Enjoy a classic fight from 8 years ago, when a very young (and a bit less mature) Rampage Jackson gets his first big fight of his career, on a mega stage in Japan…..against arguably the most revered fighters in the history of Japanese fighters Kazushi Sakuraba.  This guy submitted 4 Gracie’s in his career, and was once the UFC Champion of the Ultimate Japan Tournament.

Rampage was just 23 at the time of this fight, a time when he didn’t quite have a grasp of the behaviors that need to be avoided to be marketable and profitable.   His brash antics and sometimes abrasive and  strangely cuddly funny moments burst onto the stage upon this fight.  Rampage has one thing on many of the fighters that fight in the UFC.  And that’s considering that he’s sort of old school and has been around long enough to have fought many fights in Japan where he first made a name for himself.  With that, Jackson’s fanbase a hugely widespread.

Live and “Raw & Uncut” Rampage Interview, Pre-fight:

“Rampage”  Jackson  vs.  Kazushi  Sakuraba(2001)

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