Can we all just take a moment to remember Rampage’s EPIC first three years in the UFC (07-10)?

[Armitage Shanks]

Dude comes in and avenges his loss against Marvin Eastman in brutal style after one of the best stairdowns in UFC history. In his second fight he KO’s a prime Chuck Liddell for the second time and wins the UFC belt.

In his third fight he UNIFIES the UFC and Pride belts by beating Dan Henderson.

He loses the belt to Forest Griffin in a decision that still makes me angry to this day- the biggest robbery in title fight history.

He then has the balls to face Wanderlei Silva, who brutally KO’d him twice, and gets revenge by knocking him out.

He sails past the dean of mean before being involved in one of the greatest TUFs of all time and one of the most legendary rivalries in UFC history with Rashad.

He then becomes only the second man to defeat Lyoto Machida at that point in Machida’s career.

Fucking hell! He was a typhoon of chaos, entertainment and violence. One of the most fun periods of MMA.

Rampage...take a bow son, and I mean that. You were immense!

 

[RJ43]

Juanito bless.

And if we're going to talk about bullshit decisions then we have to include his BS decision over Lyoto.

 

[Rovert]

You could hear me scream for miles when he gave Chuck the KTFO

 

[tenniswhiz]

Pretty impressive.
He wasn’t even a champ in Pride.

 

[Megatronlee]

Rampage beat machida. Fuck him. He beat Forrest too. If don’t act like a pussy rampage is number 3 goat lhw behind bones and dc

 

[yekmurat]

Good old days

 

[SpedDaddyV]

Would Rampage last in the #metoo era?

 

[Armitage Shanks]

Juanito bless.

And if we're going to talk about bullshit decisions then we have to include his BS decision over Lyoto.

Bullshit. Even Rogan said when the final bell rang that it looked like Rampage won that fight. Machida did nothing.

 

[Wariowokecancel]

It takes two to tango but I soured on Rampage after the TUF fight.

 

[LittleSmokey]

This was a crazy time and he was past his prime still winning belts and beating ass.

 

[BoD 2.0]

He sails past the dean of mean before being involved in one of the greatest TUFs of all time and one of the most legendary rivalries in UFC history with Rashad.

No

 

[Soul On Ice]

A-Team movie retired him
Was never really the same after
Sad

 

[Armitage Shanks]

No

Yes.

 

[BoD 2.0]

Yes.

Rank it then. Are we talking top 10 rivalry or Top 5? I thought most of it was smoke and mirrors, and then the Fight was very anti-climatic

1. Jones vs Cormier
2. McGregor vs Diaz
3. GSP vs Hughes
4. Chuck vs Randy
5. Tito vs Ken
6. Cruz vs TAM
7. BJ vs Pulver
8. Hughes vs Trigg
9. Hendo vs Bisping
10. Brock vs. Mir

 

[neverwas]

Loved it when he came into the UFC,told a friend of mine chuck would only lose by one punch ok,then I bet on rampage and he did it.

 

[Gambit MMA]

Machida beat him. And he won decisions mostly after koing Wanderlei. Decisioned jardine, hammill, etc.

 

[Summoning]

Dude comes in and avenges his loss against Marvin Eastman in brutal style after one of the best stairdowns in UFC history. In his second fight he KO’s a prime Chuck Liddell for the second time and wins the UFC belt.

In his third fight he UNIFIES the UFC and Pride belts by beating Dan Henderson.

He loses the belt to Forest Griffin in a decision that still makes me angry to this day- the biggest robbery in title fight history.

He then has the balls to face Wanderlei Silva, who brutally KO’d him twice, and gets revenge by knocking him out.

He sails past the dean of mean before being involved in one of the greatest TUFs of all time and one of the most legendary rivalries in UFC history with Rashad.

He then becomes only the second man to defeat Lyoto Machida at that point in Machida’s career.

Fucking hell! He was a typhoon of chaos, entertainment and violence. One of the most fun periods of MMA.

Rampage...take a bow son, and I mean that. You were immense!

Are you making an "appreciation thread" showing the worst Rampage´s unsportsmanlike conduct???

 

[Cherry Brigand]

A-Team movie retired him
Was never really the same after
Sad

Worth it! That movie is a lot of fun.

 

[RJ43]

Bullshit. Even Rogan said when the final bell rang that it looked like Rampage won that fight. Machida did nothing.

Since when is Rogan's input some kind of validation of who won?

Rampage spammed a bunch of pitter patter head huntingstrikes that did nothing. Machida had more significant strikes, a higher landed percentage, same amount of takedowns, 3 passes and a sub attempt.

It was a shitty fight, but Machida was robbed.

 

[FlyThaiMMA]

Rampage and BJ Penn was my first two favorite fighters. Great thread OP