Rampage: Not surprised I lost
“If I’m going to be critically honest, I’m not surprised that I lost the fight,” Jackson told MMAjunkie.com. Jackson’s troubles,…
“If I’m going to be critically honest, I’m not surprised that I lost the fight,” Jackson told MMAjunkie.com.
Jackson’s troubles, of course, began far before he stepped into the cage with Bader. A knee injury suffered in training threatened his participation in the fight, though Jackson ultimately elected to carry on in hopes of putting in a crowd-pleasing performance in front of the same Japanese crowd that cheered him on during the glory days of his PRIDE run.
Despite committing to the fight, Jackson encountered problems during his weightcut and was only able to make it down to 211 pounds for the light heavyweight matchup.
“I almost didn’t make it to the fight, but I didn’t want to pull out for the Japanese fans,” Jackson said. “I injured my knee pretty bad, and my doctor told me not to fight. But it wasn’t real serious. I didn’t need surgery or nothing, but he told me it wasn’t a good idea to fight. I decided to fight anyway.”