Machida Vs Rampage November 20th

dave1982

A long-anticipated battle between two former UFC champions is likely to take place this fall.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from sources close to the organization that Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (30-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has verbally agreed to face Lyoto Machida (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC).

Jackson teased the contest on his official Twitter account, and MMAjunkie.com has learned that the bout is targeted for the main event of a yet-to-be-announced Nov. 20 date.

"Almost ready to sign the bout agreement," Jackson stated on his Twitter account. "I would tell ya'll who I'm gonna get down with, but I can't spell his name. Hahaha."

As Jackson alluded to in the post, bout agreements have yet to be finalized.

A location for the Nov. 20 card (which could potentially serve as UFC 123) has yet to be determined, and UFC officials are said to be considering a handful of potential venues.

Jackson looks to bounce back from a May loss to nemesis Rashad Evans at UFC 114. The contest was the culmination of 14 months worth of rivalry and a coaching gig on "The Ultimate Fighter" opposite Evans.

Prior to the loss, Jackson had earned back-to-back victories over Keith Jardine and Wanderlei Silva.

Meanwhile, Machida also looks to bounce back from a loss – the first defeat of his career. "The Dragon" was knocked out in the first round of his May rematch with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and relinquished his belt in the process.

Prior to the defeat, Machida had earned eight-straight UFC wins and both claimed and once defended the UFC's light heavyweight title.

Jackson was said to be interested in a rematch with Forrest Griffin – the man who took the title from "Rampage" in July 2008 – but the original winner of "The Ultimate Fighter" is currently sidelined following shoulder surgery.

The winner of the Jackson-Machida contest will undoubtedly return to top-contender status in a stacked 205-pound division.

For additional coverage of the as-yet-unannounced Nov. 20 UFC event, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

Event is on November 20th,02 in Dublin is free on that date,Dana promised a Irish event this year,Rampage is training in England:D

Nanoc

No chance, that'll sell out a 30,000 stadium in the states they wont be interested in 9,000 irish fans & missing all the PPV in the states

dave1982

Yeah just checked 122 is in Germany on the 13th
Rampage Machida on the 20
TUF 12 Final on the 4th of December
GSP Koscheck on the 11th of December

unknown13

122 is a PPV, UFC dont really like doing to PPV's in a month. This could end up in Dublin since it will a spike card.

I see Rampage KO'ing Machida by exploiting his low guard

scudzilla

Guys

let me get a few things straight before this all spirals out of control

THIS FIGHT IS NOT GONNA BE IN DUBLIN

DUBLIN WILL NOT BE GETTING AN EVENT THIS YEAR

THE ONLY EUROPEAN EVENT APART FROM 120 IN LONDON THIS YEAR WILL BE IN GERMANY



I feckin hate Dampage, hope Lyoto kicks the crap outta him

dave1982

scudzilla wrote: »

Guys

let me get a few things straight before this all spirals out of control

THIS FIGHT IS NOT GONNA BE IN DUBLIN

DUBLIN WILL NOT BE GETTING AN EVENT THIS YEAR

THE ONLY EUROPEAN EVENT APART FROM 120 IN LONDON THIS YEAR WILL BE IN GERMANY



I feckin hate Dampage, hope Lyoto kicks the crap outta him

Thanks Dana for clearing that up

Anthony Walsh

I think this is a bad fight, they both just lost, what happens when one of them loses again. And lets say they get injured and have to fight Jon Jones on a comeback or Anderson Silva coming up from middleweight or any decent fighter in the division and lost again. Thats 3 in a row it won't be good for either fighter or the UFC. I know people are going to argue with me but sure thats the price I pay.
If it is in Ireland thought i'll be there with bells on (unlikely that it is)

Fizman

Anthony Walsh wrote: »

I think this is a bad fight, they both just lost, what happens when one of them loses again. And lets say they get injured and have to fight Jon Jones on a comeback or Anderson Silva coming up from middleweight or any decent fighter in the division and lost again. Thats 3 in a row it won't be good for either fighter or the UFC. I know people are going to argue with me but sure thats the price I pay.
If it is in Ireland thought i'll be there with bells on (unlikely that it is)

Who would you have as their next matchup then, if you think that this pairing is such a bad idea?

dave1982

Video dated a month ago http://www.lowkick.com/UFC/Dana-White-promises-events-in-Denver-and-Dublin-Ireland-Has-no-interest-in-setting-up-a-265-division-8108


Video of him saying it is 2nd one down,



We got Shogun v Coleman II where everyone said that will be on American soil

Dana do lie constantly like his claims regulations saves lives
yet Hazelet is fighting against Doctors advice

He promised to make it up for the Anderson situation no mention of that since 112

I don't know we can hope it comes here,he's in Germany the week before
70-80 % of their revenue is from PPV and sponsors,

unknown13

Anthony Walsh wrote: »

I think this is a bad fight, they both just lost, what happens when one of them loses again. And lets say they get injured and have to fight Jon Jones on a comeback or Anderson Silva coming up from middleweight or any decent fighter in the division and lost again. Thats 3 in a row it won't be good for either fighter or the UFC. I know people are going to argue with me but sure thats the price I pay.
If it is in Ireland thought i'll be there with bells on (unlikely that it is)

Jones isn't going to get the loser of this fight, he will probably get someone like Forest Griffin or Little Nog.

About the possibility of Anderson Silva fighting Machida;

If you want to see the fight happen you will have to get UFC Undisputed, they are very good friends and are not fighting each other

unknown13

dave1982 wrote: »

Video dated a month ago http://www.lowkick.com/UFC/Dana-White-promises-events-in-Denver-and-Dublin-Ireland-Has-no-interest-in-setting-up-a-265-division-8108

That is Dana being a crowd pleaser, every Q&A some fan asks him when are you coming to this town and he pretty much gives the same answear every time

SDTimeout

dave1982 wrote: »

Video dated a month ago http://www.lowkick.com/UFC/Dana-White-promises-events-in-Denver-and-Dublin-Ireland-Has-no-interest-in-setting-up-a-265-division-8108


Video of him saying it is 2nd one down,



We got Shogun v Coleman II where everyone said that will be on American soil

Dana do lie constantly like his claims regulations saves lives
yet Hazelet is fighting against Doctors advice

He promised to make it up for the Anderson situation no mention of that since 112

I don't know we can hope it comes here,he's in Germany the week before
70-80 % of their revenue is from PPV and sponsors,

After seeing that video and if the video is only a month old then i'd believe it. As UFC sort of plan their events or would at least have a basic idea of where they're going to be before the years out. So if he said Defo back in Dublin before years out.

I'd like the chances of UFC 123 being in dublin...7 days after a PPV. It's possible and the 20th is free in the O2 as someone said.

dave1982

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Regarding the video if you look at the webpage above main heading it says,

Originally Published 1 month ago
Dana White promises events in Denver and Dublin, Ireland; Has no interest in setting-up a 265+ division
Posted By Anton_Gurevich UFC News

YamaMotoYama

Rampage and Machida is too much of a PPV pull for it to be on anywhere else except in the US!

Even the idea that it would be held here is daft...

Anyone thinking that must be one of the durable fighter sorts (i.e. punched in the head too much for his own good)

Odats

YamaMotoYama wrote: »

Rampage and Machida is too much of a PPV pull for it to be on anywhere else except in the US!

Even the idea that it would be held here is daft...

Anyone thinking that must be one of the durable fighter sorts (i.e. punched in the head too much for his own good)

+1. If this does go ahead there is no way the UFC will do back to back PPV in two weeks not manageable. IMO possibly the co main event with Koscheck and GSP.
As much as the UFC are putting on events they don't want to overkill the market PPV wise especially the US. Talking 65 bucks a PPV.

Genki Sudo

SDTimeout wrote: »

I'd like the chances of UFC 123 being in dublin...7 days after a PPV. It's possible and the 20th is free in the O2 as someone said.

There will not be a UFC event in Ireland in 2010.

Odats

Love the username Genki Sudo

Niall0

SDTimeout wrote: »

I'd like the chances of UFC 123 being in dublin...7 days after a PPV. It's possible and the 20th is free in the O2 as someone said.

If UFC 122 is on in Germany it will probably be on Spike in the US wont it?

Fozzy

Anthony Walsh wrote: »

I think this is a bad fight, they both just lost, what happens when one of them loses again. And lets say they get injured and have to fight Jon Jones on a comeback or Anderson Silva coming up from middleweight or any decent fighter in the division and lost again. Thats 3 in a row it won't be good for either fighter or the UFC. I know people are going to argue with me but sure thats the price I pay.
If it is in Ireland thought i'll be there with bells on (unlikely that it is)

Joe Silva's booking philosophy is based on matching up two guys who just won or two guys who just lost. It's very rare that you see a fight in the UFC featuring one fighter who won his last fight against an opponent who lost his last fight

This is the most obvious fight for both of them. All the other recent losers in the lightheavyweight division that I can think of are unavailable. Ortiz is injured, Chuck's probably retired, Brilz did well but it's probably a step too far too soon for him to fight one of these guys, Jardine was released. I think only Soszynski and Thiago Silva fit the bill, and maybe the loser of Jones vs Matyushenko, but I don't think that Rampage vs Machida can be argued as poor booking

scudzilla

dave1982 wrote: »

Thanks Dana for clearing that up

Anytime, if i was Dana i would have said "Yeah, we'll be in Ireland for sure this year, and also all future UK/Ireland cards will be on a par with the U.S events"

See which idiots fall for that one

MrStuffins

scudzilla wrote: »

Anytime, if i was Dana i would have said "Yeah, we'll be in Ireland for sure this year, and also all future UK/Ireland cards will be on a par with the U.S events"

See which idiots fall for that one

Maybe we should sign a petition :pac:

Niall0

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s training camp for his fight with Lyoto Machida will take place in Big Bear, California and not at the main Wolfslair facility in Liverpool, England.

But the move has been prompted by necessity rather than preference, with Jackson’s new career in acting make it necessary for him to be based in the US as much as possible for the remainder of the year.

The training camp will be still be overseen by the Wolfslair Academy, which has become increasingly accustomed to managing the demands of heavy-pressure schedules. For UFC 120 in October, for example, the gym has five fighters on the card and has to oversee five individually tailored training camps.

“[Quinton] has to be close to Hollywood,” a Wolfslair source said when asked about the Big Bear training camp, adding that it is the “easiest way” to marry the demands of Jackson’s MMA and movie industry obligations.

Jackson is no stranger to Big Bear and neither are many other big name fighters from the MMA world. The city’s high-altitude has a beneficial effect on athletes as it boosts their cardiovascular capabilities. It has long been the training location of choice for fighters like Tito Ortiz and Oscar De La Hoya.

In other news, Wolfslair middleweight Michael Bisping is to have several judo specialists flown in for his fight with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 120. The gym has made standard practice of employing specialist sparring partners for its trainings camps, recently bringing in Iranian international wrestlers to work with the pro team on takedowns and takedown defence.

http://ht.ly/2fi4w

dave1982

Niall0 wrote: »

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s training camp for his fight with Lyoto Machida will take place in Big Bear, California and not at the main Wolfslair facility in Liverpool, England.

But the move has been prompted by necessity rather than preference, with Jackson’s new career in acting make it necessary for him to be based in the US as much as possible for the remainder of the year.

The training camp will be still be overseen by the Wolfslair Academy, which has become increasingly accustomed to managing the demands of heavy-pressure schedules. For UFC 120 in October, for example, the gym has five fighters on the card and has to oversee five individually tailored training camps.

“[Quinton] has to be close to Hollywood,” a Wolfslair source said when asked about the Big Bear training camp, adding that it is the “easiest way” to marry the demands of Jackson’s MMA and movie industry obligations.

Jackson is no stranger to Big Bear and neither are many other big name fighters from the MMA world. The city’s high-altitude has a beneficial effect on athletes as it boosts their cardiovascular capabilities. It has long been the training location of choice for fighters like Tito Ortiz and Oscar De La Hoya.

In other news, Wolfslair middleweight Michael Bisping is to have several judo specialists flown in for his fight with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 120. The gym has made standard practice of employing specialist sparring partners for its trainings camps, recently bringing in Iranian international wrestlers to work with the pro team on takedowns and takedown defence.

http://ht.ly/2fi4w

Good idea not bashing the wolfslair but i don't think they can give him the training he needs for Machida,should be easier to find sparring partners to match Machida the best they can in America

racso1975

I dont know my thinking on it is your either a professional mma or an actor. For a fight against the dragon i dont think you should be focusing on both

rovert

Niall0 wrote: »

“[Quinton] has to be close to Hollywood,”

So he is losing so...

Gerard.C

Is dis fite on in dublin?

The Freeman

Gerard.C wrote: »

Is dis fite on in dublin?

i presume the wording you used meant... dis=This and fite=Fight

the answer is UNKNOWN my friend, it will be ufc 123 though and the date is Nov 20

http://mmajunkie.com/news/19996/rampage-jackson-verbally-agrees-to-face-lyoto-machida-at-nov-20-ufc-event.mma

Gerard.C

Gerard.C wrote: »

Is dis fite on in dublin?

Don't mess now Gerard.
No it's not going to be in Dublin, we'd be lucky to get a fight night card next year.

Gerard.C

The Freeman wrote: »

i presume the wording you used meant... dis=This and fite=Fight

the answer is UNKNOWN my friend, it will be ufc 123 though and the date is Nov 20

http://mmajunkie.com/news/19996/rampage-jackson-verbally-agrees-to-face-lyoto-machida-at-nov-20-ufc-event.mma

wot?

MrStuffins

Gerard.C wrote: »

wot?

Hu?