UFC 86 Fallout: Possible Protest, Rematch

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Jackson’s camp looking to protest
Published 7/7/2008 by Bobby Deren at MMA Crunch
... While Griffin may not have dominated the fight, it was obvious he was the clear cut winner. Even Jackson himself admitted that fact. Although, to get another shot at Griffin, Jackson’s camp may have to do some politicking. That is where Ibarra comes into play. Sherdog.com offers a piece in which Iberra goes into greater detail about what he claims to be a “baffling” decision. ...

Rampage Jackson's Trainer Demands Investigation of Decision
Published 7/7/2008 by Kid Nate at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
From Sherdog: Jackson's coach, Juanito Ibarra, plans to protest the unanimous decision with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. "We got robbed," Ibarra told Sherdog.com Sunday afternoon. "We won the majority of the fight." Judges Adalaide Byrd and Nelson Hamilton scored the bout 48-46 for Griffin, while Roy Silbert turned in a 49-46 tally for Griffin. It's extremely unlikely that a protest would change the outcome of the fight. Ibarra isn't hopeful in that regard, but less than 24 hours after his fighter had lost in the ...

What Does It Mean To Beat The Champion?
Published 7/7/2008 by bfowlkes at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... Juanito Ibarro is mad. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s trainer told Sherdog that his fighter “was robbed” on Saturday night. He even plans to protest the decision — one of those great and entirely symbolic acts on par with kicking dirt on the umpire’s shoes or voting for a third party presidential candidate. ...

Juanito brings boxing nonsense to MMA world...still not retired
Published 7/7/2008 by Steve Cofield at Yahoo! MMA Blog
... Juanito Ibarra was visibly flipping out in the Octagon when his guy Quinton Jackson lost the decision at UFC 86. He decided to bring  boxing's trash to the world of MMA on Sunday when he told Sherdog.com he was going to file a protest: ...

So Why’d ESPN Ignore the UFC All Weekend?
Published 7/7/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Couple of readers wrote in wondering why the mighty WWL elected to pay very little mind to Rampage Jackson’s UFC loss to Forrest Griffin over the weekend (it was a title fight). These readers wondered why, about a year ago, ESPN the Magazine plastered UFC’s Chuck Liddell on the cover (and his weigh-in was aired on ESPNews, maybe?), and relentlessly pushed him on the .com. These readers wondered why, a month or so ago, this same fawning ESPN treatment was heaped upon Kimbo Slice, a MMA fighter who toils in Elite XC. Is it a ...

Rampage Jackson's Trainer a Sore Loser After Forrest Griffin Loss: 'We Got Robbed'
Published 7/7/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: UFCIn the run-up to Rampage Jackson's fight against Forrest Griffin at UFC 86, Jackson's trainer, Juanito Ibarra, expressed such confidence that he vowed to retire if Griffin won. Griffin won. Ibarra didn't retire. But he hasn't stopped talking, and he's now promising to protest the judges' decision with the Nevada State Athletic Commission: "We got robbed," Ibarra told Sherdog.com Sunday afternoon. "We won the majority of the fight." As I live blogged the fight, I believed that ...

CKA: July 8, 2008
Published 7/8/2008 by David M Singer at MMA on Tap
... The main bout of UFC 86, Forrest Griffin vs Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, is still the talk of the MMA world. Sherdog weighs-in on the general displeasure of the decision and possible rematch, along with fighters’ opinions on who won the fight.  An official count wasn’t made, but giving it a casual read, it does seem that most think Griffin won the fight. The number one reason for Griffin not winning - and notice it’s not written Jackson winning or even Griffin losing - is that “you have to beat the ...

Juanito Ibarra To Protest “Rampage’s” Unanimous Decision Loss
Published 7/8/2008 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
... Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s coach, Juanito Ibarra, plans to protest Jackson’s unanimous decision loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86 according to Sherdog.com: ...