Rampage Signs With Bellator

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson's time with the Ultimate Fighting Championships has officially come to an end. After three straight losses (to UFC Light-Heavyweight champion Jon Jones, Ryan Bader and Glover Texeira, respectively), it didn't look like the UFC figureheads were too keen on extending his contract with them, not that Rampage hadn't been actively looking for a way out in recent years anyways. 

Many marked this as the end of his professional MMA career which had seen him become an extremely famous celebrity in Japan through his days fighting in Pride Fighting Championships before moving on to fight in the World Fighting Alliance and the UFC.

In a move that surprised most of the MMA world, Rampage Jackson signed with Bellator (seen as currently the best MMA promotion in the world, second only to the UFC). It is unsure when he will make his debut for the promotion, however he enters the organisation with a 32-11 record and is rumoured to have signed a contract similar to 'King Mo' Lawal who's contract allows him to make regular appearances on the Total Non-stop Action (TNA) wrestling programme.

I'm not yet sold on whether or not this is a good idea for the former UFC Light-Heavyweight champ, but either way i guess this'll lead most definitely in an interesting direction for him career-wise.

Until next time,

Peace!

TJ Grant Set To Challenge For 155-Pound Title

It's official! Canadian lightweight TJ Grant (shown punching Gray Maynard in the picture above) has been awarded the next shot at Benson 'Smooth' Henderson's 155-pound title. Dana White was quick to award the title shot to Grant following his devastating performance against perennial contender Gray 'The Bully' Maynard. 

Grant was sporting a 20-5 record and riding a four-fight win-streak heading into the UFC160 bout against Maynard and was able to dispose of his opponent quickly, knocking him out at around the 2 minute 10 second mark of the very first round.

The 'TJ Grant vs. Benson Henderson' title fight hasn't been given a set date but has is being considered for the UFC's debut card on the new Fox Sports 1 channel on August 18, according to UFC President Dana White. If the fight gets added to the Fox Sports 1 card, then it'll join already-named bouts: Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne (Heavyweight Division), Matt Brown vs. Thiago Alves (Welterweight Division) and Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Johnson (Lightweight Division) as well as other yet-to-be-named bouts.

Personally, I hope this fight gets set for August 18th, as it would only increase the appeal of the Fox Sports 1 card which is already shaping up to flaunt a pretty interesting mix of fights from a number of different weight classes. 

Either way, I'm not gonna miss the fight even if it's on pay-per-view. I'm intrigued as to whether or not TJ Grant is on Henderson's level. 

I guess we'll just have to wait see...
Until next time, 
Peace!