Quinton “Rampage” Jackson said he “felt like a hippopotamus,” after weighing in at a career high 265 lbs and eventually getting knocked out by Fedor Emelienenko at the Bellator Japan event. He has vowed to drop back down to light heavyweight, where he found most of his career success, and now plans to document his weight loss journey.
The former UFC champion took to Instagram about it, calling the loss a “wake up call” and admitting that his weight really got out of hand. He says he was actually 20 lbs heavier before the fight.
“I wasn’t impressed with my performance (in my GSP voice) because I have to lose a lot of weight and finish my career strong.