On December 20, 2014, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson re-signed with the UFC. After the news was released, Bellator President Scott Coker confirmed that the 36-year-old was still under an exclusive contract with his promotion.
Rampage’s Bellator contract seems like every fighters dream
Fighter’s tend to play the field when their time is up with a certain promotion, but when you have things in your contract, why leave the current organization. On Thursday, Rampage’s contract was released by Newsday and it included:
- $100,000 signing bonus
- 2013 Tesla Sport (priced at $129,603)
- Non-PPV fight purses beginning at a minimum of $200,000 and maxing out at $300,000
- PPV fight purses beginning at a minimum of $200,000 and maxing out at $450,000
- $50,000 bonus if Rampage didn’t receive a specific amount in sponsorship monies
- 30 percent of any net gate receipts over $400,000 at any Bellator event in which he fought
- $35,000 per episode for the Spike TV reality series “Rampage 4 Real”
- Bellator must retain a screenwriter to develop a potential feature film project specifically for Rampage
- Bellator had to communicate with Paramount Pictures (also owned by Viacom) to develop film opportunities for Rampage
- A red carpet appearance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards
- $4 for every Bellator 120 pay-per-view buy over 190,000
What made the former UFC light heavyweight champion leave a contract with those stipulations is beyond me.
Earlier this week, Bellator announced that they will be taking Rampage to court to stop him from fighting at the end of April at UFC 186.
“Today, Bellator MMA was compelled to go to court to stop Quinton “Rampage” Jackson from fighting in an April 25th bout promoted by Bellator’s competitor, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Jackson, who has completed only three fights of his exclusive six-fight contract with Bellator, is barred by contract from fighting for any promoter other than Bellator. Our lawsuit for an injunction and related relief – filed in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court in Burlington County, New Jersey – will compel Jackson to honor his contractual agreement. We look forward to having one of our MMA stars fighting for Bellator again.”
The Rampage saga continues, so keep it locked to MMASucka.com for more on the news as it arises.
