(And the circle of life continues…)
Following Quinton Jackson‘s Baracus-related retirement, we began wondering what would be next for odd-man-out Rashad Evans. Well, he already has a fight in mind, and it sounds as good as any other. According to MMA Fanhouse, Evans could be fighting Thiago Silva sometime this winter. Said Sugar:
If Evans can’t avenge Keith Jardine’s UFC 96 loss to Rampage, avenging Jardine’s subsequent loss to Thiago Silva at UFC 102 would be the next best thing. Of course, Evans and Silva are also united by their knockout losses to Lyoto Machida, which remain the only defeats on their 15-fight records. We’d imagine it would take a solid win streak for the UFC to set either of them up with a rematch, but the winner of a potential Evans vs. T. Silva match would take a big step back up the ladder.
Evans also responded to the reports that he recently turned down a fight against Randy Couture:
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Comments
Thu, 09/24/09 - 11:55
interesting
Thu, 09/24/09 - 11:56
oh, and 1st BITCHES!
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:01
Cant wait to see Rashad cross eyed again.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:09
I don't think he will get 'his belt' back for quite awhile unless Lyoto runs out of magic piss...
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:14
Rashad is a trooper, and takes his job seriously at least. I love Rampage, but he is making MMA look a little silly at the moment.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:15
...in other news, when Chuck Liddell heard of Rampage's retirement, he was over-joyed and landed the triple pirouette for next weeks routine.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:18
That pic is a sweet one guys, looks like Machida is a mythical warrior, slaying Silva and immeadiately KO's Rashad...I will take 2 cups of MachPee, Lyoto's new energy drink
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:19
How does 1 win against anyone get him another crack? It took more than 1 for GSP, more than 1 for Hendo and Marquart, and all of those guys are twice the fighter Rashad is.... notwithstanding the fact hes NEVER beating Machida, its all too funny. Rashad your only slightly less delusional than Rampage...
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:19
does rashad wanna fight everyone that beats up keith? that's pretty noble, but also very emasculating. let keith fight his own fights!
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:22
@ Shitbag lol while you were typing someone posted before you,
Thu, 09/24/09 - 12:46
all silva would need to do is beat rashad and then ko liddell to get his shot at ufc gold.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 01:15
That's not ur belt anymore. face it
Thu, 09/24/09 - 01:16
I think Evans vs Silva is just as good as a fight for #1 contender. LOVE IT. Bens, set it up!
Thu, 09/24/09 - 01:18
Actually. I take that back, at least Lyoto vs Silva looked like a battle before Silva got caught. Evans just got destroyed. I think Rampage vs Thaigo Silva is the best "#1 Contender" fight. I guess Evans will just have to go in there instead of Rampage. Rashad will get his ass kicked my Thaigo I predict.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 02:29
I like Rashad. He is so well spoken.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 02:55
"Rampage, I'm gonna let you finish and everything, but Chuck Lidell had one of the best retirements of all time. OF ALL TIME!"
Thu, 09/24/09 - 03:21
Rashad vs Silva is the perfect fight.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 03:54
Winner of Rashad v. Thiago Silva should take on Vera.. Winner of that fight gets a title shot against Shogun (who will obviously beat Machida, which is why i said shogun and not machida)
Thu, 09/24/09 - 04:01
Rashad better not be a fucking moron and make a fool out of himself in the octagon. His taunts look stupid and childish. He talks mad shit too. He was saying to Lyoto that he hits like a bitch yet he got fucking dropped 3 times before he said that, then he got knocked the fuck out. What an idiot. Then he goes and says his hits felt like pillows!? What a tool. Doesn't make sense whatsoever. I do think this will be a pretty good fight though, but Thiago takes the win in my opinion.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 04:03
Machida > Shogun by the way.
Thu, 09/24/09 - 05:28
Love to see this fight happen. From a competitive standpoint, I even like this matchup better than Rashad v. Rampage. The only thing that would have been better about that fight would have been seeing 'Page get tuned up (and reading about the police-evading "rampage" that would have been sure to follow).
Thu, 09/24/09 - 09:07
Machida > T. Silva Machida > Rashad T.Silva > K. Jardine Rashad > K. Jardine Rampage > K. Jardine So Rashad = T.Silva = Rampage So Rampage < Machida So Machida = King of the word and K. Jardine = Most overated fighter in the world
Thu, 09/24/09 - 09:26
And cagefighter = Most annoying post ever
Fri, 09/25/09 - 07:57
Thiago is a bad dude. But so is Rashad... With Rampage out of the picture, I think Thiago Silva vs. Sugar Rashad is the best #1 contender match that can be made. It'd be a hell of a good fight too. Not a main event, but certainly a sweet main card feature.
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