Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos Former PRIDE boss and current Rizin MMA chief Nobuyuki Sakakibara is planning an open-weight tournament for September, and he’s already got his eye on one fighter: Quinton Jackson . Sakakibara told MMAjunkie he’d like to recruit the recently victorious Bellator fighter, while also acknowledging the task of getting “Rampage” would be “a little bit difficult.” Jackson (37-11 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), who this past Friday won a grinding decision over Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) at Bellator 157, is no easy negotiation. Plus, he hasn’t had the nicest things to say about his time under Sakakibara in the now-defunct PRIDE

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Rizin MMA chief Nobuyuki Sakakibara wants Bellator’s ‘Rampage" Jackson for open-weight tournament – MMA Junkie

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