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THE RETURN OF RAMPAGE Friday, September 16, 2005 - by MMAWeekly Radio & Jeff Cain

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson gets prepared to take on Hirotaka Yokoi at Pride 30 on October 23rd. Jackson is coming off a loss, and has lost two of his last three matches. Yokoi is coming off three loses in a row, but they were as a heavyweight. Quinton spoke with MMAWeekly about his upcoming bout, his Pride contract, his training, and his future.

Since losing in the first round of the Pride middleweight grand prix to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, rumors about Quinton Jackson's status with Pride, and whether or not he would be coming to the UFC have been swirling. Jackson informed MMAWeekly that he's still under contract with Pride contrary to earlier reports. He has two fights left on his current contract. He said, "I could either fight these two fights or I could wait for February. That's what it was. My manager is very wise. He decided that I should go ahead and fight these two fights. Get the warm up fights, and if Pride decides to pick it up then I stay there, but if Pride don't want me no more, somebody else wants me, then who ever has the most Cheddar that's where I go because Cheddar makes it better."

When Jackson was asked who he was fighting on October 23rd, he commented, "Some Japanese dude with a funny name." Quinton confirmed that his opponent will be Hirotaka Yokoi. Discussing Yokoi and what he brings to the table, Jackson said, "He's quick. He's got a lot of energy, and he's Japanese. They die hard. You know? They fight for different reasons than what we fight for. I fight for a paycheck. They fight for honor and respect. You know what I'm saying? I think mine's more stronger than his because if I win I get more money."

What if Quinton loses this fight? Will he be brought back for his final fight on his contract or will he be let go? "Rampage" commented, "Man if I lose this fight I'm going to kick my own ass." Questioned about what he's learned from his loses, Jackson replied, "I learned that when I lose I get my butt kicked. When I win I be doing the butt kicking, and most times I lose it's because I'm not 100%. That's not making excuses, because I don't train hard, or something like this, or I'm not focused. That's the bottom line. I think that if I'm 100%, which is almost impossible. A lot of fighters aren't 100%, but if I'm close to it, I bet I can fight anybody out there."

Jackson has made wholesale changes in his training over the past several months. He's no longer with Colin Oyama. He's sought out different training partners like Randy Couture, Frank Trigg, Karo Parisyan, James Irvin, Tito Ortiz, Jason "Mayhem" Miller, and others. "God's really blessed me with some good training partners now. If I can keep it up, if I can keep good training partners around me, I'm going to be on top like last time, like before. Part of my problem was after Team Punishment broke up I had no training partners. I'm not down with a team. I don't care about being on a team. I just want training partners. That's what the most important thing is." Quinton told MMAWeekly.

PRIDE30で横井との対戦が噂されているクイントン・"ランペイジ"・ジャクソンの近況。

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クイントン・ジャクソンは10月23日にPRIDE30での横井宏孝との対戦の準備中です。 ジャクソンは負けこんでいて、最近の３試合で２敗しています。 横井は３連敗中ですが、ヘビー級の相手との対戦を含んでいます。クイントンは来るべき試合、PRIDEとの契約、トレーニング、および彼の将来についてMMAWeeklyに話してくれました

ジャクソンは過去数カ月のトレーニングにおいて大変革を行いました。 彼はもうColin Oyamaとは共にいません。 ランディ・クートア、フランク・トリッグ、Karo Parisyan、ジェームス・アービン、ティト・オーティス、ジェイソン・ミラ−、その他のトレーニング相手を探し出しました。 「神の御加護より、今や　優れたトレーニング相手と共に過ごしている。この状態が保てるなら、私のまわりに優れたトレーニングパートナーが存在し続けてくれるなら、これまでのようにトップに居続けることができる。オレの問題の一部はTeam Punishmentが解散した後に、オレのトレーニングパートナーが存在しなかったということなんだよ。オレにはチームがないが、チームであることは必要なことではない。オレにとって重要なのは、トレーニングパートナーが必要だってことだよ。」 クイントンはMMAWeeklyに語りました。

マジメに練習しろよ！　とツッコミたくなる記事ですが、クイントンほどの選手さえもトレーニング環境に困っているという内容です。

総合格闘技が世間一般的に注目を集めているのは日本だけのようで、アメリカにおいてもまだまだマイナーな存在のようです。格闘技でメシを食うというのが、ごく限られたトップ選手のみであるというシビアな現実。
（UFC51出場選手のギャラ参照）

PRIDEがPRIDEであり続ける理由の一つが、目利きのスカウトの力により、金銭欲・名誉欲の強いアグレッシブな選手を供給し続けてリングを活性化しているということ。

吉田某なんて日本のお茶の間向けには注目されるだろうが、恵まれすぎてるから勝てないんじゃないかと思ってしまうような海外の厳しい現実。

とりあえず、契約残り２試合のランペイジの戦いを楽しもう。

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