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[The Infamous]

Hendricks looking in great shape:

 

[thernbroom]

Details of Rampage Jackson's contract perks emerge from Bellator injunction

based on some information that became public due to a Bellator injunction, it appears that Quinton Jackson's Bellator contract contained some pretty nice perks. In addition to that, the promotion gave him a whole lot of money to keep him happy. The Viacom-owned promotion believes that Rampage, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, still has fights on his Bellator contract and shouldn't be allowed to compete at UFC 186 next month. Newsday revealed some of the more interesting stuff about his contract from the injunction:

The deal, which was negotiated with then-Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, included a 2013 Tesla Sport worth $129,603, an additional $100,000 signing bonus and guaranteed fight purses beginning at $200,000 and maxing out at $300,000 for non-PPV fights, according to the complaint. Jackson also was to receive between $200,000 and $450,000 for a pay-per-view fight. Bellator also agreed to pay Jackson $50,000 "in the event that he did not receive a certain revenue amount from sponsorships," the complaint said.

His contract also stated that he'd receive four dollars per pay-per-view buy for everything over 190k buys. When he didn't hit that for his Bellator 120 bout, he was still given a $200,000 bonus according to the report. And there's a lot more where that came from - Jackson would get 30% of any Bellator gate over 400k if he was on the card, for one. Here's more:

He got 35k an episode for a four-episode "Rampage 4 Real" reality show on Spike TV.
They were supposed to get him a screenwriter for a movie project, and he met with the president of Paramount in regards to "film opportunities"
He would make an appearance on the red carpet at the 2014 MTV video awards
The promotion paid 250k for a commercial spot on ESPN during the NBA playoffs advertising his PPV bout at Bellator 120
They spent 200k for the rights to a Rolling Stones song to use while advertising Rampage
A Stones song? Really? Anyway, all of this stuff is pretty funny to me. Was this the only way Bjorn Rebney could keep Rampage re-signing with the UFC at the time? No wonder he's not in charge with the company any more, and no wonder Jackson signed with them. I'm surprised there wasn't a crazy rider with designated skittles flavours and designer mustards.

The case goes in front of a judge on April 2nd in New Jersey, according to the Newsday report.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/3/5...son-injuction-contract-details-rolling-stones

 

[jackswstd]

Hendricks looking in great shape:

If he comes in to the fight in that kind of shape he's gonna destroy Brown. It would do him good to not cut so much weight. I remember at one weigh in for the first Robbie fight he was shaking like a leaf on the scale.

 

[jackswstd]

Details of Rampage Jackson's contract perks emerge from Bellator injunction



http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/3/5...son-injuction-contract-details-rolling-stones

No wonder Viacom gave Bjorn the

 

[The Infamous]

UFC 187 card finalized:

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)
Jon Jones (c) vs. Anthony Johnson
Chris Weidman (c) vs. Vitor Belfort
Donald Cerrone vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Travis Browne vs. Andrei Arlovski
Joseph Benavidez vs. John Moraga

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET))
John Dodson vs. Zach Makovsky
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Josh Burkman
Uriah Hall vs. Rafael Natal
Rose Namajunas vs. Nina Ansaroff

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 p.m. ET)
Sean Spencer vs. Mike Pyle
Islam Makhachev vs. Leo Kuntz
Justin Scoggins vs. Josh Sampo​

 

[The Infamous]

If he comes in to the fight in that kind of shape he's gonna destroy Brown. It would do him good to not cut so much weight. I remember at one weigh in for the first Robbie fight he was shaking like a leaf on the scale.

He's been shaking uncontrollably in his last 2-3 weigh-ins. It's good to see him taking his diet seriously. Hopefully he doesn't bring out the cage stall strategy he tried against Lawler.

 

[jackswstd]

That 187 card is stacked let us pray nothing changes

 

[Medulla Oblongata]

Rory has never been an underdog in a fight

 

[Medulla Oblongata]

Condit vs Alves targeted for UFC Fight Night 67 on May 30th.

 

[Medulla Oblongata]

UFC 187 card finalized:

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)
Jon Jones (c) vs. Anthony Johnson
Chris Weidman (c) vs. Vitor Belfort
Donald Cerrone vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Travis Browne vs. Andrei Arlovski
Joseph Benavidez vs. John Moraga

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET))
John Dodson vs. Zach Makovsky
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Josh Burkman
Uriah Hall vs. Rafael Natal
Rose Namajunas vs. Nina Ansaroff

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 p.m. ET)
Sean Spencer vs. Mike Pyle
Islam Makhachev vs. Leo Kuntz
Justin Scoggins vs. Josh Sampo​

This card is Hopefully it stays like this Too good to be true?

 

[Kenny West]

If he comes in to the fight in that kind of shape he's gonna destroy Brown. It would do him good to not cut so much weight. I remember at one weigh in for the first Robbie fight he was shaking like a leaf on the scale.

he don't really got a choice, dude is small/short for Welterweight enough as is . It's mainly his fault for letting himself get so fukkin fat between fights that the weight cuts damn near kill him

 

[JahFocus CS]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...e-examining-the-career-of-the-prodigy-bj-penn

Great article. I really miss Penn (especially prime Penn) . The first victory over Hughes is one of the greatest victories and upsets in MMA history.

 

[Medulla Oblongata]

Bendo is willing to step in and fight Erick Silva

 

[Medulla Oblongata]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...e-examining-the-career-of-the-prodigy-bj-penn

Great article. I really miss Penn (especially prime Penn) . The first victory over Hughes is one of the greatest victories and upsets in MMA history.

It was a shame to see him go out the way he did Sometimes you have to know when to quit

 

[JahFocus CS]

Bendo is willing to step in and fight Erick Silva

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Literally my sequential expressions as I thought about this. Could be a really good fight... Silva could definitely finish him early. 2 rounds of Silva landing like Thatch was, I don't think Bendo would handle that violent onslaught