Update: Rampage won't box RJJ, will fight Tito Ortiz instead

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Wait, what?

    Viacom is expected to announce plans to go head-to-head with pay-per-view juggernaut Zuffa LLC and its UFC 168 offering at next week's Bellator 97 event on Spike TV.

    An unveiling of Bellator fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's plans with the promotion will likely include a pay-per-view boxing match with former multi-division boxing champ Roy Jones Jr.

    The fight is expected to take place at the end of the year, though a date and weight class for the bout could not immediately be confirmed. It's also unclear how the event will be branded given Bellator and parent company Viacom's focus on MMA.

    http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/7/2...page-jackson-vs-roy-jones-jr-boxing-match-ppv
     
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    Apparently this was what is called a swerve. Bellator floated this rumour to get attention before announcing that Page would actually be fighting Tito Ortiz. Ortiz has one win in his last nine fights.
     
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    They would have been much better off putting RJJ on there over Ortiz.
     
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