UFC Quick Quote: Phil Davis is a little bit afraid of Rashad Evans
by Jesse Holland on Jan 24, 2012 12:55 PM EST
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"When it comes to MMA wrestling, he’s definitely not a better wrestler when it comes to that. That bothers him and it actually makes him a little bit afraid as well. When he gets hit on his feet and he can’t go to his safety zone, which is on the ground, then he starts going into panic mode. When you start going into panic mode, you start thinking about ‘oh my God I’m getting hit, oh my God I’m losing the fight, oh my God there isn’t anywhere in this fight where I can go where I’m safe, let me find a way out of this.’ Then you start looking for your way out. I’m not worried about getting taken down. I feel pretty comfortable on my back. I feel like there’s really nobody that can hold me down. I feel like I can get up on anybody, and I have gotten up on almost everybody I go with, so I’m not really worried about being taken down. Cause if he takes me down, he’s going to have to keep taking me down because I’m going to keep getting back up."
Rashad Evans may have Phil Davis quaking in his boots on Saturday night (Jan. 28, 2012) in the main event of UFC on FOX 2 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. "Suga" told MMA Weekly that all "Mr. Wonderful" has is some decent wrestling, which unfortunately won't be enough to keep him down or win the fight, especially when Davis gets "hit on the feet" and goes into "panic mode." Anyone expecting Wrestlemania in the "Windy City?" Or a quick finish by one of these two light heavyweight contenders? Hear what Davis had to say about Evans' bluster right here.
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Not trying to be a dick
But doesnt it say that phil thinks rashad is a little afraid of him?
"I gotta be the bad guy. Point the finger. Make me the bad guy....the only reason I'm getting this fight is because everybody wants to see me take an ass whipping right about now."
Dick
The Pride is smarter than me and always will be. I cant believe i picked a crack head with no jiujitsu against an awesome blackbelt like Jim Miller. Instead of trying to pick MMA fights, I’ll just keep letting Melvin snort coke out my ass crack
I didn't see anything that said that
All I see if Rashad saying that Phil is afraid of him.
by otherdarkmeat on Jan 24, 2012 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czb5P_pw8Fc
The Pride is smarter than me and always will be. I cant believe i picked a crack head with no jiujitsu against an awesome blackbelt like Jim Miller. Instead of trying to pick MMA fights, I’ll just keep letting Melvin snort coke out my ass crack
Too soon for davis..
He should be fighting someone like bader..davis needs more time to develop his all-around game
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by letter19 on Jan 24, 2012 1:00 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Yeah - 1 more fight would have been nice before Evans
I don’t see this going well for him. It’s tough to judge with Davis, he’s either got a lot of potential or he’s already hit his ceiling.
by otherdarkmeat on Jan 24, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe Saturday will be when we see Phil's complete transformation into a mixed martial artist
It’s one of those fights where either one fighter will be overwhelmed or that fighter will prove his worth
If you can make out what Dana White says in this interview, you are a better man than me! Start at 8:05...Uncle Dana slurs something at around 8:11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX4UNVVN3Jk#t=2m32s
But Cain isn't any better at speaking...listen to him to try to answer Ariel Helwani...he starts at 1:20 to 1:32...then when you think it couldn't get worse, it does at about 1:40 to 1:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jBXwTFRlI
by Starr788 on Jan 24, 2012 1:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Davis hasn't fought in a long time
His welcome back fight should not be against someone as good as rashad..this is just bad timing for davis imo
"How much more success can I obtain? If the sky is the limit then I'm living amongst the clouds"-letter19
by letter19 on Jan 24, 2012 1:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well, it wasn't the most impressive win but Lil nog is not a chump
So, imo if he can hang with that guy he can at least be competitive with just about anybody. Personally, I would’ve liked to see him get in at least one more fight before jumping up to fight the #1 contender.
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by O damn he got caught on Jan 24, 2012 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
it was takedown or bust vs lil nog
Davis striking in that fight was horrible..if he is not vastly improved for this fight he will be humiliated
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by letter19 on Jan 24, 2012 1:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He is going to be much bigger than Rashad and is a better wrestler.
Part of me thinks Rashad is going to come in thinking his boxing is going to be that better and get put on his ass for his over aggressiveness.
Davis’ transition from double legs to single legs versus Nog was as good a change in gameplan, mid-fight, as I have seen from anyone in recent years. Davis will find a way to wrestle Rashad.
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I think Rashad learned his lesson againts Ryoto.
Plus, he is smart and has a considerable high fight IQ. I think he is a safe lock.
Show no mercy; for you shall receive none
If he learned a lesson from Machida
Then Davis will teach him another one.
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It's a tall order for sure...
I expect Rashad to win…but everyone has to step up at some point…even Bader is fighting Rampage
If you can make out what Dana White says in this interview, you are a better man than me! Start at 8:05...Uncle Dana slurs something at around 8:11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX4UNVVN3Jk#t=2m32s
But Cain isn't any better at speaking...listen to him to try to answer Ariel Helwani...he starts at 1:20 to 1:32...then when you think it couldn't get worse, it does at about 1:40 to 1:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jBXwTFRlI
by Starr788 on Jan 24, 2012 1:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't think he'll have to worry about Rashad taking him down
I think Evans is going to try and box him.
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by O damn he got caught on Jan 24, 2012 1:03 PM EST reply actions
If the fight last long enough
I think we’ll see rashad mix it up because he has that ability.Davis at this point is solely relying on his wrestling
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by letter19 on Jan 24, 2012 1:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't think Rashad's striking advantage is as great as people believe
If you can make out what Dana White says in this interview, you are a better man than me! Start at 8:05...Uncle Dana slurs something at around 8:11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX4UNVVN3Jk#t=2m32s
But Cain isn't any better at speaking...listen to him to try to answer Ariel Helwani...he starts at 1:20 to 1:32...then when you think it couldn't get worse, it does at about 1:40 to 1:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jBXwTFRlI
by Starr788 on Jan 24, 2012 1:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Phil looked pretty awkward when he was tryin to strike with lil nog
I think Rashad’s hand speed, his combinations and the power he’s able to put into his punches are way ahead of where Phil’s at right now.
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by O damn he got caught on Jan 24, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
He looked awkward as hell against Lil Nog
But he looked better than half decent against Boetsch…there must have been a reason
If you can make out what Dana White says in this interview, you are a better man than me! Start at 8:05...Uncle Dana slurs something at around 8:11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX4UNVVN3Jk#t=2m32s
But Cain isn't any better at speaking...listen to him to try to answer Ariel Helwani...he starts at 1:20 to 1:32...then when you think it couldn't get worse, it does at about 1:40 to 1:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jBXwTFRlI
by Starr788 on Jan 24, 2012 2:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Davis was nervous as hell against lil Nog.
He went into the Boetsch fight believing he was better anywwhere (he was). He went into the Nog fight knowinghe was deficient in striking to lil Nog.
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I'm pumped to be at this event
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by wooly shambler on Jan 24, 2012 1:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
You're going? That's awesome bro, I'm jealous.
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not really that pumped for this event!
Im anxious to get it over with so I can stop hearing this shitty fight build up between rashad and Davis, which will end up probably being a not very entertaining fight. I mean lets be honest, had this been a ppv, it would have done horribly in terms of sales……but because its free, i guess i will just shut up and enjoy it
I mean hopefully this event doesnt turn into a horrible wrestlmania
I mean lets be honest, had this been a ppv, it would have done horribly in terms of sales
I think if it was a PPV, Sonnen and Bis would have done some mad media shit to try and sell it.
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Yes - no doubt. And the UFC hype machine would have been in full force.
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." - William Shakespeare (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3)
Agreed
but the top 3 fights are as solid a top 3 as we have seen for a while. On PPV, this would have broken 300k, which isn’t bad these days.
Soccer...sort of like gay hockey on a giant lawn - Scottidog 1/12/12
Something irks me about this site.
I love the site. I come here at least once a day.
But… does anybody else find it annoying that it’s never perfectly clear who makes these quotes? Wouldn’t it be much easier on everybody to just add -Name immediately after the quote?
Before I even read a quote, I want to know who is saying it. There’s a picture of Davis here so I’m thinking it’s him… but, no. After a couple of sentences in the article, then I realize. Oh, this is Rashad… THEN I read the quote.
Adding “-Rashad Evans” won’t take much time or space.
by Boobz on Jan 24, 2012 1:11 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
or...
you can just read the article and not assume okay
by HerbDeansBraidofhair on Jan 24, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't assume anything.
I was trying to figure out who it was using all available information. The picture of Phil Davis is the first thing you see before reading begins.
“Suga” told MMA Weekly
If someone gave you a diploma, you should give it back.
Fighters fight. Snitches Snitch.
Unfortunately, you don't understand how things like this work.
When hundreds, if not thousands, of people do something, you want to make it as efficient as possible.
I can figure out who is saying what. It took me maybe… 3 seconds? But if “-Rashad Evans” was at the end of the quote it would be near instantaneous.
If 1000 people visit the site and spend 3 seconds on it, that’s 50 minutes wasted, collectively.
I’m providing constructive feedback. No need to be nasty about this.
boobz are you a girl?
serious question.
by jewjiffshoes on Jan 24, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
He was going to try some internet pimpin
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by O damn he got caught on Jan 24, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
That book is how I get all my hoes
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by O damn he got caught on Jan 24, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
They got my picture wrong on the cover.
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better?
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by daniel worby on Jan 24, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
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by daniel worby on Jan 24, 2012 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
I just thought it would be cool if you were and called yourself Boobz
And I agree with you argument, a few peeps were confused by who this quote belonged to, including myself.
by jewjiffshoes on Jan 24, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
It happens all the time on this site.
All the big time newspapers spend big money on making their layouts, graphs, tables, indices as easy to read as possible.
I’m just trying to make the site I love, mmamania, better.
I love your nick, btw.
jewjiffshoes. Reminds me of ape technique.
ha.
I think the writer is just in love with that pic of Phil.
by jewjiffshoes on Jan 24, 2012 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
What? it was Rashad saying this?
All this time I thought it was Phil!
by jewjiffshoes on Jan 24, 2012 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
you just got kaizer soze'd BIAAAATCH!
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Jan 24, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
lol awesome where u @ peter? I’m in trinity county reppn the 530
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by FarNorCal on Jan 24, 2012 2:03 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Phil Davis gonna shock the world. Fuck rashad
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by FarNorCal on Jan 24, 2012 2:04 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
"Phil Davis gonna shock the world. Fuck rashad"
Well yeah… That would defs shock me… Probs not suitable for tv though…
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by daniel worby on Jan 24, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Rashad is going to leave phil face down on the mat.
Rashad by second round stoppage.
by MMA Boss on Jan 24, 2012 1:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
second round? you're optmistic
i’m going first round tko
circa regna tonat
by sir.tickleberry on Jan 24, 2012 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Rashad by second round stoppage or Davis by fourth round stoppage if Rashad can't finish. We all know Rashad gasses in the third.
I still think Rashad’s boxing and wrestling defense will be too much for Phil and he gets the finish.
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I tend to agree with you. I am curious as to how all of that added muscle will affect Rashad's cardio and/or overall performance. Will he be slower or more explosive?
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." - William Shakespeare (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3)
he'll be fine
He’s gonna steam roll Davis
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by daniel worby on Jan 24, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
My guess is he will be more explosive early, but will fade quicker as well. Can't wait for this card, the 3 main matchups are all very intriguing. And it's free. Good times.
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I don't agree, that card has fireworks written all over it. Diaz/Condit and Barao/Jorgensen are both candidates for some amazing action.
And I’d love to see Nelson/Werdum turn into a ground fight, that would be great to see.
I’m all over that card, definitely one worth buying.
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yeah that card will be awesome (except for the shitty koscheck fight)
this fox card could become an epic failure tho
man i like watching koscheck fight every time
And I don’t even like the guy lol.
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by daniel worby on Jan 24, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I agree, Kos brings it every time. I mean, shit, the dude should even get mad credit for getting punched into an orbital fracture for 4 rounds against GSP.
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Yeah Kos is great. Wish he would talk a lot of smack again.
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He grew up Frank Mir style. just tries to fight well now, I respect that.
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Nelson - Werdum is going to be a sloppy stand up battle. The FOX card could be very 1-sided across the board.
Shad humps Davis
Sonnen humps Bisping
Weidman humps Maia
OR
Davis humps Shad
Bisping bicycles Sonnen
Maia subs Weidman
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Yeah, any mix of those outcomes could happen. I hope for crazy surprises in every one of those matchups.
Bisping beats the shit out of Sonnen for a late 3rd round stoppage with Sonnen tapping to strikes.
Maia subs Weidman with a GogoPlata for a sub of the year candidate after getting humped and beaten for 2 rounds.
Davis and Rashad have a crazy standup battle with Davis having improved his standup and taking shot after shot and finishing an exhausted Rashad with a sloppy headkick in the fourth round.
Holy fuck it’s fun living in my fantasy world.
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You're writing off Davis
No way is he going to get a hump decision from Shad. I am already picturing the Phil Express flying by as all the jumpers are trying to grab on with the tips of their fingers!
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by *Californication* on Jan 24, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
i guess im just overwhelmed with the triple header.
big name fights for free.
8=Danago likes the REEM JOB.
Ya, free fights are hard to beat.
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Going for Rashad but fear in your opponent can work as an advantage for them.
Rashad looked a little afraid of Page and because of that he fought a smart fight and defeated him.
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