Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva set for UFC 108

Thiago Silva vs. Rashad Evans UFC 108 After Quinton “Rampage” Jackson removed himself from his UFC 107 bout to appear as B.A. Baracus in the A-Team remake, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will now be facing off with American Top Team’s Thiago Silva at UFC 108. It has recently been reported by MMAJunkie.com that both parties have agreed to the bout, which will be... [Read More...]

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Thiago Silva next in line for Rashad Evans, possible for UFC 108

About a week ago, we all learned that the upcoming Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Rashad Evans fight at UFC 107 was off. Then yesterday news came out that “Rampage” was actually retiring from MMA to focus on his acting career. This left many people wondering who Evans would face next seeing as he was set to battle Jackson once their coaching stints on the “Ultimate Fighter”... [Read More...]

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Rampage vs. Rashad expected for Memphis in December

It’s no secret as to who Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will be facing next. Rampage and Rashad Evans are currently acting as coaches on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter and the two are expected to have a highly anticipated showdown following the shows conclusion. Jackson recently announced that he expects to face Evans in Memphis, Tennesse in December. The statement came during... [Read More...]

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Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson to Coach “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10

UFC President Dana White today announced that former light heavyweight champions “Suga” Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will assume the roles of coaches on the upcoming tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter. “The tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter is going to be the most highly anticipated one in years, and with two of the greatest pound for pound fighters... [Read More...]

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Rashad Evans Can Silence his Critics at UFC 98

On the surface, “Sugar” Rashad Evans has it all. He’s 13-0-1. He holds notable wins over MMA headliners Forrest Griffin, Stephan Bonnar, Chuck Liddell and Michael Bisping. He’s the current light heavyweight champion of the world. He’s currently No. 7 in Five Ounces of Pain’s pound-for-pound rankings. But despite all of that, Evans still has his critics. A big thing going against Evans is... [Read More...]

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The Dragon and the Underdog Champion

Possibly the best match the UFC has had for a championship belt, both men are undefeated, both at the top of their game, this is a dream of an mma bout for any fan new or old alike. Yes folks I am talking about Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and “Sugar” Rashad Evans, this fight is what championships are all about. Not very often if ever do you get to see two fighters both unbeaten... [Read More...]

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Rashad Evans: ‘I’m going to beat Lyoto Machida in the third round’

Just one night away is one of the most competitive UFC light heavyweight championships on paper in the organizations history when Rashad Evans squares off with Lyoto Machida at UFC 98. Evans finds himself in a position where there are many that feel as if he still has something to prove. A devastating knockout over former UFC champion Chuck Liddell and a TKO over Forrest Griffin to become the UFC’s... [Read More...]

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Report: Lyoto Machida to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 98

According to a new published report, it appears that Lyoto Machida receive his shot at the UFC light heavyweight title sooner rather than later. The Britsh tabloid The Sun is reporting that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will be unable to accept an offer to headline UFC 98 on May 23 in Las Vegas against current 205 pound kingpin Rashad Evans. The Sun adds that with Jackson’s hand injury... [Read More...]

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Rashad Evans to headline UFC 98 against unknown opponent

While a showdown between UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and former champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson appears inevitable, there are no guarantees it will happen at UFC 98 on May 23. The Evans vs. Jackson matchup gained a great deal of intrigue following their impromptu war of words in the center of the Octagon following Jackson’s decision victory over Keith Jardine at... [Read More...]

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Rashad Evans re-signs with the UFC

Published reports state that UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has signed a new deal with the Zuffa-owned fight promotion. Details of the contract, which was reportedly signed on Friday, have yet to be made available. News of Evans’ new contract with the UFC was first reported by the official web site for the British MMA magazine Fighters Only. Evans has risen to the top of the light... [Read More...]

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Dana White could be leaning towards Jackson for first shot at Evans

While no official decisions have been made regarding the first title defense by new UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, UFC President Dana White apparently is leaning towards promoting a fight between Evans and former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. “To be honest with you, I’d love to see Rashad vs. Rampage,” White revealed to host Dave... [Read More...]

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Heavy Lies the Light Heavyweight Crown of Rashad Evans

The next time Rashad Evans fights, he will have something to lose other than just his perfect record as a professional mixed martial artist. Following his third round TKO victory over Forrest Griffin during the main event of Saturday’s UFC 92 event, Evans became the rightful owner of the most prestigious title in all of mixed martial arts. Yet part of the prestige factor behind the UFC’s... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: New light heavyweight champ Evans breaks down how he finished Griffin

Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com is video of Rashad Evans’ first-ever press conference as the UFC’s newest light heavyweight champion. Towards the end of the video, Evans breaks down how the fight’s finish unfolded.  Read More →

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UFC 92 Preview: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans

You have the light heavyweight winner from the first season of The Ultimate Fighter defending his title against the heavyweight winner from the second season of TUF. That’s quite a storyline in a fight that is almost too close to call. Both fighters are mentally tough and will come in well-prepared with Evans being a member of Greg Jackson’s and Griffin spending much of his time at Xtreme... [Read More...]

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UFC 92 Video: Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans

Courtesy of the UFC and ESPN.com, below is video of UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans speaking at a pre-UFC 92 press conference held earlier this week. Both appeared to be highly focused for tomorrow’s main event.  Read More →

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Rashad Evans looking to prove the critics wrong again

Rashad Evans wasn’t supposed to be here. You know, in the main event of the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view of the year and one victory away from becoming the UFC’s light heavyweight champion. An undersized heavyweight facing the once-highly regarded heavyweight prospect Brad Imes in the finals for the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, Evans was picked by many to lose. However, Evans... [Read More...]

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The Ultimate Fighter Validated

Ever since the inception of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show there has been some question as to the validity of most of the fighters on the show. Most of the guys on the show are good fighters but I often find myself questioning whether or not they’re UFC caliber let alone UFC championship material. Boy did Forrest Griffin ever prove me wrong. And Rashad Evans just sealed the deal. It’s... [Read More...]

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The Rashad Evans Bandwagon is filling up fast

I must say I am amazed at the passion that Rashad Evans fans have exhibited in recent days. I can’t help but wonder where this passion was last week when I wrote that Evans was not only going to lose at UFC 88 against Chuck Liddell, he was going to lose early? When I wrote Sunday that I only knew two people who predicted Evans to win, I meant two people that I knew personally. Outside of people... [Read More...]

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UFC 88: White guarantees Evans a title shot vs. Griffin; awards $60,000 bonuses to Evans, MacDonald, Pellegrino and Tavares

Several sites, including MMAjunkie.com, are reporting that UFC President Dana White announced to members of the media last night that with his upset win over Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 last night, Rashad Evans has earned himself an immediate title shot at current champion Forrest Griffin. “(UFC CEO) Lorenzo (Fertitta), (UFC V.P. of Talent Relations) Joe (Silva) and I got together and thought yeah,... [Read More...]

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UFC 88: Rashad Evans crashes the UFC’s New Year’s Eve party four months early

In one week the UFC gained a mega-main event of Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 91 while losing another mega-main event between Forrest Griffin vs. Chuck Liddell for the UFC light heavyweight title during the UFC’s annual New Year’s Eve weekend spectacular. A proposed main event between two of the most beloved fighters in UFC history during the promotion’s... [Read More...]

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