With the growing number of MMA super camps, it seems to be just a matter of time before major teammate vs. teammate matchups become more common. Until now, many fighters have resisted the prospect of facing a friend who shares the same camp. Among them was former UFC light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, who previously said he’d never fight Keith Jardine, and more recently, added Jon Jones to the do-not-fight list.
With Jones one win away from holding the UFC light heavyweight championship — he’ll try to wrest the belt from champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on March 19 — that’s a pretty big statement from Evans, but it appears it’s not exactly written in stone.
Over the last few days, Evans and Jones — both members of Team Greg Jackson — have given interviews indicating that they might be more open to the possibility than they originally stated.