Wanderlei Silva accepts Rampage Jackson boxing callout, vows to ‘hold you on the ropes all over again’

Wanderlei Silva is down to allotment the ring all over again with his “archenemy” Quinton Jackson.

“The Axe Murderer” took to social media to acknowledge “Rampage,” who mentioned on a most contemporary look on The MMA Hour that he’s drawn to rematching damaged-down MMA rivals Rashad Evans and Silva in boxing suits after making his expert debut against ex-WBO heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs in an eight-spherical boxing match on June 1 in Qatar.

“I couldn’t wake as much as better news,” Silva mentioned on a video posted by Brazilian journalist Ana Hissa. “My archenemy Quinton Jackson will accomplish his dreary debut and already mentioned he has the scheme to achieve the fifth fight with Wanderlei Silva. I have faith that’s better than fine attributable to I’ve knocked him out twice, and he beat me twice as successfully. So we’ll maintain the fifth fight, in boxing.”

First, Jackson mentioned he has to “knock Shannon’s mountainous-mouth ass out” within the summertime prior to having a see to avenge past MMA losses. The damaged-down UFC champion misplaced a resolution to Evans in Would perchance well unbiased 2010 after both athletes coached a season of The Final Fighter.

Jackson’s contention with Silva dates reduction to 2003, when the Brazilian first beat him below the PRIDE banner. They met all over again one yr later, after Jackson knocked out Ikuhisa Minowa and Ricardo Arona, alternatively Silva once extra won by knockout. “Rampage” sooner or later got his revenge in 2008 with a critical-spherical knockout of Silva at UFC 92, then evened the score at two apiece with one other knockout clutch over Silva a decade later at Bellator 206.

“Put together Quinton Jackson, your time is coming,” Silva mentioned. “The self-discipline is better than accredited. Wanderlei will hold you on the ropes all over again. Put together.”