Quinton Jackson is expected to be the heaviest of his career when he steps on the scale to weigh in ahead of Saturday’s Bellator 237 headliner against Fedor Emelianenko. That’s apparently not a bad thing, though. While “Rampage” has come in increasingly higher in weight since moving up to heavyweight three years ago, this is apparently the most powerful and functional he’s ever been after not fighting since September 2018, which is the longest layoff of his storied, 20-plus-year career. From all indications, Jackson (38-13 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) truly did put in the work
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