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After campaigning for his release from the promotion this past week, Quinton Jackson will apparently take one more ride with the UFC.

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson isn’t out of the UFC just yet.

One day after the disgruntled former light-heavyweight champ asked the
promotion to be released, he’s instead expected to serve the final fight
of his UFC contract in a meeting with fellow former champ Mauricio
“Shogun” Rua.

Yahoo! Sports initially reported the UFC’s offer of Rua to Jackson, and
the matchup was confirmed tonight during an episode of “UFC Tonight.”
The bout is targeted for the summer, though a specific date has yet to
be announced.

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In the long run, Quinton Jackson wants what anybody wants out of a career: Respect, appreciation and the occasional “thank you.”

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s days in the UFC appear numbered.

Following a week-long series of Twitter posts in which the former
champion said he will leave the organization once he completes the one
remaining fight on his contract, Jackson on Monday confirmed he’s
planning to continue his career elsewhere.

With HDNet’s Bas Rutten, he also discussed his recent testosterone-replacement therapy.

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From the department of biting the hand that feeds you, Quinton Jackson complained on Twitter about the UFC and said his next fight in the UFC will be his last. “I feel sorry for my next opponent, no matter who … Continue reading →

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According to former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage”
Jackson, his UFC career is just about done.

Jackson on Tuesday wrote that his next UFC appearance will be his
last, though he said he’ll continue to fight on in some other fashion.

“I feel sorry for my next opponent, no matter who or what it is,”
Jackson wrote via Twitter. “I will fight whoever they put in front of me
- I always have – but it will be my last fight in the UFC.”

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It may not have pleased the Japanese audience, but light heavyweight Ryan Bader got the job done against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

Avoiding the PRIDE veteran’s power, Bader outworked Jackson on the feet and outwrestled him on the mat for a unanimous-decision victory.

The bout served as the co-main event of UFC 144, which took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It aired live on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

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SAITAMA, Japan – Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage”
Jackson dreamed of a return to Japan, but the result ended up as more
of a nightmare in truth.

And following his decision loss to Ryan Bader at Sunday’s UFC 144 event
in Saitama, Japan, Jackson admitted he wasn’t terribly surprised at the
result.

“If I’m going to be critically honest, I’m not surprised that I lost the fight,” Jackson told MMAjunkie.com.

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As if the travel, near-silent crowd and incredibly early start weren’t enough to factor into betting UFC 144, along comes the weight snafu of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The former UFC light heavyweight champ whiffed badly on making weight at 205 … Continue reading →

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SAITAMA, Japan – MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from tonight’s official UFC 144 fighter
weigh-ins, where headliners Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson made
their championship matchup official.

However, co-headliner Quinton “Rampage” Jackson found things a little
more difficult and registered 211 pounds for his light heavyweight
matchup with Ryan Bader.

Jackson was fined 20 percent of his purse, but the bout will go on as planned.

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