Rampage Jackson Addresses His Bellator Tournament Loss to Chael Sonnen

Quinton Rampage Jackson spoke at last night’s post-fight press conference for Bellator 206 (via MMAjunkie) after his win over longtime rival Wanderlei Silva on the fight card. Below are some highlights from the presser.

Rampage on losing to Chael Sonnen in the tournament: “I’m very disappointed that I lost in that tournament. No disrespect to Chael (Sonnen), because honestly, I’ve been thinking about that. It really bothered me. I know you guys don’t know me that well, what type of person I am, what type of mind I got, but it really bothers me that Chael outsmarted me.”

Rampage on how Sonnen won: “He outsmarted me by standing up with me. And that’s my type of fight. I like standing up with a mother(expletive). I’m a (expletive) wrestler, but I like standing up. Chael outsmarted me. I was disappointed. I thought I was going to win that tournament. I thought I was going to take everybody. So yeah, I’m going to stay in shape. If somebody gets hurt, I want back in. But if anything, I want the winner of the tournament. I want the heavyweight belt.”

Rampage on not paying Chael Sonnen for the pet of $10,000 per takedown scored in the fight: “(Expletive) no. I owe Chael 30 grand. The reason why I haven’t given Chael the money yet is because he never put nothing up, so it wasn’t really solidified. What do I get, mother(expletive) if I block all your takedowns? I blocked every takedown except for those (expletive) weak-ass trips he got me with. I’m a man of my mother(expletive) word. But he never put nothing up. What good is a one way mother(expletive) bet? I’m not going to lie. I want to give him 30 grand, but you know what I did? I went to the strip club three times, and I spent 10 (thousand) each. So there was Chael’s mother(expletive) 30 grand. I put some strippers through college. Y’all laughing, but I’m dead serious. I don’t get no lapdances. I’m not a perv. But I like making it rain, and Chael’s money was all in the air.”