Rampage Jackson in Playboy’s 20 Questions With Jason Buhrmester

He may well be the worst coach of all time – in any sport – and Quinton Rampage Jackson has a laundry list of reasons why he just didn’t like the job of coaching fighters on the SpikeTV reality series The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights.

“I actually hated coaching. The job f**king sucked. And they better not ask me to do it again. It’s just f**king too much,” Jackson said in Playboy. “I’ve got kids I didn’t see, and I’d bust out crying whenever I looked at their picture. And I ain’t gonna lie – the pay f**king sucked for how much work I did.”

Author Jason Buhrmester spoke with Jackson for the interview in Playboy, and it seems Jackson has a few items he’d like to discuss.

On coaching:

“Some guys you slap and they get motivated. Some guys you’ve got to tell them, ‘Do you want me to change your tampon?’ You’ve got all different types of personalities.”

His first tough fight:

“I think it was my first professional fight against Marvin Eastman. It was a really tough fight. I had to fight on short notice again because somebody had backed out and I needed the money. I was basically broke. I knew I wasn’t in good enough shape, and that messes with your mind. You’re going to this fight and you know, man, your cardio is not good. You prepared for it for only two weeks, but you need that money. I lost and got paid $500.

The A-Team movie:

“I can’t talk too much about it. I’m doing it now that I’ve finished this reality show. I used to bond with my father watching The A-Team as a kid. My dad and I are still big fans of the show, so I am basically doing this for the childhood memories.”

Growing up tough:

“I kind of did the street life for a bit, so I learned a lot. But you know, growing up in the streets I learned not to be like the guys I followed, which turned out to be pretty good for me. Those guys, they didn’t end up doing too much. They’re still living at home with their mamas.”

On Kimbo Slice:

“Kimbo has a lot of learning to do, but he’s willing to do it. He’s learned so quickly that I think he’s got a bright future in the UFC if he keeps progressing.”

On his arrest for a hit-and-run:

“A lady tried to sue me and say she had a miscarriage because of the accident, but the DA said it had nothing to do with the miscarriage. Anyway, that’s old news.”

The best punch he’s ever thrown:

“That was in my fight last December when I knocked out Wanderlei Silva.  It was very technical. I think that was the hardest punch I’ve ever thrown. He was out before he hit the ground. I connected and did everything exactly right. I just felt like butter.”

Read the entire interview here

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