Rashad Evans

Rashad “Suga” Evans won The Ultimate Fighter 2 as an undersized heavyweight in 2005, dropped to light heavyweight and stayed unbeaten long enough to knock out Chuck Liddell cold at UFC 88 and stop Forrest Griffin for the UFC title at UFC 92 in 2008.

Lyoto Machida took the belt in his first defence. Evans then beat Quinton Jackson in their grudge match after coaching against him on TUF 10, outpointed Tito Ortiz and challenged former training partner Jon Jones for the title in 2012. He entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019 and now works as a UFC analyst. CagePotato covered the Rampage feud and the Greg Jackson split.

Rashad Evans fact file
Full nameRashad Evans
NicknameSuga
Date of birth
Place of birthNiagara Falls, New York, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Gladiator Challenge
Accolades
  • UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (2008–2009)
  • The Ultimate Fighter 2 heavyweight winner
  • UFC Hall of Fame (2019)

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