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Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is one of the most charismatic fighters to ever fight in professional mixed martial arts and was one of the most popular fighters to ever fight for Pride FC in Japan.
Prior to his fight with Mikhail Illoukhine at ‘Pride 26: Bad to the Bone’, Jackson played a joke on the referee, handing him a yellow penalty card for bad breath.
About Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson
Jackson wrestled for Raleigh-Egypt High School, where he eventually was named to the All-State Team as a senior after finishing 5th at the Tennessee State Tournament at 189 lbs.
After high school, Jackson considered getting into professional wrestling, but instead got involved in amateur wrestling at the junior college level.
When the UFC asked if he went to college and if so what degree he earned, Jackson said that he did go to college and, got a da kick out degree.
He also worked as a construction worker before becoming a fighter.
source: rampagejackson.com
About Mikhail Illoukhine
Mikhail Ilyukhin (born November 21, 1966) is a retired Russian mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division. He competed in both RINGS, and Pride Fighting Championships, and was a prominent member of Russia Top Team, where he trained with the likes of Volk Han, Fedor Emelianenko, and Sergei Kharitonov. At Pride 26, Ilyukhin lost by stoppage to Quinton Jackson. He won his last fight at K-1 – Hero’s Lithuania against Jordanas Poskaitis on November 26, 2005. It appears that following the demise of the Russia Top Team Ilyukhin has retired.
source: wikipedia.com
About Pride FC
Pride Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization founded by Nobuyuki Sakakibara and Nobuhiko Takada. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts events, broadcast to about 40 countries worldwide. Pride held the largest live MMA event audience record of 91,107 people at the Pride and K-1 co-production, Shockwave/Dynamite, held in August 2002, as well as the audience record of over 67,450 people at the Pride Final Conflict 2003.
source: wikipedia.com
