Qui͏nton “Rampage” Jackson was one of the best i͏nductees of the UFC when the promotion took over Pride. “Rampage” was the middleweight champion of Pride when it merged with the UFC. Jackson’s career has bee͏n͏ phenomenal; however, even “R͏ampage” had to go through horrend͏ous physical changes that forced him to seek advice from his dear friend, ͏who saved his life. In his recent conversation with Joe Rogan, ‘Rampage’ confessed about the lesser-known side of his life.

MMA fighters go through a ton of health issues which specifically revolve around their diet, fight, and habits. Brock Lesnar had to remove a part of his intestine in order to digest properly and other fighters had to go through stuff like this as well Qui͏nton Jackson is no exception to it. Let’s have a look at the lesser-known phase of ‘Rampage’ which nearly left him bedridden forever.

Quinto͏n J͏ackson shares about his friend who saved his life with Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan and Qui͏nton “Rampage” Jackson recently had a conversation about the fate of MMA on ‘JRE MMA Show #159’. The duo initially started their conversation about several incidents in the MMA world. Soon enough, the conversation shifted towards the lesser-known parts of Jackson’s life as well as career, and in the midst of this, ‘Rampage’ shared an instance after which he completely stopped consuming many carbs.

“I cut that out, yeah. Remember I got super fat, especially my last fight with Fedor. My God, yeah, I got super fat. I got diagnosed with hypothyroidism. They had me on this medicine and that messed me up.” said Jackson. ‘Rampage’ emphasized that after the diagnosis, his life was in a downward spiral as he had to check on his diet every day until he met his friend Sean Rez.

He further added, “So one day I asked the guy, “Man, how in the world do you stay ripped like that all year round?” And he told me, he said, “Man, this is what I do.” I said, “You on that?” He said, “No, I ain’t on anything.” He said, “I do two hours of cardio.” He works out like two or three times a day, and he doesn’t eat carbs. That’s my trainer that’s my coachman he changed my fu**ing life bro damn I lost that dude looks good I lost 30 pounds training with him.

Jackson opened his friend’s Instagram handle and upon looking at the pictures, Rogan had only one thing to say “Damn.” Jackson emphasized that this was one of the reasons why he developed such a strong mind. Well, talking about strong willpower, down in the conversation, ‘Rampage’ highlights how his strong mind helped him forget about his leg injury mid-fight. Let’s have a look at it.

‘Rampage’ confesses the power of a strong mind

Amid having a conversation with Joe Rogan about his past fights, Jackson illuminated an event of his first light heavyweight title defense that was in the dark for years. Jackson fought Forest Griffin back in UFC 86 to defend his UFC light-heavyweight title, however, he was defeated by Griffin by way of a unanimous decision. Nearly, more than a decade after the fight, Jackson has highlighted that a leg injury assisted in Griffin’s victory. He further explained that his strong mind helped him ease the pain.

“I used to have a really strong mind back in the day. Remember I told you about Forrest kicking me the calf kick? Yeah, bro, my mind was so strong back then. I healed my leg up in between rounds. My s*it was in pain, but I was mentally strong. I also think that’s why I lost that fight because I had the manager at the time that I wasn’t—I didn’t trust him anymore. I remember him saying, ‘If Rampage loses this fight, I’m going to retire.” said Jackson.

Well, despite the defeat, Jackson was the first and only fighter to unify the Pride middleweight as well as UFC’s light-heavyweight title. What’s your take from Qui͏nton “Rampage” Jackson’s long conversation with Joe Rogan? State your thoughts in the comments below.