It looks like Rampage Jackson is returning for a second stint as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter. A teammate of his confirms he will be on the show over at MMA Fighting:
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will return to coaching on the tenth season of "The Ultimate Fighter," says training partner and friend Tiki Ghosn.
Ghosn said on Monday that he recently learned that he will join Team Rampage on the upcoming season of the UFC-Spike TV reality television show in a phone interview with TapouT Radio.
"I'm doing the next 'Ultimate Fighter,'" Ghosn said. "I'm going to be the striking coach for Team Rampage."
Rampage will coach against the winner of the Evans/Machida main event at UFC 98, and will then challenge for the title in December. From the UFC's perspective, a Rashad/Rampage season would be ideal, but if Machida wins he needs all the help he can get from a marketing perspective, and a season on TUF would help.
At the same time, I am disappointed with this news. It's yet another very long layoff for Jackson, and will leave the UFC scrambling for main events in the fall just because they need to satisfy ratings needs on Spike.
It doesn't take a genius to look a few months in advance and see they will have no big main events in September and October.
