{"id":123306,"date":"2014-12-20T09:40:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T17:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=123306"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:00:46","slug":"rampage-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rampage-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Rampage Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rampage-header.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-119760\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rampage-header.png\" alt=\"Rampage header\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rampage-header.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rampage-header-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rampage-header-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MMA fights fans haven&#8217;t seen former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson inside the cage since his three-round unanimous decision win over Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 120 in May of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>That victory was expected to propel &#8220;Rampage&#8221; in to a light heavyweight title match against current Bellator champion Emanuel Newton.<\/p>\n<p>However, after former Bellator boss Bjorn Rebney received his walking papers, Jackson has basically gone MIA.<\/p>\n<p>After some talks of possible retirement, reports are now circulating that the former PRIDE star could be on his way back to the UFC:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I&#8217;m hearing Rampage just signed a deal with UFC for announce Sat. I&#8217;m skeptical. He&#8217;s under contract with Bellator.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> \u2014 Steven Marrocco (@MMAjunkieSteven) December 20, 2014<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bellator President Scott Coker was tracked down for an update on the situation, courtesy of reporter Josh Gross, and gave the most Scott Coker answer imaginable:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I asked Scott Coker if rumors Rampage is going back to UFC are bogus. He said he had no idea. Then he confirmed Page is under contract. Coker said, &#8216;Should get interesting.&#8217; Leads me to believe something&#8217;s up even if Bellator says they have Rampage locked up.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Quinton Jackson&#8217;s last UFC appearance came at the &#8220;UFC on FOX 6&#8221; event in January of 2013, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Glover Teixeira.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see &#8220;Rampage&#8221; back in the UFC&#8217;s octagon? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MMA fights fans haven&#8217;t seen former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson inside the cage since his three-round unanimous decision win over Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 120 in May of 2014. That victory was expected to propel &#8220;Rampage&#8221; in to a light heavyweight title match against current Bellator champion Emanuel Newton. 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