Luke Thomas at BloodyElbow had this to say:
MMA Community Reactions To Quinton Jackson Quitting MMA Part 1
My take? He is grossly exaggerating his ability to be a mainstream movie draw. Unlike Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who can actually display a modicum of range and has all-American good looks, Rampage is likely forever tethered to roughneck imagery. Second, he may not actually be finished with MMA. He always had somewhat of a lack of enthusiasm for the rigors of fight training and his fairly disappointing performances against Jardine and Griffin (not Wanderlei) likely speak to the historically poor training habits (i.e. only training during camps and needing extended coaching to push through workouts) he’s carried with him. Perhaps he’s burned out and time away plus a desire to recapture lost athletic glory will push him full circle.
While Mike Rome of BloodyElbow disagrees with the takeaway in the comment section of that same article:
I just don’t think this is the key takeaway. The key is that Dana just can’t keep his mouth shut. He goes around slamming his top stars, makes up with them, and then keeps on going and publicly reveals their pay arrangements. This is a spat that will get patched up in short order.
Will it be a short term situation? We can hope. But there is something to the fact that Rampage didn’t feel appreciated and willing to make bold moves when he doesn’t feel like the promotion cares about him as a person.
We’ll keep you updated as the story develops.
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