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From Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson's official blog...

The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them. The UFC bought WFA to get my contract & they saved my life, so I felt loyal to them. They pushed me into a fight with Chuck Liddel even when I clearly stated I wasn't ready to fight for the belt because the American fans didn't know me but I took the fight and didn't complain & after I won the American fans booed me for the first time which changed the way I saw them & it hurt me deeply.

Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the undisputed champ. Later Anderson Silva was.

Then they had me coach TUF season 7 and fight Forrest and the fight was very controversial & normally when a fight is that close & controversial there is normally an instant replay. I can name a couple of instances. Instead they offered me the Vanderlei Silva fight which I gladly accepted even though I know it was a very risky fight for me to take because of all the drama that was happening to me at the time. I fought that fight with a jaw injury and then a couple weeks later Dana called me and asked me to fight Rashad. For the first time I said no, I didn't want to fight because it was such short notice & I wouldn't have had a long break between camp. Dana talked me into fighting Rashad anyway but Rashad refused the fight and so I had to fight Jardine as a favor to the UFC instead of getting my belt back (which wasn't even worth it to me financially).

Then I reinjured my jaw in the fight with Vanderlei & Jardine. Frank Mir gets hurt so they wanted to switch my fight from UFC 100 to the fight Frank couldn't make it to but I couldn't fight cause I needed jaw surgury. So they give Machida the fight against Rashad & they told me they want me to coach TUF season 10 against Rashad. That's why I wanted Rashad to win so bad but when Rashad got knocked out I told them I wanted to fight Machida for the belt but Dana told me if I coach TUF against Rashad that I could fight Machida afterwards cause this was a different type of ultimate fighter show they were doing. After I signed the contract Dana then changes his mind & says I have to fight Rashad & even told me what to say in the press & so my fans think I was scared to fight Machida. After all that I still never complained & I did it all.

Then this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bullshit & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career.

I'm not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I'm done fighting. I've been getting negative reviews from the dumb ass fans that don't pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I'm hanging it up. I'm gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they'll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy ass! & anybody that don't like what I just said can come try to kick my ass!

I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn't respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!

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Oh dear, so whats gonna happen to him fighting Rashard at the end of TUF 10?

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I cant belive that hes quit that was the last thing I was expecting from him. but he cant go on fighting 4ever. I always thought he was a great fighter and he will be missed. Does anyone know what film hes going to be in??

Rashad Evans response...

you hear what Rampage said about leaving the UFC? What do you think about it?

I think that him coming out and saying stuff like that was a bit premature. He's jumping the gun a little bit. Rampage is a very emotional fighter, a very emotional person, and he just let his emotions take over his rational thinking. I think that him and Dana White just probably need to talk it out, and get past it. I think it's just a breakdown in communication.

Dana's the kind of guy who is going to say what is on his mind, maybe without thinking it through all the way, before he said. Rampage is a hothead, as well. You get two tempers like that, go at each other like that, it makes the situation hard to work through.

What are your thoughts on not fighting him?

I'd be disappointed not to fight him. It would be a good fight, a fun fight, but mostly because he talked trash. He got me really angry, and I want to fight him just because of that alone. It's a fight that people want to see. You get your mind wrapped up, and you get your mind so psyched up about fighting a fighter, and then it doesn't happen, it's disappointing.

That's why I hate making a fight personal. At the end of the day, we're professional athletes, and we get paid to do a job. But when you get to fight someone you really want to fight, that's like a bonus. You'd almost do it for free.

You would have punched Rampage in the face for free?

I would have loved to punch him in the face for free.

Did you get close on the set of "The Ultimate Fighter?"

We came close a couple times. Not even just on the set, but outside the set, just out in Vegas. I saw him in the club one time, and I walked by his table. He jumped down, and was running his mouth, and he got a shove in on me. Then I got kicked out. But then they let me back in, but I was mad about that.

I think now, he's trying to make it a thing every time he sees me, to jump down and try to get in a shove. I try to stay professional. I don't want to fight for free, but if I have to.

Source: Cagewriter

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The A-Team remake, he'll play B.A. Baracus!

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It looks like it will be cancelled, although many people think Rampage will change his mind after he's done filming.

Rashad Evans is rumoured to be up for fighting Thiago Silva at UFC 108, he stated on MMA Live that he wanted that fight and turned down an offer to fight Randy Couture at UFC 105.

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The A-team that should be great i have to see that.I hope he does change his mind would love to see him fight 1 more time.

I dunno if the UFC would have such a high profile fight as evans vs couture in the UK, when randy draws such a big crowd in the States as hes captain america!!

Thats a pity about Rampage, hes more than just a fighter to me really, hes up there with Lidell as a face of UFC. Obviously no one knows what was said between Dana White and Rampage, but i think if some of what rampage has said is true then Dana would do well to remember rampage is one of the faces of what the UFC has become!!

Wow that's BIG news!

I've just added it to MMA News here - MMA News Quinton “Rampage” Jackson quits MMA

If that is all true what he's been saying then I don't blame the guy. Like he said, not many fighters go on like Randy, and if he doesn't feel like he has much more left in the tank then he's got to look after no.1!

The A-Team will be a massive movie. Every 20-40 year old man loves a bit of the A-Team and BA is the ultimate role! I think he'll do a great job. I mean look at The Rock, his acting career has probably earnt him a lot more than all those years of wrestling!

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Timing is weird but he's a weird sort of random bloke at times. Mood fluctuations and stuff. He seems the sort to make a snap decision. To me he's coming over slightly oddly on TUF. Nowhere near as together and rational as Rashad anyway. Just my opinion.
Still, Hell of a fighter. Hope he fluctuates back where he's best again.