julieb
Roseville, CA
age: 26
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I think Rampage may be taking his recent loss pretty hard! Check this out =
Jackson arrested after police chase
By Kevin Iole and Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports Jul 15, 7:37 pm EDT
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was arrested and held on $25,000 bail following a traffic accident Tuesday afternoon in Costa Mesa, Calif.
According to Costa Mesa police Lt. Paul Dondero, an officer observed the 30-year old Jackson driving with a flat tire on his 2008 Ford F-350 pickup truck and talking on his cell phone (which recently became illegal while driving in Calif.) and attempted to pull him over.
Dondero said Jackson, a resident of Irvine, Calif., ignored the officer and continued driving with the officer in pursuit.
Police had received a report of a vehicle involved in a collision on the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa, which struck other vehicles and fled the scene, Dondero said.
The chase continued with the vehicle weaving in and out of traffic, including at one point driving on the wrong side of the road and even on a sidewalk, scaring pedestrians.
Dondero said Jackson hit two cars at 19th Street and Newport Boulevard at 1:13 p.m., but failed to stop. He said a Costa Mesa police officer saw the truck near 17th Street and attempted to pull it over.
Jackson fled and hit at least one more car before the five-minute chase ended with his arrest, the lieutenant said.
The car continued to Newport Beach, where the tire blew out and came off the rim and he was taken into the Orange County Central jail. The fighter was charged with hit-and-run driving, felony evading and reckless driving.
UFC president Dana White flew to Orange County upon learning of the arrest and said he was driving to the county jail to post bail for Jackson.
The story was initially reported by the website TMZ.com, which has photos of Jackson lying face down on the street behind his truck, a 2008 Ford F-350 turbo diesel, as a police officer has his gun drawn and is pointing it at him.
Jackson won the UFC light heavyweight title by knocking out Chuck Liddell at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007. After a successful defense against Dan Henderson on Sept. 5, Jackson lost the belt to Forrest Griffin on a controversial decision at UFC 86 on July 5 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Jackson’s manager/trainer, Juanito Ibarra, did not immediately return phone calls.
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groc006
Fort Pierce, FL
age: 30
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i think your right Julie,
i read that story yesterday and was why
the hell wouldnt you stop if you hit another
car unless he was drinking and they have not
mentioned it in any of the news.
but who knows
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eppy
Calgary, AB
age: 42
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mental issues.. I hope not roid related.. was my first thought.... ya gotta be pretty depressed to do something like this with no booze. Rampage has lost fights before..
[Edited 7/18/2008 12:14:23 PM]
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sagiv
West Palm Beach, FL
age: 28
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Yeah. Not sure if he'll fight again.
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scrappyjay
Damascus, MD
age: 35
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 its a shame .but this is the curves life throws people.but i have a prediction.that master lloyd irvings will have his first ufc champion fighter this year .that fighter will be the truth brendon vera.i ve met him and been to a seminar and he is def the real deal.ufc fans havent seen a third of what he is capable of
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9thstwonder
North Beach, MD
age: 50
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I feel sorry for the guy
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