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Raja Jackson, son of ex-UFC champ Rampage Jackson, arrested and faces
felony charge after footage showed him beating wrestler
By Ben Morse, CNN
Updated:
10:40 AM EDT, Sun September 21, 2025
Source: CNN
Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage”
Jackson, has been arrested and is facing a felony charge after footage
showed him while he was motionless and putting him in hospital.
Footage from an in Sun Valley, California, posted on social media
showed the younger Jackson – a professional MMA fighter – sliding
into the ring during another bout and throwing Syko Stu, whose real
name is Stuart Smith, to the mat.
The video, which bears a watermark suggesting it was livestreamed on
the video platform Kick, showed Jackson straddling Smith before
repeatedly punching him in the face and the side of his head, even when
Smith was lying motionless. Other wrestlers then restrained Jackson.
CNN has not been able to independently verify the video, but Kick
confirmed to CNN that Jackson’s account has been banned from the
platform.
at the time that Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers arrived
at the scene of the incident and filled out a felony battery report,
though Jackson had already left the venue.
Reached for comment, the LAPD said Jackson is being charged with felony
battery and referred to online documents that show Jackson was arrested
Thursday and is being held on a bond of $50,000.
CNN Sports has reached out to Jackson and his representatives via his
father for comment.
Smith was released from hospital on August 31. He later detailed the
extent of the injuries he sustained in what his wife had previously
called an “unscripted assault,” including a “serious head
injury” as well as “trauma to both the upper and lower jaws, a
laceration to his upper lip, and a fracture to the maxilla bone, which
unfortunately resulted in the loss of several teeth.”
After the incident involving Smith and the younger Jackson, Rampage
Jackson to condemn his son’s actions.
Following Smith’s release from hospital, the elder Jackson said he
believes his son should face consequences and would benefit from some
time working on himself.
“I think that he should do a little time, do a little community
service and go to anger management class, seek some therapy,” he .
When asked about criticism of his son, Rampage Jackson said: “The
problem is everything got blown out of proportion and people thought
that Raja snuck into the … ring and did that. That’s what the
problem is. At this point, Raja was in an act as a pro wrestler, but he
ain’t no f**king pro wrestler. The promoters had no reason putting my
son in that … ring.”
CNN Sports has reached out to organizer KnokX for comment, but in a
previous statement, the group said the incident started as a scripted
part of the show, known as a “work” in wrestling, but was not
intended to go as far as it did.
“What was supposed to be a planned and agreed upon wrestling spot,
turned into a selfish, irresponsible act of violence against Mr.
Smith,” the organizer wrote.
“This egregious act is reprehensible and never should have occurred.
In the 17 years of operation of KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy, there has
never been anything as heinous take place such as this and we apologize
to our patrons and fans.”
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