on to a bigger stage of fighting in 2001, Pride Fighting. Japan's Pride Fighting helped Quinton rise from an unknown mixed martial arts fighter to a fighter of fame. In 2006 after Pride Fighting Quinton signed to a multi-fight deal with the World Fighting Alliance. At the WFA he fought Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland and beat him by split decison. After that fight Quinton said " I trained hard, have so much respect for him, and new I had to bring it". Later on in 2006 Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC,announced it had acquired select assets from the WFA. Which ceased operations as part of their sales agreement. Quinton's WFA contract was one of the assets acquired. Assets are a valuable quality or possession. In an interview inside the UFC, Qinton said that it was finally time to enter the organization. He didn't before because in his weight class at 205 pounds stood his friend Tito Ortiz. His first UFC fight at UFC 67, he knocked out opponent Marvin Eastman.The next fight for Qinton at UFC 71, was against light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell**.** About 90 seconds into the first round, Qinton caught Liddell with a right hook to the jaw that sent him down to the mat, which called for a stoppage. Later on in his career Quinton lost his title by decision against tough fighter, Forest Griffin. A little after that fight Quinton went threw a depression and got arrested for evading the police while reckless driving. Quinton will now face prison time January 7, 2010; but in the meantime, he must complete 200 hours of community service, attend mental health therapy, pay restitution, and ect. But Quinton Jackson recently said that he is back on track with new trainers, a better diet, and is working harder than he ever has before.