Jess Liaudin: Keith showed that he can hang with a good striker like Chuck and Forrest or even Brandon Vera. He’s got an unorthodox style, which makes him hard to predict and he can surprise you with it. And on top of that, he’s got some very mean kicks. Rampage has got more of a conventional striking style but with a lot of power. I won’t be surprised if Jardine learned from the Forrest vs. Jackson fight and uses a lot of low kicks to give Rampage a hard time and then follow with punches. I am gonna go with Quinton, though. He is a very good counter striker, and if you go at him with wild shots, he will cover up well and hit you with that big left hook and he usually doesn’t need to throw another one if he connects. Regardless of the outcome, it’s gonna be a great fight.
Tom Gavrilos: Rampage needs to look out for leg kicks. After watching tape of the fight against Forrest, Jardine may try and exploit his leg kick defense. And that’s dangerous because Jardine kicks like a mule! Rampage's boxing has improved leaps and bounds since his PrideFC days, and he was a major factor then. He is a BEAST now. Rampage stops Jardine in this fight. Better wrestling, superior power and more technical boxing will prevail. This fight has major implications for the title run, so both guys should be bringing their A game and I, for one, am very much looking forward to it. Also I would like to clear up for the record that it is NOT Rampage on the MMA Warehouse logo. And that info is right from the owner's mouth!
Stav Economou: Rampage all the way: KO second round. Quinton is going into this fight with huge momentum after KO'ing Wanderlei. He is just too strong and too technical for Jardine to handle.
Ray Sefo: I would have to agree with Tom and Stav and also think that Quinton is going to be too strong for Jardine. Remember Quinton is also coming off a big win over Wanderlei Silva; that also makes him even more dangerous. I was out with him about two months ago, and he's in a good place right now and is really wanting to get that title back. I'm pretty sure he's going to be training his ass off. Of course Quinton is a friend, so I'm rooting for him to win this one and move on to fight for the title again. May the best man win. Good luck to the both of them! God bless!
Erin Toughill: First, Rampage is a friend and I really like him, so I definitely want him to win. With that being said, in my opinion, as long as Rampage's confidence is at 110 percent, he can’t be beat. I think Rampage has everything to be the champion. As long as he's mentally, spiritually and physically strong, no one can beat him. Rampage can take a punch and can definitely recover from being hit. Jardine's chin, on the other hand, is suspect. He’s been KOed by punches a few times, but also has the ability to KO people with punches and kicks. Keith doesn’t do well against aggressive strikers, so advantage for Quinton. Both are dangerous in the pocket, with Quinton more so. Rampage has better boxing, so he needs to use that (along with movement and countering) against Jardine. Jardine doesn’t have the same movement, but Rampage better block Jardine's kicks. I don’t see this fight being on the ground much, but both are good with ground-and-pound. At any rate, I think Rampage wins this if he plays it smart, doesn’t underestimate Jardine and uses effective/aggressive countering. Rampage wins by KO in second round.
Thomas Denny: I like Jardine a lot. (He’s) a cool guy, but I will go with Rampage by a “hit you so hard your momma will feel it” punch.
Brad Pickett: It has to be Rampage for me by KO/TKO, as I just think he is the badder man.
Stephane Vigneault: I think Rampage will KO Jardine, but Jardine surprised … with his performances against Chuck and Forrest. You never know what he can do. Jardine’s standup is very unorthodox, but we saw that work against Chuck and Forrest. But this time I think the power of Rampage will be too much.
Patrick Cote: I’m going with Quinton, but it will be hard, I think. Jardine is so unorthodox and tough with heavy leg kicks, but I can see Jackson knocking him out in the second round.
Robin Black: When Rampage lost to Forrest, it was the leg kicks that really made the difference. Old Dean-Mean has NASTY leg kicks, and you know that Greg Jackson will be brewing a game plan that uses them. But if my small brain can predict that, you know Rampage's team of big brains is preparing for that. So, it'll be Rampage's huge knockout fists versus Jardine's scrappy standup and awesome beard. I call Rampage winning a very explosive Fight of the Night.
Pros who picked Jackson: 24
Pros who picked Jardine: 3