Wanderlei Silva is able to run it again with ‘Rampage’ Jackson for a fifth and last time.
Throughout a latest look on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, ‘Rampage’ expressed an curiosity in rematching each Rashad Evans and ‘The Axe Assassin’ contained in the squared circle after he makes his skilled boxing debut towards former WBO heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs on June 1 in Qatar.
“I couldn’t get up to raised information,” Silva mentioned by way of a video posted by Brazilian journalist Ana Hissa. “My archenemy Quinton Jackson will make his boxing debut and already mentioned he has the intention to do the fifth battle with Wanderlei Silva. I feel that’s greater than truthful as a result of I’ve knocked him out twice, and he beat me twice as properly. So we’ll have the fifth battle, in boxing.”
The Historical past of ‘Rampage’ vs. Wanderlei
‘Rampage’ and Silva have confronted one another 4 occasions throughout three completely different promotions courting again to 2003. The primary two conferences got here beneath the PRIDE FC banner the place Silva scored back-to-back wins over Jackson by the use of knockout. Quick ahead 4 years, they might meet for the third time contained in the Octagon at UFC 94 in December 2008. This time, ‘Rampage’ would come out on high with a brutal first-round KO of ‘The Axe Assassin.’
Jackson evened the collection at 2-2 with one other knockout, this time contained in the Bellator cage 15 years faraway from their inaugural assembly in Tokyo.
“Prepare Quinton Jackson, your time is coming,” Silva mentioned. “The problem is greater than accepted. Wanderlei will cling you on the ropes once more. Prepare” (h/t MMA Preventing).