Former mixed martial artist gone actor, Quinton Rampage Jackson

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson                                                 (Photo/courtesy)

Quinton Ramone Jackson, a former mixed martial artist, fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a famous knockout victory over Ricardo Arona via power bomb.

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is a former UFC Light-Heavyweight title holder.

Jackson is set to be a coach on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Rashad Evans. They were scheduled to fight at UFC 107, but this has now been cancelled as Jackson has taken a movie role to act as B. A. Baracus on an A-Team feature film.

Production of the tenth series of The Ultimate Fighter reality series began in June 2009 with Jackson coaching opposite former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. The season, features 16 heavyweight competitors including internet street fighter Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, the now defunct IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy "Big Country" Nelson and former NFL players, will premiere on Spike TV on September 16 with the finale scheduled for December 5.  

On September 22, 2009 Jackson wrote in a blog on his website,

I am done fighting."

So far Jackson's acting career consists of appearing in Confessions of a Pit Fighter, Bad Guys and The Midnight Meat Train, as well as an episode of The King of Queens, Jackass and Pimp My Ride.

Jackson is also set to appear in Never Surrender, Duel of Legends, Death Warrior and Miss March. Another acting project involves Jackson portraying B.A. Baracus.  That was the role originated by Mr. T, in the 2010 remake of The A-Team.

Other current or former athletes in the "biz" are: Mike Tyson, Brett Favre, Bruce Jenner, Dwayne Johnson "The Rock," and Carl Weathers as Rocky's Apollo Creed