Quinton Jackson Will Fight Despite Charges

UFC President Dana White has spoken out about Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and his status within the UFC.

There has been a lot of speculation amongst fans and the media about when Jackson will fight next, if he will fight again at all, due to the charges he faces regarding his traffic incident in July. Here is what Dana had to say about the issue:

“Of course he’ll fight,” White said. “If he was doing drugs, if he had been drunk, if he had gone out there and done what he did because he was pissed off at someone, that would be a completely different story. But he was ill. And in this company, we support our friends and anyone who works for us when they’re ill and have problems. He was ill, the incident occurred, and now he’s fine."

This is good news for Rampage fans. Rumors are currently circulating that he could be facing Mauricio "Shogun" Rua as early as November. Dana did clarify that he won't be facing Wanderlei Silva in his next fight.

Quinton Jackson Charged For Recent Arrest

Quinton Jackson has been formally charged with two felony and four misdemeanor charges stemming from his arrest in July.

Jackson is reported to have driven recklessly, driving on the wrong side of the road, hitting other cars and evading arrest. The full charges are as follows:

"one felony count of evading while driving recklessly, one felony count of evading a peace officer and driving against traffic, three misdemeanor counts of hit and run with property damage, and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving.”

If Jackson is convicted of these charges, he faces up to 3 years in prison.

Quniton Jackson's Court Hearing Postponed

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson was due to attend court last week stemming from his alledged driving offences.

This hearing has now been postponed as legal officials are still working on the evidence for the case.

Rampage was expecting to fight again in the UFC in November, but this may not happen until his hearing takes place.

Quinton Jackson Getting Back On Track

Quinton Jackson appeared in public today for the first time since his arrest.

He appeared in Minnesota alongside Dana White at a meet and greet for UFC 87. Speaking later at the UFC 87 press conference, he stated that he was getting back on track with his life, having changed his training team.

Jackson blamed the outburst on emotional problems that caused him to stop eating and sleeping. This apparently led to a delerious state which triggered the events. Jackson confirmed that he no longer trains with former coach Juanito Ibarra, but would not divulge reasons why the split occurred.

RUMOR: Quinton Jackson Fires Ibarra

Quinton Jackson has recently suffered an endless barrage of tough tests, resulting in his arrest for reckless driving and subsequent admission to a hospital for a mental evaluation.

In an interview at http://www.si.com/ It has now been suggested that his long time trainer and friend Juanito Ibarra is no longer his trainer, which, according to an anonymous friend, was prompted by an issue over money.

This friend also stated that Quinton is slowly recovering from his problems, and that, should all continue to go well, the UFC is considering finding him an opponent for the November show.