Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson signs with Bellator MMA

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is taking his talents to Bellator.

Jackson, who did not re-sign with the UFC following his unanimous decision loss to Glover Teixeira in January, has signed an exclusive contract with Bellator, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

According to those same sources, Jackson's new deal will be similar to the one "King" Muhammed Lawal signed with the promotion last year, which gave him the opportunity to appear on TNA Impact Wrestling programming on Spike TV. Jackson has flirted with the idea of pursuing a pro wrestling career in the past, and it seems as though he will soon get a chance to showcase himself as a sports entertainer.

Jackson's Bellator debut has yet to be finalized, but a fall date appears to be a possibility.

Bellator would not confirm the new contract when contacted by MMAFighting.com. Jackson tweeted Monday night, "Big news coming real soon."

The 34-year-old Jackson, a 14-year veteran of the sport, enters Bellator with a 32-11 record. He leaves the UFC as former light heavyweight champion and a 7-5 record inside the Octagon.

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Bellator confirms 'Rampage' signing, includes TNA wrestling and reality series

Bellator MMA today confirmed the signing of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and unveiled a "monumental, multi-year partnership" that includes work with TNA Wrestling and a reality series geared around his MMA debut.

Bellator, Spike TV and TNA Wrestling jointly announced the deal, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported earlier today.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"Rampage is a true superstar both inside and outside the MMA cage," Bellator CEO and Chairman Bjorn Rebney stated. "The partnership that we've created with Quinton is unlike anything that's ever been done in the sports and entertainment arena, and 'Rampage' is the perfect athlete/entertainer to carry it off."

Additional details will be announced at a Wednesday press conference in Los Angeles.

Jackson (32-11 MMA, 0-0 BFC), a former PRIDE fighter and ex-UFC light-heavyweight champion, split with the UFC earlier this year following consecutive losses to champ Jon Jones, Ryan Bader and Glover Teixeira. By that point, he relationship with the organization, including UFC President Dana White, had soured, and both sides suggested a split would be advantageous.

Bellator and Spike TV, which Viacom owns, believe the 34-year-old should help sustain a ratings boost the organization saw earlier this year with its move from MTV2 to Spike TV.

"We are thrilled to create this opportunity for one of the greatest athletes and personalities in MMA," Spike TV President Kevin Kay stated. "'Rampage' is a proven ratings driver who brings incredible star power to both Bellator and TNA."
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I have Zayats stopping Rampage inside 2 rounds, further making a mockery of the UFC.

This is good news for Bellator and Viacom. I hope they treat Rampage better than what they did at Zuffa. Rampage vs King Mo in the near future looks interesting.

Great signing for Bellator MMA. King Mo vs. Rampage is almost certain in both TNA and Bellator. Would also like to see him against Vegh, Newton, and Zayats, as well as a Bellator tournament.

Zayats will get crushed king mo vs rampage the money fight not interested in fake fighting but rampage will draw In more views and more fighters.

I hope to see Rampage in Bellator and ONE. I loved him in PRIDE and he always trashed Helwani so that´s good.

At 2:26 you can see the hate in Rampages Eyes

Rampage is a bully. Pure homophobic, misogynistic trash and a mental midget. Fuck him. Murderer.

Rare Breed would KO this clown.

Your views of rampages thoughts aside.....

Richard Hale would ko him? I think not more likely submit him but rampage would more likely ko Hale.

^Cool pic..Crazy seeing Rampage in the Bellator gear.

These fighters must love having these other options out there like Bellator, WSOF, ONE FC, M-1, KSW,..., to get good deals and have negotiating leverage. Competition is great for the sport, fighters, and fans despite what Dana White will tell you.

good news. I love it.

How can anyone be excited for this?

This first poor girl is sexually abused and too intimidated to say anything for fear of messing up the interview and of the 220+ lb destroyer of men.



Bryant sexually harassed in front of the camera man, who is HER HUSBAND. Of course if he starts shit, rampage would've just beat his ass and Dana would've taken their press pass



This... what the fuck is this even? (besides disgusting, of course)



There is the infamous video of Rampage tricking Japanese fans into calling themselves "fags" and saying they have "small penises" . The original video was taken down due to: " This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting content designed to harass, bully or threaten." - link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fOED4PO_kI0

And of course there was the time he got all hopped up on XYIENCE and slammed his douchey, narcissism/ ego feeding truck into a pregnant lady, effectively killing her unborn child.





Bottom line is Rampage shouldn't be making money from a naive public and should actually be in jail, or at the very least, a registered sex offender.

loyalty13 wrote:How can anyone be excited for this?

This first poor girl is sexually abused and too intimidated to say anything for fear of messing up the interview and of the 220+ lb destroyer of men.



Bryant sexually harassed in front of the camera man, who is HER HUSBAND. Of course if he starts shit, rampage would've just beat his ass and Dana would've taken their press pass



This... what the fuck is this even? (besides disgusting, of course)



There is the infamous video of Rampage tricking Japanese fans into calling themselves "fags" and saying they have "small penises" . The original video was taken down due to: " This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting content designed to harass, bully or threaten." - link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fOED4PO_kI0

And of course there was the time he got all hopped up on XYIENCE and slammed his douchey, narcissism/ ego feeding truck into a pregnant lady, effectively killing her unborn child.





Bottom line is Rampage shouldn't be making money from a naive public and should actually be in jail, or at the very least, a registered sex offender.

Plus, the rape video he made which got him in trouble w/ UFC not that long ago. None of that is good.

Good call CDF. Scumbags exist in MMA and we will discuss them on GMMA.

loyalty13 wrote:Good call CDF. Scumbags exist in MMA and we will discuss them on GMMA.

yeah, there def. are some scum bags in this sport.

Hope Bellator continues to get more talent. One FC as well. Gives the fighters some more options.

Kinosis wrote:Hope Bellator continues to get more talent. One FC as well. Gives the fighters some more options.

Agreed....These were some good signings.

Rampage is fucking crazy, he hangs out with little green mutants in his spare time too.