Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson
| Date | December 27, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boxer |
 Wanderlei Silva
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 Quinton Jackson
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| Nickname | "The Axe Murderer" | "Rampage" | |
| Hometown | Curitiba, Paraná | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Pre-fight record | 32–8–1 (1 NC) | 28–7 | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | 205 lb (93 kg) | |
| Style |
Muay Thai Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
Boxing Wrestling |
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| Recognition | Former PRIDE Middleweight Champion | Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion |
Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva versus Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is a mixed martial arts trilogy that began in the now-defunct Pride Fighting Championships in Japan. All three fights have been contested at the Light Heavyweight limit of 205 pounds (93 kg) and televised live on pay-per-view.
The trilogy features three particularly violent fights in mixed martial arts, with all three contests ending in a knockout or technical knockout. On two occasions, the loser of the fight was rendered unconscious. The second fight in particular has received high acclaim, as it was named the 2004 Fight of the Year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards. The trilogy is also known for the rivalry and bad blood between the two fighters. Indeed, Chris Parry of the Vancouver Sun considers the matches between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton Jackson to be "legendary" for the hatred and violence displayed. MMAWeekly.com considers Silva vs. Jackson to be among the greatest trilogies in the history of mixed martial arts.
The rivalry began in the months leading up to Pride Final Conflict 2003 on November 9, 2003, where the first fight took place. Silva was victorious in the first meeting, after landing close to 20 standing knee strikes to Jackson's face before the contest was halted. Silva once again bested Jackson with a combination of knees in the subsequent rematch at Pride 28: High Octane, leaving the latter motionless and hanging between the ropes. The third fight took place in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 on December 27, 2008. This time, however, it would be Quinton Jackson avenging his two earlier defeats to Silva by knocking him unconscious with a left hook.
The rivalry between the two fighters reportedly began around the Pride Middleweight (205 lb) Grand Prix. In an attempt to set up a "tune-up" bout for Kazushi Sakuraba, who had just been defeated by Silva, Pride brought in Quinton Jackson, a relative unknown at the time, to face the Japanese fighter. The fight did not go as expected, with the much bigger Jackson overpowering Sakuraba and landing several punches. Sakuraba was eventually victorious via submission, but Jackson established himself as a legitimate contender to Wanderlei Silva's Pride Middleweight Championship in the process.
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