Bellator 175's 'Rampage' Jackson seems confused about weight class for 'King Mo' rematch

Quinton Jackson will fight Muhammed Lawal in a rematch at Bellator 175. “Rampage” just seems uncertain about the weight class it’s taking place at.

Although the bout officially is billed as a heavyweight fight, Jackson (37-11 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) appeared to be surprised he could come in as high as the division’s 265-pound limit.

“Wait, wait, you’re telling me I can weigh 265?” Jackson asked Lawal today during a conference call in support of the Spike-televised fight March 31 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.

“King Mo” (20-6 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) immediately set the former UFC champ straight.

“Yes, yes, you can! Ain’t no catchweight! I ain’t no hoe! I don’t do catchweight,” he said.

“I was told the fight was at catchweight,” Jackson countered, prompting more denials from Lawal.

Maybe that was before the fight was made official?

Whatever the case, weight was a frequent topic of conversation during the call, with Lawal hurling frequent insults at Jackson’s physique, and Jackson mocking Lawal’s appearance.

“You still mad about those nipple rings – that’s why you’re fat shaming me, huh?” Jackson said.

Claiming he suffers from a low thyroid condition, Jackson said he is undergoing treatment from a doctor because he hangs onto weight. He reacted angrily when asked by MMAjunkie if his condition was related to a well publicized experience in 2012 with the now-banned testosterone-replacement therapy. Lawal’s words had less of an effect.

“You’re mad because I told (Bellator President) Scott Coker I wanted to go heavyweight – they wanted me to fight you at a catchweight,” Jackson said. “If you’re mad about my weight, you shouldn’t have taken this fight.”

Lawal countered that he volunteered to face Jackson at heavyweight because he wanted a rematch after feeling robbed at the outcome of a meeting at Bellator 120, which Jackson won via unanimous decision.

When Jackson joked he was going to come in at 260 pounds for this month’s fight, Lawal seemed confused for a second, too.

“That’s great, I don’t care about weight,” Lawal said. “I told them I’d fight at heavyweight, I’m cool with that. I didn’t know I was fighting – they said 235, heavyweight?”

But after some back-and-forth bickering and reassurance from Lawal, the two settled on the matter.

Jackson, a career light heavyweight, can bulk up to his heart’s content, and Lawal can get the chance for revenge.

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