UFC 130 was this past holiday weekend and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson definitely dominated, but the main event left many fight fans wondering, “who did we just see?” Quinton is a nice guy, Quinton loves to have fun, Quinton hates training, but he puts the work in because come fight night Quinton becomes “Rampage”… There’s no doubt that he won the fight, but did he do enough to get the hardcore MMA fan or more importantly the casual fight fan pumped up to see him go out and challenge Jon Jones for the 205 lb. strap? The problem is that when you trot a potential title challenger out to fight an opponent that the current champion already dismantled thoroughly, like Jon Jones did with Matt Hamill a few fights back, if the challenger doesn’t at least come close to the same level of domination, it leaves the impression that the challenger and the champion aren’t on the same level.
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No contact approved until 6/19. Minimum suspension time until 6/28. Permissible to be cleared early by physician.
No contact approved until 6/19. Minimum suspension time until 6/28. No contact approved until 7/13.
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UFC 130 competitors Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Frank Mir, Brian Stann, Jorge Santiago
UFC 130 medical suspensions:
- Quinton Jackson: Suspended six months for left hand fracture, must undergo X-ray; no contact until 6/19, minimum suspension until 6/28, may be cleared early by physician.
- Brian Stann: Suspended six months for right thumb injury, must undergo X-ray; no contact until 6/19, minimum suspension until 6/28, may be cleared early by physician.
- Michael McDonald: Suspended six months for left shoulder injury; no contact until 7/13, minimum suspension until 7/28; may be cleared early by physician.
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ufc’s latest event?” The official medical suspensions stand as such.
Quinton Jackson: Must have left hand x-rayed; if positive then must be cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contest until 11/25/11; minimum suspension, no contest until 06/28/11, no contact until 06/19/11.
Frank Mir: Must have left ribs cleared by doctor or no contest until 11/25/11; minimum suspension, no contest until 06/28/11, no contact until 06/19/11.
Quinton Jackson — $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Matt Hamill — $32,000
Frank Mir — $250,000 (including $125,000 win bonus) def. Roy Nelson — $15,000
Travis Browne — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) def. Stefan Struve — $21,000
Rick Story — $34,000 (including $17,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Alves — $33,000
Brian Stann — $46,000 (including $23,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Santiago — $36,000
Demetrious Johnson — $12,000 (including $6,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres — $30,000
Gleison Tibau — $50,000 (including $25,000 win bonus) def. Rafaello Oliveira — $10,000
Michael McDonald — $12,000 (including $6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Cariaso — $4,000
The former UFC Heavyweight and Interim Heavyweight Champion, Mir, made nearly seventeen times more money that the winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10, Roy Nelson.