Athletes always want to get an edge.
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UFC 135 headliner, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson did an interesting interview with Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports in which he accuses light heavyweight champion and upcoming opponent, Jon Jones, of having a spy in Jackson’s camp.
Not only that, but Jackson also claims that he had a rat in his camp when he took on Rashad Evans.
Jackson said in an interview with Yahoo! Sports on Monday that he made up a story about having a hand injury last week. Yet, four hours after he mentioned the story in his gym, he said his manager received a call from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva asking about it.
Jackson said he first became wary about a spy in his camp during the days prior to his May 29, 2010, fight at UFC 114 in Las Vegas with Rashad Evans. He said he injured his knee in training, but kept it quiet and let no one know. He was pleased when the injury never found its way into the media.
Yet, Jackson said that during the fight, Evans punched him repeatedly on the injured knee.
“In all my years of fighting, I’d never been punched in the knee before and I never saw anyone punch someone in the knee,” Jackson said.
These are some pretty strong accusations, but intriguing nonetheless.
If I were a member of Jackson’s camp, I would be pretty nervous right now. It’s like something out of The Departed.
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