Dana White: 'Rashad Evans was insane' to take such a long layoff prior to 'Shogun' fight (Video)
by Jesse Holland on Feb 3, 2011 1:20 PM EST
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But "Suga'" did it to preserve his shot at Rua's title at UFC 128 in New Jersey. Make your arguments -- was he smart or "insane?"
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That iatch is crazy, won’t be watching any of her vids.
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Is that Jessica Spano from Saved by the Bell?
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
I love her
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Spano is the Mano !
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Here from the wild dream come true
Feast like a sultan I do on treasures and flesh - never few
The devil and his had me down in love with the dark side I'd found, dabbling all the way down; up to my neck, soon to drown
by d*locc on Feb 3, 2011 2:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Lol I saw Jessie in CSI: Miami
She’s blonde now and hasn’t had the perm for years.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Really???
I think she’s one of the best mma interviewer/reporter out there and w/o a doubt the best female.
She seems like she really knew what she was talking about, she’s an all-around sports fan, good sense of humor, she controlled the interview, and most importantly she blew Dana away.
My legend precedes me like lighting precedes thunder.
And got to skip it because he was going to lose and Andy-Vitor is a much bigger fight than Andy-Okami 2
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
he wasn't insane, he was just scared
he’s only delaying the only posible out come for suga: another stanky leg. Rua all day via whatever he wants
Agree all the way.
This will definitely be his last title fight.
My legend precedes me like lighting precedes thunder.
that doesnt make sense
So Rashad is afraid to do “the stanky leg” so he delays the as you say only possible outcome to wait for the person who is gonna knock him out. Instead of fighting someone else who cant knock him out.
So you say he is afraid so he waits for the Ko instead of fighting someone else
Edson Barboza and Charles Oliveira are gonna stir up the pot at 155!
by robinhorobson on Feb 3, 2011 1:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No...He knows getting molly-whopped in his next fight, he just wanna make sure it's for the belt.
Despite what the rankings in LHW divisions are, Evans has to be the weakest as far as the “top” contenders.
My legend precedes me like lighting precedes thunder.
Can't be any weaker than Rampage or Thiago considering that he beat both of them
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
the guy has one loss and you say that. let lightning strike you mofo.
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 3, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
sorta, yeah
he could have fought machida or rampage again, either of the two would have ko him. Those two by virtue of mma history and being former champs were the only viable contenders for an interim lhw title (he wouldn’t fight jones, thiago silva hadn’t fight yet). Since he was afraid of getting ko’d in an interim title fight and losing his chance at the real belt, he waited on rua just so he could still end up ko’d but at least this time being against the greatest lhw ever.
i do think rashad is a good fighter but is just that on a good day, rampage is better. Rua and machida are leagues above him, though
He beat Rampage pretty handilly and I think he wouldn't have that much of a problem doing it again.
With Machida who knows?
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
don't wanna pull any excuses but rampage went hollywood and came back with a lot of ring rust and completely broken aim
he couldn’t punch suga’s ginormous head when he had him on queer street and close the deal. And that was coming off a year or so without a fight. Didn’t you see him withstand machida’s savage attack in the third frame? That rampage is the one that can close the distance with rashad, nullify the shot and kick ass all the way to the bank.
machida is not easy to take down and it’s even harder to hit. Rashad dancing and silly overhand will be to slow for machida, both he and rua will capitalize on that
Rampage didn't have an answer for the wrestling and at this point in his career I don't think he ever will.
And it’s all styles make fights man, I think Page is too slow for Rashad. I mean in 15 minutes the guy was only able to land one real punch. Machida an the other had, Rashad might have a chance if he uses the same game plan that he has been since he got knocked out.
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
machida's takedown defense is pretty fucking amazing
i mean his balance and sumo background keeps him upright, and on the feet he picks rashad apart viciously
and god said to abraham "you must get melvin manhoef to deal with these bitches"
by theoregonduck on Feb 3, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
It is great I was just saying that is Rashad's only real chance of winning.
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
rashad would dummy rampage for 15 more mins if he had to again
Wouldn’t prove nothing. Would have been totally senseless. A rematch after walking through a guy like that? For what? Who was he supposed to fight? Also Dana says he’s crazy to have waited for Shogun? Did I miss something or has Shogun ALSO not fought in the same amount of time? We’ve seen Shogun come back from surgeries before and look like ASS. We haven’t seen Rashad come back after a layover and see that, so its unpredictable. But Shogun should be the center of focus come long layover time.
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by daniel worby on Feb 3, 2011 3:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Clearly Dana wanted to have Rashad fight again and he's sulking now because Rashad stuck to his guns and waited for his promised title fight
There was no other fight that would have made sense for Rashad, he’d just beaten Rampage and Machida “lost” to Rampage so that rematch wouldn’t have made any sense either, he’s already beaten Thiago whilst Franklin, Forrest and Randy have all fallen down the rankings, Tito and Lil Nog are struggling and Bones and Bader are just working their way up plus he trains with Bones so they won’t fight anyway.
Only smart thing for Rashad was to wait for Shogun to come back from injury and Rashad has shown to be better at dealing with a long layoff than Shogun, plus he’s been training constantly for this fight since beating Rampage whilst Shogun has been inactive and rehabbing.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Glad you are as level headed as I, sir
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by daniel worby on Feb 3, 2011 4:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
dana sure kept his word for anthony pettis. lol.
how does dana think one of the lowest ppv ratings in recent history deserves another fight. i rather see pettis fight edgar than maynard. i guarantee more people would watch. maynard is boring and pettis is exciting and entertaining.
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 3, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
Did u even watch Edgar vs Maynerd2?
Cause that shit was one exciting ass fight…now me being an Edgar fan I admit I’m biased..but I think if I had never heard of mma b4, that fight would still have had me on the edge of my seat.
by hitemwiturgroin on Feb 3, 2011 9:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i saw both fights. i think edgar fighting pettis would be more exciting and entertaining.
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 3, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Well I guess I can't argue with that...
It is ur opinion..but did u not enjoy the 2nd fight? or is it that u would jus rather see Pettis fight Edgar?
by hitemwiturgroin on Feb 3, 2011 9:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i enjoyed the fight but i rather pettis get his chance.
as(you) being an edgar fan i would think you would want to see another fighter with a totally different style fight your guy.
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 3, 2011 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
Considering that Frankie never actually beat Gray and Pettis hasn't even had a UFC fight yet I think it's fair enough having a rematch
Gray is still undefeated and is 1-0-1 against Frankie plus they both put on an exciting fight so he does deserve a rematch in my opinion. Dana should never have promised the Smooth-Showtime winner a title fight in the first place.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
the ufc has such a good president. he breaks his promises and calls evans a pussy for not taking a fight before rua heals up?
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 3, 2011 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Well since I am an Edgar fan..I def want closure
With Gray..I also think due to the decision and the show they both put on Gray more than earned the rematch..and lastly although I think Pettis is a great up n coming fighter I jus don’t think he’s ready for Frankie or a top 5 UFC lightweight yet..and I would like to see how he fares againt a lower ranked fighter ie guida
by hitemwiturgroin on Feb 3, 2011 10:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
"So you say he is afraid so he waits for the Ko instead of fighting someone else"
Not quite as you put it but yeah. He waits for his title shot because he has it now. Look, despite all the hate he gets (or possibly the reason for it) is he is a smart fighter. He has pointed his way to his last couple a fights. But he probably also is realistic that he got his clock cleaned via Rampage and Thiago. Were either not coming off their layoffs and in better shape, they most likely would have finished Evans. Go even further back and he got knocked all over the place by Machida and yeah, I think he waited it out because he knows he may not get back to that shot again.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Feb 3, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Animosity
What were the issues supposed to be between vitor and Anderson??
by the real mo on Feb 3, 2011 1:30 PM EST via mobile reply actions
is this a jeopardy question?
"I never post my opinions on here. I bring facts that are official as can be." <-- How Maniacs all feel about their posts.
Lol
And mo, apparently they never got on when they trained with each other and Vitor left the camp on bad terms. Also Andy has talked shit about Vitor in the past saying that he’s not worthy of fighting him for the belt plus Vitor is a big believer in respect and dislikes Andy’s showboating. Vitor and Wand also hate each other and the Silvas have made up so that’s another reason for the feud.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
I think it was very smart to wait
Rua’s performance after his last major knee surgery was awful and if that’s the Rua that shows up to the title fight then Rashad has it in the bag.
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
Takedown, takedown, takedown, bell.
rinse. repeat 4 times. UD. NEW LHW CHAMPION OF THE WORLD….
Only I would be dumb enough to pick a guy who couldn’t even beat his own wife in a fight agaisn’t a world class fighter like Nick Diaz.
Sadly,
I have to agree.
As a Rampage fan though, I win whatever the outcome, because I get to see Rampage attempt to avenge a loss (if he beats Thiago, which I think he will).
Arlovski : Kang : GSP : Rampage : Lytle : Huerta : Quarry : Serra : Wandy : Pulver : Alvarez
Agreed
There’s going to be a lot of pissed off Shogun fans on this forum the day after.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
i always knew you were smart.
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 3, 2011 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
And look what happened to Grispi
Edson Barboza and Charles Oliveira are gonna stir up the pot at 155!
by robinhorobson on Feb 3, 2011 1:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Disagree.....
In almost any case I think too long of a break is bad for a fighter but Rashad is always training and in shape. He is one of the exceptions to me.
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Either one or both are on the Peruvian Marching powder on this
The sniffing from DW, the short breaths, fast talking and obvious happiness are bordering on the illegal IMO!
She is so thin she must be taking something!
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by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Feb 3, 2011 1:57 PM EST reply actions
Evans is a pussy
Pathethic “wins” against silva and jackson, he didnt take another fight becaus he knows he would have lost it.
You mean those two guys he fought in bewteen them in thirty minutes were only able to land 2 significant punches?
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
So that's Rashad's fault?
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
you're right, it's not
that doesn’t mean rashad is more talented though. He just had more luck on both nights
It was more than luck in my opinion
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
more than just luck i guess I should say
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Rashad haters always pick apart his wins
Funny how these supposed top guys who he has no chance with were suddenly injured, out of shape or past it once Rashad has beaten them. Even he’s learnt to accept that the majority of fans and pundits won’t give him any credit no matter who he beats.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
I'm on the front seat of the Rashad hating bus admittedly BUT
you can’t argue with facts.
Every ‘top’ fighter Rashad has fought has came into the fight with some major disadvantage.
The only ‘top’ guy not to was Machida………………..!
He’s even getting Shogun coming back from surgery! Come on! At least he hasn’t had Sardine fight him first to help him gameplan…
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Feb 4, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
I actually agree with Lester this time..Rashad think that since Shogun had another knee surgery and seen what Mark did to him comin of surgery
He thinks he is just gonna go in there and walk through Shogun. I hope Shogun ko’s fast in the first minute.
If you dont love the Pittsburgh Steelers then kiss my ass..I like bacon...and Rashad Evans is a pussy...
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Who was there to fight, Machida?
He lost the title knocked off two contenders then waits for his shot. Seems perfectly reasonable to me.
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
i never knew a pimp in my life who knew anything about pussy. pimps are scum.
we go pimp hunting in vegas. lol.
On february 5th 2011 at UFC 126 Jon "Bones" Jones will show the world that their was no need for the MMA community to hype this man because this guy is a beast with many skills and i personally will feel Ryan "Darth" Bader's pain after this fight. SB Nation's public enemy #1.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 3, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
yup
If you dont love the Pittsburgh Steelers then kiss my ass..I like bacon...and Rashad Evans is a pussy...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!!
A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic."
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his"
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Thanks Rashad
Thanks for the opportunity to make more GIFs as you’re sure to get KTFO again while looking lost in the ring.
Thanks for turning and running from a chance to face Randy Couture, preventing him from earning one last title match before he retires.
Thanks for keeping your insulting, belittling antics out of the ring for a year.
If Randy was serious about one more title run then he'd have been facing the likes of Bones, Bader, Lil Nog, Forrest and Franklin
Instead he chose to accept fights with Coleman and Toney, neither of whom had any business being in the UFC to begin with and both being almost as old and in far worse shape than Randy.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Why all the Rashad hate
He hasnt been exciting his last few showings sometimes even boring but he deserves it
Edson Barboza and Charles Oliveira are gonna stir up the pot at 155!
by robinhorobson on Feb 3, 2011 2:31 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It's real simple Shad is afraid he will lose his next fight and then lose the title shot against a half ass just off injury shogun.
With the win over the legend Matt Hughes the gates are slowly being greased. Soon it will be time to open the Shit gates once again.
but i can't really blame him
With the win over the legend Matt Hughes the gates are slowly being greased. Soon it will be time to open the Shit gates once again.
He is a pussy. He also deprived us all of another fight. Imagine if everyone did that? No JDS, no Petis...
It's all about the entertainment.
It was a smart career move I can't hate on him for that.
What if your job said hey .
I’m need you to come in on Saturday
This fight for the fish is a fight to the death!
by doonerthesooner on Feb 3, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
He has more money than Junior and Pettis so he could afford the long layoff
Pettis was only on a WEC contract before so he needs to keep active as he’s not paid anywhere near enough to take an extra few months off to wait for Frankie-Gray 3 and Junior isn’t exactly a top paid guy either so he needed to keep active as well. Rashad has been in the main event picture longer than both of those guys and in the UFC longer, he has a great contract and just main evented and won one of the biggest ever UFC cards so he doesn’t need the money, instead he is able to wait for his promised title fight. I respect Pettis and JDS a lot for taking an extra fight instead of waiting but I’m not going to bash Rashad for taking time off and waiting for his promised title fight, serves Dana right for promising title fights in the build-up to these shows. He’s just upset now because Rashad outsmarted him.
"The British fans are very knowledgeable and passionate about MMA. I would love to fight there once more."
"The fight of the decade would be me fighting my clone."
Anderson Silva
Good post David W.S. yeah it seemed like Dana was a bit bitter that he couldent make Rashad fight another match while he waits for Shogun to get healthy. But thats not Rashad’s fault they should have set up a interesting match up for him with a top 10 fighter or an Interim LHW belt in the meantime but with who? I mean no one is available at the time being…and this Randy vs. Rashad fight offer, i sorta heard about it but does anyone know the inside story of what went down?
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