Hamill Gets Ready to 'Rampage'

 Hamill (10-2, 9-2 UFC) has been asking for a Top 10 opponent, and UFC president Dana White said after his last win that he'd get one. After a series of changes, Hamill gets arguably the most important fight of his career at UFC 130 against former light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

And thanks to five straight wins, Hamill, the only deaf fighter in the UFC, is riding high on confidence going into the May 28 fight.

"I know I'm going to break his will – I know I'm going to beat Rampage," Hamill told host Ariel Helwani on a recent edition of "The MMA Hour." "I've been training real hard and my conditioning and my skills and technique, striking and kicking are a lot better."

The road to the Top 10 opponent he's been seeking was an odd one, though.Hamill was originally scheduled to fight Phil Davis at UFC 129 later this month in Toronto. But he was moved into a slot against Rampage (31-8, 6-2 UFC) when Jackson's original opponent, Thiago Silva, was removed from the fight for a then-likely (and now confirmed and acknowledged by Silva) positive drug test following his UFC 125 win over Brandon Vera.



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