Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (@rampage4real) is a mixed martial artist, actor and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood to talk about his legendary MMA career, beating Chuck Liddell to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, what went wrong with his run in TNA Wrestling, how he got the role to play B.A. Baracus in "The A Team", the real story behind destroying the door on The Ultimate Fighter, powerbombing Ricardo Arona in PRIDE, his favorite flavor of F3 Energy, his involvement with United Fight League and much more!
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00:00 Intro
00:43 What’s his favorite flavor of F3 Energy?
02:20 Can he still fight?
03:46 Why did he leave Monster Energy for F3 Energy?
05:59 United Fight League giving benefits to the fighters
06:47 Participating in Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport
09:17 How hard does he usually train when he spars?
10:10 What do most people call him in real life?
11:37 Does he have trouble not hurting people in pro wrestling?
12:01 How close was he to going to pro wrestling?
12:47 Falling in love with college wrestling
13:25 Memories of his first MMA fight
15:40 Meeting Tito Ortiz for the first time
17:14 Wearing his signature chain because of Junkyard Dog
19:29 Chris Benoit convincing him not to be a pro wrestler
22:28 What was the most UFC fights he had in a year?
23:36 Memories of his title shot with Chuck Liddell
26:30 Why isn’t he in the UFC Hall of Fame
28:02 Losing money being a star of the A-Team
32:28 Has he ever met Mr. T in real life?
33:04 Dana White being upset with him for doing A-Team
34:31 Which other movies has he been featured in?
35:55 When did he start howling after matches?
38:39 Memories of his knockout of Wanderlei Silva
41:25 Why did he powerbomb someone in a fight?
45:52 Destroying the door on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
47:45 Why wasn’t his TNA run more successful?
52:46 Appearing in WWE in 2010 to promote A-Team
54:52 Being part of the Main Event Mafia in TNA
56:48 Does he watch pro wrestling now?
57:03 The Rock being a heel in WWE
59:12 What hurts for him when he wakes up?
01:00:58 Getting used to being a podcaster
01:02:58 50 Cent hating him for getting the Mr. T role
01:07:11 Auditioning for roles he did not get
01:10:23 What’s missing from UFC right now?
01:13:15 What made him fall in love with MMA?
01:14:15 3 things Rampage Jackson is grateful for
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