Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson has admitted he has already been through the wringer, even before he steps back into the Octagon. Jackson returns to the UFC after two years with Bellator when he takes on Fabio Maldonado in Montreal on Saturday night. But he had to first endure a protracted legal battle before he was permitted to feature at UFC 186. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Fabio Maldonado face off during the UFC 186 weigh-in on Friday . ‘Everything happens for a reason,’ he said. ‘It was a very stressful period, it was so stressful preparing for this fight. I've never went through this type of thing before. I felt like I had to fight to get here, and that's been a tough fight. 'I probably won't feel any emotions until after the fight or right before the fight. I just wanted to make it here for the fans, though. I feel like the fans wanted to see me fight, a lot of fans bought tickets and wanted to watch the pay-per-view and see this fight so I'm glad to be here. 'He's [Maldonado] good on paper. He's a stand up fighter; on paper it's the type of fight I love so it should be a good show for the fans. But I've heard he's been doing a lot of wrestling so we'll see what happens.’ Jackson, the former light-heavyweight champion, takes on Maldonado at a catchweight of 215lb. Former light-heavyweight champion Jackson has been through a stressful fight to make UFC comeback . 'I'm tired of fighting guys who are cowards, who just want to take you down and lay on top of you. In fights like that, the fans lose,’ he added. 'I am a true definition of a fighter, you know what I'm saying. My style is a brawl, a street fighter. I like the excitement of the surprise of what he's going to bring at me. 'We're both pretty big guys. It was stressful preparing for this fight - it was kind of hard for either of us to keep our weight down. I just think it's fair for both of us [that this is a catch weight fight at 215lbs]. ‘Fighting is mostly mental, even the weight loss part of it. When you're stressing out, there's nothing you can do. The thing you guys want to see is two healthy, strong fighters fighting each other, not people who are killing themselves trying to get down to weight the night before.'
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson returns to the UFC after two year absence . Former light-heavyweight champion takes on Fabio Maldonado in Montreal . He had to come through protracted legal battle to feature at UFC 186 .