{"id":263736,"date":"2017-11-14T10:23:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T18:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=263736"},"modified":"2017-11-14T11:19:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T19:19:40","slug":"rampage-explains-hed-prefer-not-fight-chael-sonnen-fedor-emelianenko-bellator-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/quinton-rampage-jackson\/rampage-explains-hed-prefer-not-fight-chael-sonnen-fedor-emelianenko-bellator-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rampage&#8217; explains why he&#8217;d prefer not to fight Chael Sonnen and Fedor Emelianenko in Bellator GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator MMA finally has a plan in place to fill its vacant heavyweight throne. Throughout 2018, the organization will promote a heavyweight grand prix featuring eight of its premier heavyweights and light heavyweights in Frank Mir, Fedor Emelianenko, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/matt-mitrione-discusses-possible-bellator-heavyweight-title-tournament\/\">Matt Mitrione<\/a>, Roy Nelson, Ryan Bader, Muhammed &#8220;King Mo&#8221; Lawal, Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-chael-sonnen-believes-fights-fedor-emelianenko-rory-macdonald-will-happen\/\">Chael Sonnen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Monday&#8217;s edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2017\/11\/14\/16646744\/rampage-jackson-not-enthused-about-potential-fight-with-chael-sonnen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MMA Hour<\/a>, Rampage discussed his role in this tournament, and immediately divulged that he&#8217;s rather unexcited about the prospect of a fight with wrestling specialist Chael Sonnen. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, after all, has always taken issue with opponents who focus on the takedown.<\/p>\n<p id=\"C2ucK9\">\u201cI told my manager that I\u2019m not looking forward to fight Chael Sonnen,\u201d Rampage said (transcribed by Dave Doyle for MMAFighting). \u201cI just fought a leg-humping wrestler. Why would I want to fight another fighter who is strictly known for wrestling?\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"9X8LPZ\">\u201cWhy would Bellator want to me against another wrestler right off the bat?\u201d he continued. \u201cHonestly, I would say that wouldn\u2019t be a matchup I\u2019d be looking forward to, and I would be upset coming into the Bellator contract fresh off the bat and them giving me a wrestler to be honest. Who wants to see me fight another wrestler, why wouldn\u2019t a promoter have a guy like me who loves to stand and bang and have exciting fights, why would a promoter constantly want to keep putting me with wrestlers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rampage also admitted he&#8217;s not thrilled about the possibility of fighting Emelianenko \u2013 albeit for different reasons.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5qqRSO\">\u201cFedor is my favorite fighter of all time,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cFedor is my favorite fighter, so that would be an awkward matchup if i had to fight him, fighting your favorite fighter of all-time. A tournament is a tournament. I would never sign a deal where I had to fight Fedor unless I was being paid like $10 million. For $10 million, I\u2019ll fight my mama. If it\u2019s a tournament, that\u2019s the only way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever happens, though, Rampage understands its his job to his fight. He intends to do that job regardless of his opponent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content\">\n<p id=\"O34OtU\">\u201cI didn\u2019t even know about the damn tournament to be honest, until I re-signed my agreement,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cThen I see all over the damn media about the damn tournament, and I\u2019m like aww f*ck, here we go with this s*it. But I don\u2019t care. I\u2019m a fighter. I used to like fighting in the [PRIDE] Grand Prix. I don\u2019t care about tournaments and s*it. I\u2019m just saying. I\u2019m not looking forward to fighting Chael Sonnen in the first round of the damn tournament. I\u2019ll fight anybody. My job is to fight. But you know, I want a fight that I\u2019m going to be excited about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think Rampage Jackson should fight in the first round?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 14\/11\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator MMA finally has a plan in place to fill its vacant heavyweight throne. Throughout 2018, the organization will promote a heavyweight grand prix featuring eight of its premier heavyweights and light heavyweights in Frank Mir, Fedor Emelianenko, Matt Mitrione, Roy Nelson, Ryan Bader, Muhammed &#8220;King Mo&#8221; Lawal, Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson and Chael Sonnen. 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