Written By: Barry Laminack
(Houston, Tx) - On February 18, 2011 at the House of Blues during the Legacy Amateur Series MMA show, there was a backstage altercation involving a member of the Legacy event staff and former Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, and owner of the popular MMA clothing line Jesus Didn’t Tap, Jason David Frank.
Jason David Frank
Multiple sources told TheCageDoor.net that words were exchanged between Frank and the worker in charge of collecting the gloves from the fighters after each fight. According to our sources, the Legacy employee was looking to get the gloves back from one of Franks fighters and after asking several times with no results, he told Frank “C’mon man, Jesus didn’t steal gloves.”
“It’s always a problem getting the gloves back from those guys. I guess he didn’t like my comment so he got in my face,” the 22 year old Legacy employee told TheCageDoor.net via phone.
“I left to go walk the next fighters out and when I come back in, right when I entered the locker room he was right there in my face. He was about an inch away from me. He’s a big guy and I weigh about 150 pounds. I put my hand up in front of me and said, hey man your like twice my size.
As I looked away I saw his fist coming so I clinched up and then he popped me a few more times.”
According to the employee, one of the punches caused his tooth to pierce his lip and required several stitches. He also said that he filed a police report following the altercation.
Frank told TheCageDoor.net via phone that the issue arose after one of his fighter’s gloves came up missing and he was accused of taking the gloves even though he didn’t have them. After words were exchanged between Frank and the employee, Frank said he warned the employee not to touch him several times.
“He bumped his chest out, put his hands on me and that’s when I defended myself,” Frank said of the altercation.
Mick Maynard, who owns Legacy, said of the incident, “Legacy stance is, no matter what happens you just can’t go around punching people. There are so many better alternatives than punching guys in the face.
Our guys have to be protected, but at the same time they shouldn’t be saying things to provoke people. If there is a problem with ANY of our Legacy Staff, I’m very accessible.”
@ Conner Pilate washed his hands of the matter. Meaning he did not want to be involved.@Karl, I have stated that I think BOTH parties made judgement errors. Josh should have told Mick or Eric. And JDF should have walked away. He had more to lose. I can’t without a doubt say I would have walked away. And, again we can’t try and force our personal ethics on anyone. Regardless of how anyone else feels, JDF feels his actions were justified. He is the only one that has to live in his skin. @ Ragan, yeah and I am a short nald white guy.
Nald = bald.
He didnt have to hit him. He coulda just swept the leg. LOL !!!!!!
The best part of reading this thread (and others like it) is being able to put the level of English and grammar education to each fighter and fan that continues to push JDF into more of a spotlight.
fools this is fight page not Libary full of book worms suca.. chk that spelling
Been reading all the comments haha pretty entertaining
Even if the kid was being a smart ass I think in the MMA community we get used to hitting people as if it’s normal. What is normal to most of the MMA world is still considered brutal to everyone else. So the kid was being smart and maybe deserved to get bitch slapped but a judge will disagree with Tony any day of the week. Jason is an umpth degree black belt and in the karate hall of fame. Just because he hits people and gets hit everyday sparring doesn’t mean you can just pop some smart ass for running his mouth and say he deserved it. Maybe in the gym that’s okay but in the normal world that is un acceptable.
This was a very bad decision by both guys with Jason having more consequences attached to it.
love him or hate him you all keep talking about him. only bringing his stock up.
I think allmost the real issue thats not being said and whats keeping people upset with JDF is he will not take a real fight, but will fight a young dude with no training out of the cage.
Bring his stock up in what ? Damn sure not MMA cuz hes not gonna fight anybody. Im sure he had all the opportunity in the world to get on another card besides Rockys. Im sure if he wanted, he coulda easily got on Mick’s April 9th card, but Mick being the great promoter he is would make him fight someone thats legit and we all know Fraudulent Frank aint having that.
you bring it up to whatever it needs to be. you’re still talking about him. you’re still going to buy a ticket whenever he decides to fight again even if its to see if hes legit or not. all you’re doing is keeping his name out there. im sure he thanks you for this.
also you have no idea what all matches can and will still be made for the april 9th card. i know collin has been talking with big names about upcoming cards.
@Buffalo- Surely you can’t be serious about this bringing his stock up? If every fighters goal is to get to the top level, this doesn’t help at all. Are people going to buy tickets next time he is on a card, sure. But it definitely puts a black eye on him and the sport. Good luck taking the next step in your career. Dana White kicked a dude out of the TUF finale for less than this. This stuff is not tolerable on any level. I am not saying this kid isn’t in the wrong, because it seems he was partially to blame. But he doesn’t have a career to lose. JDF does.
Looks like your article made it to the bleacher report.
“Power Ranger Gets into Backstage Fight at MMA Event”
http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b8fSj
Bad news travels fast…its all over the mma sites! Bet ya jdf is probably somewhere hiding in a cave waiting for this field day be over. Jesus saves!
Its funny how ppl judge a situation when they’re not in it or have no true account of what happen. I wasn’t there but i can tell you im 130 lbs and have a big ego and big mouth. Im also 22 and don’t consider myself a kid. But i would never run my mouth to someone without expecting some physical contact in return. In jdfs place id beat that MANs ass!
Gotta love all this internet courage…
Forget the dam fight in the locker room its stupid. I was in the back with my fighter did anyone else feel that those gloves were 4oz instead of 7oz required for amatuer MMA. I had several coaches wondering the same thing. Amatuers should get paid for 4oz gloves maybe I’m wrong but I’ve been around MMA for a while coming over from boxing and started with Rocky Long and we did alot of smokers together over the years and the 7′s we had looked alot different from the ones legacy had. This is just a question not a insult or a diss to any promoter or leauge.