Legendary UFC Star Rampage Jackson Receiving Death Threats

The fateful incident

At a private wrestling event at KnokX Pro Academy, Raja Jackson slammed Stuart Smith (competing under the name Syko Stu) onto the mat and began seriously punching him upwards of 20 times as Smith lay prone in the ring.

The two had previously confronted each other, with the moments recorded on the Kick live streaming service. Smith was seen slamming a fake beer on Jackson's head and may have been under the impression that Jackson was part of the show.

If Jackson had any hard feelings over the incident, he didn't show it at the time. The two shook hands afterwards and seemingly went their separate ways.

Unfortunately, it appears that making up with Smith was just Jackson faking. Sometime later on the livestream he pledged to get his revenge on Smith and we all saw the end-result in that now infamous video.

Rampage Jackson

Jackson's career in mixed martial arts dates all the way back to the 1990s. He was a superstar in smaller promotions until the mid-2000s, when he was finally brought into the UFC.

On May 26, 2007, in just his second UFC fight, he defeated Chuck Liddell to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and would successfully defend it against Dan Henderson a few months later. Sadly, he dropped the belt to Forrest Griffin the following summer and would never hold title gold in the UFC again.

His final UFC match came in a 2015 win over Fabio Maldonado and his last MMA fight would come in a 2018 loss against Fedor Emelianenko.

Prognosis

While Smith survived the attack from Raja Jackson, he is still facing serious health concerns. On Sunday, his brother Andrew wrote on Facebook that he's in "critical care" but currently stable.

"Thank you everyone for your prayers, concerns, and kind words for my brother Stu. Please continue to keep him in your prayers," Smith wrote. "He’s currently stable but in critical care. At this time we’re focused on his recovery and appreciate all the support."

We wish Smith all the best in his recovery.