In this interview done after Rashad Evans‘s knockout of Chuck Liddell at UFC 88, trainer/strategist Greg Jackson discusses what he told Evans between rounds 1 and 2, Mike Winklejohn and Kieth Jardine’s contributions to the gameplan, and Nate Marquardt‘s victory over Martin Kampmann. Props to Sherdog via Fans of Team Jackson’s.
Courtesy of MMAMania and MAR Clothing, here’s a video of Josh Koscheck interviewing Diego Sanchez and Chris Leben in a car while in Las Vegas for the taping of the Ultimate Fighter 1 reunion — which will air in segments during Saturday’s TUF 1 marathon on SpikeTV, beginning at 9 a.m. ET. The guys discuss their upcoming fights, a possible rubber match between Diego and Josh, Thiago Alves‘s mysterious growth spurt, and how Chris Leben wants a rematch with Anderson Silva more than anything.
After the jump: Must-see interview footage of Evan Tanner explaining why he fights and his humanist worldview, from Potent: The Movie, via Bloody Elbow.
(“I can stand up for these things that I believe in. I can stand up, I can speak out and I’ll be heard. I can change the world.”)
(“I want to find the truth of things. And that’s going to be an ongoing adventure, an ongoing search.”)


Wait I forgot about Cote, I think he has a decent chance also.