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Rampage Jackson after UFC 186 victory: "Bellator can't f*** with the UFC"
Apr 26, 2015 - 1:15:42 PM Rampage Jackson after UFC 186 victory: "Bellator can't f*** with the UFC"

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I'm going to tell you: This was the most stressful time in my whole career. I've been fighting for 15 years, and I never had to deal with what I dealt with just to get here, and I hope I never have to deal with that again... I'm not worried about what [Bellator is] doing, because I want to give Dana [White] and Lorenzo [Fertitta] big thanks in having my back. They helped me out, and I'm just going to say it right now – I was over there and Bellator can't f*** with the UFC, so I ain't scared."

-Rampage Jackson comments on Bellator at the UFC 186 post-fight press conference (via MMAJunkie.com).

Penick's Analysis: Rampage managed to get the injunction against him lifted because the appellate judge disagreed that his appearance at UFC 186 would cause "irreparable harm" to Bellator. Given his comments in the cage after his fight on the pay-per-view card, and these comments from the post-fight press conference, another judge in what is almost assuredly going to be a second injunction to his next scheduled appearance may not feel that way. Of course, they could reach a financial settlement before his next fight, but he's giving fuel to Bellator's arguments with these types of comments, and that could very well backfire on him.