Comments on: Should Rampage be Talking Smack?

By: Brandt

Brandt — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:45:28 +0000

It’s just crazy how easily people get away with this stuff. Although I don’t think jail time is really necessary for reckless driving, perhaps 80 hours of community service would be appropriate.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:38 +0000

Maybe a change of scenery with Wolfslair will help Rampage. I agree that he needs to cut down on the clown act and parse his words a little better. That being said: this latest comment about Forrest is merely intended to hype a rematch. I don’t fault Rampage for that at all.

As far as the criminal charges go—Rampage is not going to get a severe punishment. The biggest hurdle was Holli Griggs and her miscarried fetus. Now that Rampage isn’t going to be charged for that, the other charges will probably net him probation. It’s not going to be a big deal, relatively speaking.

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:38:28 +0000

Rematch now, there’s no way Jackson can be fighting now, not in his condition.

By: rematch now

rematch now — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:04:27 +0000

Both men need to be held accountable to what they said after the fight. On the one hand Quinton Jackson is up there saying he respects forrest forever after the fight. Then you have Griffin saying we need to do this again. Dana White was saying there needs to be a rematch. Now Griffin supposed to fight the winner of liddell and evans. first of all it is much better for him to fight Jackson. If he beats liddell all the forrest griffin haters will say liddell is past his prime, and evans is not going to draw the attention the rematch with jackson will. I am a fan of both fighters.

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:26:02 +0000

I’d love to see Rampage vs. Shogun II, because I think that gives alot of exposure to Shogun, and I think that Shogun is going to make it a really exciting fight.

Wanderlei, in my mind, should get a fight with Machida (though I think that Thiago will get it first), but I do think that he should be over Rampage at this point, especially because he wrecked him so bad twice (where as Machida has only broken his face once).

Still, I think we’re on the same page with this one. Whoever Rampage fights next, he should be thinking about fighting.

By: b.w.

b.w. — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:54:23 +0000

JOSH. well said. i saw the after fighter interviews and rampage wasnt being sarcastic, he sounded like a fighter who just lost a close fightand forrest said that it was close and would do it again. and yeah when i 1rst read this, it was like does he really think forrest cares what he thinks of him as a man after the crap he just pulled? i doubt it. rampage needs to take a long look in the mirror and like you said keep his mouth shut. i am hoping he fights wandi next and he’ll shut his mouth for him, but its starting to look more like rampage will fight rua next

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:33:33 +0000

Rampage, unfortunately, doesn’t understand how to deal with political savvy in MMA. He doesn’t understand the importance of letting his game do some of the talking before he runs his mouth. That was his problem in Pride with guys like Shogun and Wanderlei (the guys who kicked his ass in the ring).

I agree, though, Quinton’s management should not be letting him talk like this, at least not until he’s got his own life sorted out enough that he can focus on his return to the octagon.