UFC legend Rampage Jackson has cut contact along with his son, Raja, and called for the MMA fighter to be jailed for brutally attacking and hospitalizing an expert wrestler.
Jackson, 47, says he hasn’t spoken along with his 25-year-old son attributable to the vicious assault on Aug. 23, when Raja disrupted a KnokX Pro’s KnokXperience event in California and beat wrestler Syko Stu unconscious.
“I don’t talk over with Raja no more,” Jackson told “The Ariel Helwani Show” on Wednesday. “I talked to him, I heard his story and I heard some stuff after which after I learned a complete lot of stuff about it.”
“He dishonored my name,” Jackson said. “I do know he’s my f–king son. I’m not cutting him off for without end. I just haven’t talked to him. I talked to him after this s–t happened and he hid the proven fact that he did this s–t and you realize put my other kids at danger based off what other people said. I just can’t talk over with him without delay.”
Jackson condemned his son’s behavior in the course of the wrestling show, saying he was “improper” and “went against what I told him to do” for repeatedly punching Syko Stu, a 44-year-old military veteran whose real name is Stuart Smith.
“Raja isn’t a professional wrestler; he’s a fighter. He’s not a professional wrestler. He had no business in that ring,” Jackson told the podcast.
Raja, who was sitting ringside in the course of the match, jumped within the ring when Smith’s back was turned and grabbed the wrestler, slamming him into the ground and throwing 22 punches, 18 of which struck the face.
Raja’s appearance on the event was scripted, and it was planned for him to select up Smith but things went off the rails when the younger Jackson unleashed a barrage of punches and knocked the wrestler unconscious.
The previous UFC light heavyweight champion, whose real name is Quinton Randi Jackson, is unsure of his son’s whereabouts, however the family is waiting for an arrest warrant to be issued for the younger Jackson.
“I used to be going to show him in. We’ve been waiting for an arrest warrant or whatever,” he said.
Jackson says he got his son an attorney, but is waiting for an arrest to be made.
“I’m not surprised Raja hasn’t been arrested. I feel the police are doing a deep investigation because this isn’t the primary time something like this has happened in pro wrestling.”
Rampage Jackson calling for his son to serve “a bit time” in jail as a part of his punishment for his attack on Smith.
“I feel he should do a bit time, do a bit community service and go to anger management class, see some therapy,” Jackson told the outlet.
The older Jackson believes his son’s attack is being treated in a different way since it is a “high-profile case” that was live-streamed on a distinct platform.
The event was streamed on the Kick streaming service and quickly went viral online.
“It wasn’t attempted murder because he wasn’t attempting to kill that guy,” Jackson said.
Jackson initially defended his son, saying he was getting “payback” from the pre-match skirmish, but later called for “justice to play out” against Raja.
“I did what my job as a father, to still deal with my son because I still love him regardless that how upset I’m at my son,” he said.
“I still love him, he’s still my son but ever since he’s turn into an adult he don’t hearken to s–t I say,” Jackson added.
Raja’s rampage stemmed from an incident before the show, where Smith smashed a beer can onto the streamer’s head.
“Yes, my son took it too far but he knows higher. He knows he’s improper for getting involved in a professional wrestling match,” the older Jackson said.
Smith sustained a serious head injury and was unconscious when he first arrived on the hospital, initially being listed in “stable, but critical care.”
He was released from the hospital on Sunday, Smith and his wife, Contessa Patterson, announced on Instagram.
The wrestler suffered trauma to each the upper and lower jaws, a laceration to his upper lip, and a fracture to the maxilla bone, which unfortunately resulted within the lack of several teeth,” the social media post said.
Rampage Jackson partially blamed Smith for his son’s attack, claiming the professional wrestler was the one who instigated the stress.
