Rampage was scheduled to square-off against hated coaching rival Rashad Evans on December 12th in the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter 10, but the UK Sun has reported that he will forgo the fight to tackle the role of B.A. Baracus in the upcoming remake of the beloved 80s action show. The main event slot will apparently be filled with lightweight champ B.J. Penn's title defense against Diego Sanchez.

As for the movie, it has yet to begin filming, so it's a bit too early to tell whether it will be another Starsky & Hutch, or a mere Dukes of Hazzard. The only certainty I can report at the moment is that it will be absolutely unwatchable.

UFC and 'Page in A-Team Deal [The Sun]
Report: Rampage Jackson-Rashad Evans Match Scrapped From UFC 107 [MMA Fanhouse]
Rampage out of UFC 107 and will appear in the remake of the A-Team [Watch Kalib Run]

While Jay Cutler finishes fuming over the disrespect the Broncos showed him during the off-season, he took some time last night to decompress at Spike's UFC Fight Night in Nashville. What better way to blow off some pent-up aggression than to watch grown men beat the crap out of each other in a octagon-shaped prison? I bet "Rampage" Jackson gave him some sound advice on how to deal with his emotional upheaval. For instance, don't drive your truck on the wrong side of the street, act all crazy and get yourself arrested.

Jay Cutler At UFC Fight Night [Cage Writer]

Good Morning. Go. Go. Go.

It was just announced that Jackson will take on Evans at UFC 98 on May 23 (they're replacing the postponed main event between Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar. We think). And on Saturday they wasted no time hyping it, as you can see here following Jackson's win over Keith Jardine. Here's the somewhat NSFW video:

"I want my belt back!" may not be as catchy as "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?", but it serves it's purpose. Then there's the grinning Joe Rogan looking on, leaving one to wonder, exactly what road is the UFC going down here? Are we getting close to masks and tag teams?

Fightin' Words [Newsday]
Rampage Jackson Would Like His Belt Back [Awful Announcing]

From Craigslist:

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Shredded Tire from Chase. Small pieces. Will send pics to serious inquiries. My co-workers and I were driving back from lunch Tuesday, and almost got hit by this big a** truck being chased. His front tire landed in front of our car as pulled over to let the cops do there thing. If your out of town, you will need to pay for shipping costs.

Is it safe to say that the seller is not Hooked on Phonics?

Meanwhile, Jackson's mug shot was obtained by TMZ, and might look good framed next to your Official Piece Of Tire. They also have a video of the arrest.

MMA Memorabilia: Pieces of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Toyo Tire on Craigslist [CageToday]
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Shredded Tire from Chase — $20 (Newport Beach) [Craigslist]

Driving with a flat tire believed to have been damaged in an earlier accident on the 55 Freeway, Jackson was seen talking on his cellphone, crossing street dividers and twice driving onto sidewalks that "caused pedestrians to dive out of the way," Dondero said. "He was ignoring sirens, and ran several red lights before finally being detained," with a shredded tire at 18th Street and Newport Boulevard in Newport Beach.

Dondero said there was no evidence of alcohol or drugs contributing to Jackson's driving. "Why he did it, I don't know," Dondero said.

Story of the photos you see above and below: This guy sees Rampage Jackson being arrested in front of his house, and within moments he's on a UFC message board telling everyone, and then his photos show up on TMZ about an hour later. What an awesome technological world we live in.

And who would have thought that losing to Forrest Griffin would have begun such a dramatic downward spiral?

UFC's Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson Is Arrested [Los Angeles Times]
Rampage: Terror Outside The Ring [TMZ]

And then, as tends to happen when the spotlight is brightest, UFC had one of its worst weekends, with its golden boy — and only in the UFC would a guy who looks like Chuck Lidell ever be referred to as a "golden boy" — showing up to his weigh-in looking tubby and, worse, being knocked out by a stray punch that didn't look nearly as decapacitating "painful" as it probably was. The last couple of weeks have been full of mainstream media coverage that declared UFC as more exciting, more honest and safer than boxing. But a lot of people who tuned in for the first time on Saturday had to wonder what all the fuss is about.

Rampage + Chuck Liddell Photos from UFC 71 Weigh In - He Looked Fat [beRecruited SportsWrap]
Rampage Jackson Will Knock You Out And Hump Your Leg [Deadspin]