Quinton “Rampage” Jackson plans to stick around.
The former UFC lightweight champion said TMZ he’s not retiring, even though he has not competed since leaving Bellator in 2019. Jackson, 44, lost by first-round TKO to Fedor Emelianenko in his most recent bout at Bellator 237 and he is aiming to end his career on a higher note.
“No, man. I ain’t done,” Jackson said (transcription via Bloody Elbow). I’m unhappy with the performance of my last fight. I can’t leave MMA fans like that.”
Jackson lost his last four fights. However, he had won five consecutive fights while fighting for Bellator or the UFC. He holds a 38-14 record in MMA, but should he return to action he expects it to be as a boxer, not a cage fighter.
The 23-year combat sports veteran already has an opponent lined up in two-time heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs. Briggs, 50, was involved in a scuffle with Jackson at a Triad Combat event this past November and Jackson says a potential boxing bout between them is in the works.
” “Like I said before, I am just in discussions with Shannon to fight him, finally.” Jackson stated. “That fight has been almost a year in the making. I would like to continue boxing after I retire
“I might do MMA, but I want to do boxing,” he added. “I’m getting up there. I’m 44. It’s getting higher. My knees [hurt] from wrestling. When you’re doing MMA, a lot of people want to take you down. They want to wrestle you.”
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