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Rampage vs. Ishii set for Bellator Dynamite 2 in June at 215lbs. catchweight.
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson to fight Satoshi Ishii at Bellator's Dynamite 2
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will return to the Bellator MMA cage on June 24 in a catchweight bout against Japanese Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii.
Officials close to the event confirmed the booking to ESPN.com. The bout will take place at a catchweight of 215 pounds and headline Bellator: Dynamite 2 inside Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will fight Japanese Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii at Bellator: Dynamite 2 on June 24. Martin McNeil for ESPN
Jackson (36-11) hasn't fought in nearly a year because of a contract dispute with Bellator. Now 37, he made his debut with the promotion in November 2013 and made three appearances for Bellator in a six-month span, picking up wins over Joey Beltran, Christian M'Pumbu and Muhammed Lawal.
In late 2014, however, Jackson accused Bellator of being in breach of contract and announced he had re-signed with the UFC, where he fought from 2007 to 2013. Jackson claimed Bellator never provided him pay-per-view figures for his fight against Lawal in May 2014 and was contractually required to do so.
After signing Jackson, the UFC booked him to fight Fabio Maldonado at UFC 186 on April 25, 2015. One month before the event, Bellator filed suit against Jackson in New Jersey court, claiming Jackson was still under an exclusive six-fight contract.
Additionally, Bellator was granted a preliminary injunction aimed to prevent Jackson from fighting at UFC 186. That injunction was overturned on appeal, however, and Jackson was ultimately allowed to compete. He defeated Maldonado via unanimous decision.
A former UFC champion, Jackson publicly contemplated retirement before settling with Bellator earlier this year.
Ishii (14-5-1), 29, is an Olympic gold medalist in judo. He turned to mixed martial arts after winning gold at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Fighting primarily in Japan, he has fought the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. This will mark his Bellator debut.
Dynamite 2 is Bellator's second hybrid event, which features both professional MMA and kickboxing.
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson to fight Satoshi Ishii at Bellator's Dynamite 2
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will return to the Bellator MMA cage on June 24 in a catchweight bout against Japanese Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii.
Officials close to the event confirmed the booking to ESPN.com. The bout will take place at a catchweight of 215 pounds and headline Bellator: Dynamite 2 inside Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will fight Japanese Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii at Bellator: Dynamite 2 on June 24. Martin McNeil for ESPN
Jackson (36-11) hasn't fought in nearly a year because of a contract dispute with Bellator. Now 37, he made his debut with the promotion in November 2013 and made three appearances for Bellator in a six-month span, picking up wins over Joey Beltran, Christian M'Pumbu and Muhammed Lawal.
In late 2014, however, Jackson accused Bellator of being in breach of contract and announced he had re-signed with the UFC, where he fought from 2007 to 2013. Jackson claimed Bellator never provided him pay-per-view figures for his fight against Lawal in May 2014 and was contractually required to do so.
After signing Jackson, the UFC booked him to fight Fabio Maldonado at UFC 186 on April 25, 2015. One month before the event, Bellator filed suit against Jackson in New Jersey court, claiming Jackson was still under an exclusive six-fight contract.
Additionally, Bellator was granted a preliminary injunction aimed to prevent Jackson from fighting at UFC 186. That injunction was overturned on appeal, however, and Jackson was ultimately allowed to compete. He defeated Maldonado via unanimous decision.
A former UFC champion, Jackson publicly contemplated retirement before settling with Bellator earlier this year.
Ishii (14-5-1), 29, is an Olympic gold medalist in judo. He turned to mixed martial arts after winning gold at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Fighting primarily in Japan, he has fought the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. This will mark his Bellator debut.
Dynamite 2 is Bellator's second hybrid event, which features both professional MMA and kickboxing.
lol fucking Reebok is why GSP hasn't came back. Apparently he's in negotiations but wants to use his own sponsors.
Reebok strikes again.
Report: GSP In Negotiations With The UFC, Reebok Deal Major Sticking Point – ENT Imports
Reebok strikes again.
Report: GSP In Negotiations With The UFC, Reebok Deal Major Sticking Point – ENT Imports
He's still under contract to the UFC, his contract is just frozen in "retirement" status. The negotiations are just to come to terms on a fight.
He's probably pissed about Reebok because he's the type of guy that makes hundreds of thousands of dollars from sponsors for a fight. Without one of the specialized Reebok deals like Conor, Ronda, Paige Van Zant and Cain have GSP will only make $20,000 in a regular fight or $30,000 if he challenges for a title from Reebok.
He's probably pissed about Reebok because he's the type of guy that makes hundreds of thousands of dollars from sponsors for a fight. Without one of the specialized Reebok deals like Conor, Ronda, Paige Van Zant and Cain have GSP will only make $20,000 in a regular fight or $30,000 if he challenges for a title from Reebok.
All the top guys are ducking Khabib like they were 2 years ago. Cowboy was the only one to step up, but they didn't want to risk his fight with Cote cause they need names for that Canada card.
People were ducking Khabib so hard they had to go outside the company lol at least the guy they found seems like a good fighter though. 12-1 and a champion in his regional promotion.
People were ducking Khabib so hard they had to go outside the company lol at least the guy they found seems like a good fighter though. 12-1 and a champion in his regional promotion.
Nice, Hunto just got a 6 fight multi-million dollar deal from the UFC, nice to see somebody like him get paid.
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt inks new multi-fight deal, reportedly worth millions | MMAjunkie
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt inks new multi-fight deal, reportedly worth millions | MMAjunkie
