After losing to “Sugar” Rashad Evans via unanimous decision last Saturday, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson finds himself at a career crossroad. Embarking on a promotional tour for the film version of The A-Team, in which Jackson plays the role of B.A. Baracus, the 31-year-old realizes that he must make a choice between pursuing MMA or acting.

Should Jackson decide to stick with fighting, UFC President, Dana White, already has his next opponent in mind: Lyoto Machida.

“I’m going to get together with Machida in the next couple of days, maybe Rampage.”

Although the bout is far from confirmed, it is clear that the UFC wants Jackson to not only stay active, but compete with the upper echelon of the division. At the moment, the fight makes sense for both men. With Machida coming off his first loss to current champion, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and “Rampage” recovering from his defeat to Evans, both competitors are looking for the fastest route back to title contention. Pitting the two light heavyweights against each other appears to be the clearest path toward the belt; however, the longer the UFC waits to put the fight together, the stronger the case will be for Jon “Bones” Jones to be included in the conversation, assuming he defeats Vladimir Matyushenko in August.

(Source: MMA Weekly)