“That Isn’t When It Mattered” UFC Legend Remembers Quinton Jackson for Not Being “The Best Person in the Gym”

Quinton Jackson is someone who has contributed largely to the popularity of MMA all around the world. He began his fighting career in 1999 when MMA was hardly popular as it is today. He had a glorious fighting career, and ‘Rampage’ last fought at Bellator MMA. When he was in the UFC, he was the former light heavyweight champion. However, at the moment, UFC legend Michael Bisping has revealed something surprising about Rampage. Bisping shared a great friendship with Rampage when he was an active fighter in Pride FC.

Jackson became a huge star in Japan while he was with Pride FC for his aggressive fighting style and eccentric personality. Recently, ‘The Count’ shared an interesting fact about the 44-year-old.

Quinton Jackson was not great in the gym

While Bisping was talking on his YouTube channel, he revealed that Jackson is one of the few fighters who are not good in the gym, but when it comes to an actual fight, he is nothing less than a monster. Bisping said, “The best example that I’ve got of somebody that wouldn’t perform too well in the gym but on the day when it came down to it to fight and he was an absolute monster. It’s Quinton Rampage Jackson. Quinton Jackson stars from Pride FC. Some of the memories that we have from those fights were just unbelievable.“

He further detailed how Rampage was a great fighter. The Count continued, “Remembering picking up uh Ricardo Arona and slamming him into next week, some beautiful knockout, some amazing fights. Of course, he knocked out Chuck Liddell and became the light heavyweight champion of the world and we spent a few years together in the gym, incredible person. But not the best person in the gym.

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Bisping continued, “Right because he hates training and some people hate training. He never liked it. I think right now he’s getting a little better but in the gym, he wouldn’t perform very well because that isn’t when it mattered you know.” From the words of Bisping, it is clear that Rampage was someone who was able to bring the monster out only when he was inside the cage.”

The new venture of “Rampage”

Rampage, who stands at a record of 38 victories and 14 losses, is one of the most experienced MMA fighters the world has right now. However, it seems that he is not planning to retire any time soon. At the age of 44, the legendary fighter has decided to continue in combat sports, but in a unique promotion. Jackson has joined the Thailand-based promotion, Fight Circus. The fight promotion is popular for 2-on-1 bouts. The fans need to wait to find out the surprises that Rampage has in store at Fight Circus.

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