Comments on: Dana White hints at possible reasons behind Rampage Jackson’s recent behavior

By: JJ Docker

JJ Docker — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:31:17 +0000

Whatever the outcome of this saga Rampage has just piled a lot more pressure on himself for his next fight. Whether it was actually some form of “breakdown” or just an unfortunate incident thats been blown up through speculation, the next time he steps into the cage there will be a lot of interest in not just his performance but also his behaviour pre and post fight. His first fight in the UFC against Eastman he looked nervous, edgy and ultimately not like a very good Rampage. I just hope he can pull through this and come back strong again, both physically and mentally.
I love Rampage. Good luck mate.

By: studog8

studog8 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:49:57 +0000

Having a sister-in-law that is bi-polar and goes through manic episodes like what was described with Rampage my guess is he might have the disease which can be somewhat kept in check with meds but it is not an easy road ahead for the man if that is what the problem is.

There are a lot of high’s and low’s (no pun intended) when dealing with someone who has it and staying up for days at a time is part of the mania’s they suffer. We all need to keep good thoughts for Rampage.

By: joetheacupuncturist

joetheacupuncturist — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:23:47 +0000

i heard of fasting on a lazy ,spiritual retreat, but these fasts have to be monitered in a stress free environment away from modern day living. fasts make people get real crazy a few days into them as evidenced bu ‘page

By: Kogepan

Kogepan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:52:00 +0000

So basically Rampage flipped out and went of a four-day fast of vitamins and energy drinks?

yeh, he should be institutionalized.

By: doubleA-ron

doubleA-ron — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:40:48 +0000

To me it souds like he was on crank or something.

By: fightfan

fightfan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:19:08 +0000

If Dana went out there and “knew” Rampage was in bad shape and was up 4 or 5 days with no food and only energy drinks and water…..

I am just curious to what happened to Dana. Did he just leave him after knowing how bad he was??? The reports never said anything about Dan White stopping police and having him go in for mental observation.

Just curious because I listened to interview with Cofield and Dana White about Jackson…….and Dana left me more confused on why he went out there and what part he played????

By: Donk

Donk — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:01:49 +0000

Sam, Cofield said something on his blog about Rampage being at the Affliction event. But his wording was a little strange. Can you confirm this, because Dana said that he was being held for 72 hours…

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:14:56 +0000

Speculation is a waste of time for sure, but from experience mixing energy drinks/fasting to cut weight, or even if you’re not openly trying to cut weight is a bad idea. I did that once mistakenly when I was wrestling in high school and I was essentially hallucinating by the second day and apparently flipping out on people (I had gaps in my memory, it was like sleep walking or some shit…).

That was a messed up weekend…

By: JOe K.

JOe K. — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:10:36 +0000

# 6 ACK!

You are totally right. Any other speculation is a complete waste of time.

By: BadMonkey

BadMonkey — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:12:30 +0000

Rampage doesn’t know Ka-rate, but he knows Ca-razy!! (RIP James Brown)

By: HexRei

HexRei — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:02:36 +0000

@#10 that’s one of the more silly reasons to get angry at Dana that I’ve ever seen

By: bubbafat

bubbafat — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:59:44 +0000

Should we really be hearing about this from Dana White? Does signing a contract with Zuffa mean D.W. can release personal information about any given fighter at his whim. I mean, this isn’t character rights or ancellary rights or whatever. This is “Family only” information that Dana White is speaking about to the whole world. Release a statement that you are supporting him and leave it at that. He tell’s us squat the rest of the time anyways. As well as mentioning Jesse Taylor going to AA, it’s ANONYMOUS. Say he’s gotten help, and mind your own damned business, jerk.

By: canuck

canuck — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:39:51 +0000

a lot of those energy drinks have multiple sources of caffeine in them – some people react badly to huge amounts of caffeine. i once took my girlfriend to the hospital thinking she was on acid because she was hallucinating spiders everywhere. the drug that caused this was caffeine from pills, coffee and jolt cola.

By: Terry Querns

Terry Querns — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:38:53 +0000

Rampage was seen by many people attending the Affliction event, which controdicts Dana’s statement about his whereabouts.

By: Tony Fennen

Tony Fennen — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:29:08 +0000

or it could just be him living up to his name a bit because he was robbed of his belt by poor judges.

By: Levi

Levi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:28:56 +0000

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/quinton-jackson-changed-in-and-out-of-the-ring-2448

an article by josh gross about rampage fasting to “get the devil out”

By: JON

JON — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:12:10 +0000

Alot of people don’t know that his fasting is part of the reason why he split with his former coach, Colin Oyama. Colin doesn’t like to talk about it but he confronted Rampage about it and that is what precipitated the public argument at Pride.

By: ACK!

ACK! — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:43:24 +0000

If this doesn’t sound like a full-blown manic episode, I don’t know what does.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:39:27 +0000

Energy drinks are indeed bad for you. As are most (not all, but most) of the supplements you can get at your local GNC. If people just used proper nutrition, that would make a huge difference.

By: paddiosf

paddiosf — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:34:44 +0000

I know people who have done a “fast or a cleansing” but to have energy drinks with no food..Energy drinks can be hard on your body if you have no sleep and drink a excess of them on a empty stomach..Wow, a energy drink can give you a heart palpitations…