"I have nothing bad to say about Rampage; he is a grown man. This guy decides he wants to walk away from guaranteed good money right now. Money he will never have the opportunity to make for the rest of his life, because he wants to make movies. He is a grown man; he can do whatever he wants. Jackson told me he wasn't interested in the belt. The belt caused him too many problems. Its not like he was going after Machida because he wanted the belt. He didn't want the belt. It brought too many problems into his life. He just wants to fight, make money and feed his family, is exactly what he told me. I got so pissed off with him pulling out of the fight with Rashad. I am speaking my mind. He thinks I am trying to ruin his career. Rampage is a grown man. He is acting like a baby right now but he is a grown man. If he wants to be in the movie business, Rampage, good luck to you man." - Dana White

UFC President Dana White addresses former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's announcement that he will retire from Mixed Martial Arts in order to focus on a budding acting career.

White and Jackson have been at odds since Jackson, who is featured as a coach on Spike TV's current season of "The Ultimate Fighter", pulled out of his upcoming fight with fellow coach Rashad Evans in order to focus on a movie role he landed on a remake of the popular 80's television show "The A-Team" .

The decision to pull out of the fight renders much of the marketing and drama of the current season inert, as the two coaches, who customarily fight at the end of the show, will no longer do so.

Jackson sited a lack of respect from management along with movie opportunities as the primary reasons for his departure from the sport.

He joins Randy Couture, Cung Le and Roger Huerta as MMA stars who have left the sport to pursue thespian aspiration.