It’s been well over two years since Quinton Jackson last competed in mixed martial arts, but the former UFC light heavyweight champion isn’t quite ready to call it quits just yet.
last competed in mixed martial arts, but the former UFC light heavyweight champion isn’t quite ready to call it quits just yet.In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, “Rampage” confirmed his plans to fight again, expressing interest in both boxing and MMA. Jackson last appeared at Bellator 237, where he suffered a first-round technical knockout loss toon Dec. 29, 2019. Since then, a boxing match with Shannon Briggs has been rumored but has yet to come to fruition.
“No, man. I ain’t done. I’m not happy with my performance in my last fight. I can’t leave MMA fans like that,” Jackson said. “Yeah, I want to leave this sport a little better. “I’m in talks with fighting Shannon, finally. That fight has been almost a year in the making. I want to do some boxing before I retire. … I might do MMA, but I want to do boxing. I’m getting up there. I’m 44, man. I’m getting up there. My knees from wrestling. When you’re doing MMA, a lot of people want to take you down.”heavyweight debut, which is expected to occur sometime late in 2022. Jones defeated Jackson via fourth-round submission in a light heavyweight championship bout at UFC 135.
“Jon Jones is the best person I ever fought. I don’t think I could give him advice, he’s a better fighter than me. I don’t know about Jon Jones’ chin. It’s been rumors that he don’t got a strong chin. The heavyweights, they hit harder. I feel like Jones is a smart fighter. It was really hard for me to hit him. He wouldn’t let me hit him. … Heavyweight is definitely a different monster, they hit hard.
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