“Rampage” Jackson points the finger at Greg Jackson for boring fight with Rashad Evans
Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has pointed the finger at world renowned MMA coach, Greg Jackson for turning his recent fight with Rashad Evans into a snooze fest.
Speaking to Fighters Only Magazine, Jackson said:
“I apologise for the fight not so much because I lost but because of how it went down. I always like to put on exciting fights for the fans but Rashad came out to use that ‘Greg Jackson’ plan: be boring and squeak out a victory. So that bothers me more than the loss.”
Jackson also addressed the reason he didn’t go for the kill in the third round, explaining he was wary of getting taken to the ground again by the talented wrestler.
“The reason why is because I thought he wanted me to rush in so he could take me down again. That’s the worst time to rush in and take somebody out. So the whole time I was walking on eggshells and trying to keep him from taking me down because Rashad is an awesome wrestler and I was having trouble getting up off the floor. So I figured if I rushed in he was gonna take me down.”
“I remember one other thing he was doing – he was punching me in my knee! It was weird because I had suffered a real bad knee injury in camp but we kept it secret, we didn’t say anything about it and we didn’t even tell the UFC. I told my doctor and that was it, he helped me out but I was going to back out of the fight. The only reason I didn’t back out was the fight had been so hyped and I didn’t want to disappoint the fans. Why was he punching me in the knee though? That’s kind of weird – did he find out about the injury? I don’t know. Its weird.”
Jackson spoke to MMABay earlier this week and revealed he’s got one eye on a rematch with the man who defeated him for the light heavyweight title two years ago, Forrest Griffin. Stay tuned to MMABay to see if he gets his wish.
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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