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Mar 17

Is the UFC Turning Fans Against Rampage Jackson?

The tumultuous relationship between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and the UFC is quickly turning a once beloved champion into an eyesore for the MMA community.

Since losing to Ryan Bader at UFC 144, Jackson has been in a back-and-forth contractual dispute with the UFC regarding financial figures.

According to Jackson, the promotion believes he has lost his appeal, and he isn't worth the same numbers he was making when he first came in.

"After [my last bout] I was like, 'I'm not putting my life on the line for these guys no more.' They know what's going on, but they're still trying to make me look bad," Jackson told Bas Rutten in an interview on HDNET. "They're trying to make me lose my fan base. I don't want to be part of the UFC."

"If Dana doesn't want me to be bigger than the UFC, then let me go. If they feel like I lost my appeal, then let me go. The UFC talks about how they're in a billion homes and they're making all this money, and yet, I'm making less money than I used to make with the UFC."

Is the UFC trying to make Jackson "lose his fan base," or are fans just witnessing another episode of sour grapes from a former champion coming off a major upset loss?

While the vast majority will likely pick a side to defend, the line between right and wrong may be more blurred than initially perceived.

Obviously, the UFC isn't trying to kill Jackson's fan base, but the disgruntled star does have his reasons for being upset with the promotion.

Most fans are oblivious to the strenuous training regimens and dieting a fighter has to undergo to compete at an elite level. It can be draining physically and mentally on a person. To fans, a fighter is only as good as his last fight.

Unfortunately for Jackson, he is coming off two consecutive losses, and in his most recent bout, he came in six pounds overweight.

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