UFC legend claims he suffered 'the most embarrassing knockout in MMA history'

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has delivered some devastating knockout wins over the course of his career, but also believes he was on the receiving end of the most embarrassing KO loss in MMA history.

Speaking on a recent episode of the JAXXON Podcast, Rampage pointed to his first knockout loss to Brazilian legend Wanderlei Silva, way back in 2003 at a PRIDE event in Tokyo, Japan.

The finish came after "The Axe Murderer" Silva unleashed a brutal barrage of knees to the head.

“When I got knocked out the first time, from Wanderlei, [it was] the most embarrassing knockout in MMA history,” Rampage said.

The 2003 setback against Silva marked the first knockout loss of Rampage's career, and one he would probably rather forget.

Unfortunately for him, Silva's Brazilian fans seem to have other ideas.

“The Brazilians, they tag me in that [expletive]," he said with a laugh. "It’s in my DMs. If I even say anything about Wanderlei on my Instagram, it’s in my DMs."

Rampage and Silva share one of the most legendary rivalries in MMA history, having met three more times after Silva's brutal win in 2003.

Their second fight occurred 2004, also in the PRIDE ring, and ended even more brutally than first, with Silva leaving Rampage draped over the ropes like laundry drying on a clothesline.

In fact, Rampage may have actually been referring to this loss on the JAXXON Podcast, as he referenced being left "hanging on the ropes."

Rampage and Silva met for a third time in 2008, this time in the UFC's Octagon, at which point Rampage finally put a point on the board, felling his Brazilian rival with a first-round punch.

Their fourth and final meeting occurred in the Bellator cage in 2018 — 10 years after they'd last fought. Rampage ended up tying their score in that final encounter, ending things with a volley of punches in round two.

Rampage won the UFC light heavyweight title with a vicious knockout of Chuck Liddell in 2007. After defending the belt with a decision win over Dan Henderson, he surrendered it with a decision loss to Forrest Griffin.

He attempted to reclaim the title from Jon Jones in 2011, but came up short via second-round submission.