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Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva versus Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is a mixed martial arts series of fights that began in the now-defunct Pride Fighting Championships in Japan. All four fights have been televised live on pay-per-view.

The series features four particularly violent fights in mixed martial arts, with all four contests ending in a knockout or technical knockout. On two occasions, the loser of the fight was rendered unconscious. The second fight in particular has received high acclaim, as it was named the 2004 Fight of the Year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards. The series is also known for the rivalry and bad blood between the two fighters. Indeed, Chris Parry of the Vancouver Sun considers the matches between Wanderlei Silva and Quinton Jackson to be "legendary" for the hatred and violence displayed.[5] MMAWeekly.com considers Silva vs. Jackson to be among the greatest trilogies in the history of mixed martial arts.

The rivalry began in the months leading up to Pride Final Conflict 2003 on November 9, 2003, when the first fight took place. Silva was victorious in the first meeting, after landing close to 20 standing knee strikes to Jackson's face before the contest was halted. Silva once again bested Jackson with a combination of knees in the subsequent rematch at Pride 28: High Octane, leaving the latter motionless and hanging between the ropes.

The third fight between Silva and Jackson took place on December 27, 2008, at UFC 92. The venue for the fight was the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a live audience of 14,166.

The fight began with Jackson taking the center of the cage as Silva circled outside. Jackson opened the action with an overhand right and immediately moved backward. Both fighters appeared cautious for the opening minutes of the fight, exchanging strikes and quickly moving away. Silva focused on leg kicks, while Jackson focused on working the jab.

At 3:21 of the 1st round, after Wanderlei flurried and missed a punch with his right hand, Jackson countered with a left hook on Silva's jaw, sending the latter onto the canvas and rendering him unconscious. Jackson followed with three punches to Silva's head on the ground, two of which occurred after referee Yves Lavigne attempted to halt the contest. Wanderlei remained on the canvas for several moments but appeared to be OK as he left the cage under his own power.

Following the fight at UFC 92, Jackson drew criticism from Todd Martin of CBS Sports for ignoring referee Yves Lavigne's attempt to stop the contest. Martin compared Jackson's actions to Renato Sobral's continued choke of David Heath following a tap-out, which led to Sobral's dismissal from the UFC. Martin called for punishment against Jackson, but no action was taken against Jackson for this allegedly unsportsmanlike behavior.

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