Just hours after being released from police custody following a bizarre hit-and-run police chase, former UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson landed in the backseat of a cop car again.

According to Lieutenant Rick Handfield, a public information officer with the Irvine, California, Police Department, an Irvine officer was driving by a residence at around 4:30 on Wednesday afternoon when he was flagged down by an acquaintance of Jackson's.

"The acquaintance asked for assistance in evaluating whether Mr. Jackson was a danger to himself or others," Handfield said. "The officer had a conversation with Mr. Jackson, who was very cooperative, and he determined that [Jackson] was a danger to himself and others, and he was detained and transferred to a local hospital for a mental-health evaluation by the officer."

Due to California's strict privacy laws, Handfield could not say which hospital Jackson was transported to or whether the UFC fighter was admitted on a psychiatric hold.

There's nothing funny about the serious mayhem former UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson caused on Tuesday afternoon when he went hog wild on the streets of Los Angeles, according to TMZ.com, hitting two cars on state Route 55 in Orange County, then driving onto the sidewalk after exiting, "causing pedestrians to flee for their lives."

Jackson was arrested for felony hit-and-run following the incident, but only after he reportedly exited the highway, began driving in the center divider, was spotted by a police officer driving while talking on a cell phone with his front left tire blown out, hit two parked cars and made his detour onto the sidewalk. He then reportedly drove the wrong way down a one-way street, ran a few red lights and kept trying to outrun the cops as his front tire disintegrated.

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