Octagon icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson plans on finishing his pentalogy with former PRIDE FC and UFC foe Wanderlei Silva.
After greater than 4 years since his final look contained in the cage, Jackson will debut in the squared circle when he straps on the eight-ounce gloves for a conflict with former WBO heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs. The struggle will emanate from The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on June 1.
Showing on Monday’s version of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, ‘Rampage’ revealed that his long-awaited conflict with Briggs seemingly received’t be the one time we see him step contained in the boxing ring.
“After that, I desire a rematch with Rashad [Evans] in a boxing match as a result of I really feel like he likes to wrestle a bit bit an excessive amount of,” Jackson mentioned. I feel we are able to throw them issues, after which after Rashad, I feel I’m gonna name out Wanderlei Silva for the rubber match.
Will We See ‘Rampage’ and Wanderlei Silva Reignite Iconic Rivalry?
‘Rampage’ and Wanderlei Silva engaged in one in every of blended martial arts’ most memorable feuds. Over the course of 15 years, the 2 titans of fight sports activities went toe-to-toe 4 instances throughout three completely different promotions. They first met below the PRIDE banner the place ‘The Axe Assassin’ earned victories over Jackson by way of knockout in November 2003 and October 2004.
They’d meet up as soon as once more contained in the Octagon at UFC 92 in 2008. This time, ‘Rampage’ got here out on prime by way of a first-round KO. Quick ahead one other 11 years, Jackson would formally even the collection at 2-2 with one other knockout of Silva at Bellator 206. It was the final MMA struggle of Silva’s profession.
Silva formally introduced his retirement in 2022 however has expressed an curiosity in boxing. Maybe we’ll see the beloved knockout artists throw arms yet another time, placing an exclamation level on their iconic rivalry.
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