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• FlyMaster said July 17, 2008

  Great article! He is clearly spinning out of control and was arrested again yesterday. It shows his goals were money and fame, and fighting was merely a vehicle to get him to those goals. For great fighters, even the self-absorbed Mayweather, fighting is the prime focus and they have respect for the game as an art. MMA is relatively young and many fighters don't have the respect for the art because they don't begin training as 7-10 year olds. Rampage's flashy fall from grace should be a lesson to all MMA fighters. Stay in the gym, respect the fight as art, and keep your head on straight.

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• Uprock said July 17, 2008

  Well lets hope he pulls it together. I'm not a huge Rampage fan, but I appreciate what he does. It would be sad thought to see him fall from where he's made it to, all the way to the bottom. Lets hope he makes the right choices from here on out.

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• c0011j said July 17, 2008

  Great article? The article is ok. Rampage is a flamboyant and charismatic person. I just don't understand how he 'flaunted' his wealth by purchasing a couple expensive things outside of the range of a normal working class person. Quinton had some other personal things that were going on. He wasn't there mentally and I feel bad for him.

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• existo said July 17, 2008

  Your writing needs a lot of work. While much of what you are saying is correct, the way in which you are phrasing it is completely obtuse.

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  • vjrabid replied July 18, 2008

    Haha, point well taken.
• xaviernessol said July 17, 2008

  Agreed until the Jake LaMotta comment. He did more and put more on the line than any MMA fighter ever has accomplished.

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• mZkrIs10 said July 18, 2008

  My husband is a huge Rampage fan, me not so much. Either way though, it's hard to see this happen to a good fighter. Hopefully he'll get the help he needs and get refocused on fighting and not so much on the $$$~ Best wishes!

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• MikalKintner said July 18, 2008

  The whole article appeared to be based not on his recent incidents, but souly on a few examples of splurging. The recent troubles are minimal to a man like Jackson, specifically with the support of the UFC. This artical appears to be completely random with little evidence to support even the reason for writing it. It's rubbish. I'd rather read all of the other garbage speculation; at least it has some merit of truth.

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• kinggmann said July 20, 2008

  Great comments by everyone, but it is always easier for us to tell another person to do what is best. But, ami perfect? no!, are you? no!, is Mr Jackson? no! I will say though, that i too hope "Rampage" gets it together before it's too late. His last fight was disappointing because i saw things weren't physically or mentally good for him, but i was waiting for the rematch when the true "RAMPAGE" would show up. God bless you Quinton Jackson. P.S. money is a great motivator for anyone, including people/media making off his mistakes.

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• Retirado said July 21, 2008

  Rampage took the loss like a woman. We all win, we all lose. He should have fired his trainer and start fresh, like a rocky movie. He could have capitalized on the loss, get a new trainer, train punching sides of beef like Rocky and rise again but he punked out like a loser. He's weak, his mind is weak and he needs leadership and he needs to display leadership. Can he return? NO. He's finished, he's just another punk now.

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• grmd61 said July 22, 2008

  There is something bigger going on in his life right now that we are not privy to, so face it--Rampage has and is facing his own demons in a fight I am hoping he can win. Lets all cheer him on from the sidelines instead of throwing stones.

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