Rashad Evans wants to remain active while he can, unfortunately, his next bout won’t be against Jon Jones.
Evans’ plans on competing for a UFC title shot have been scrapped once again due to a hand injury, which will likely keep him sidelined for the remainder of the year. As a result, Lyoto Machida has stepped in to face the champion instead at UFC 140 on December 10 in Toronto.
But Evans informed UFC President Dana White that he would rather continue fighting as opposed to waiting for a title shot again.
“He was like ‘I’m not gonna sit around and wait again.’ So he probably will (fight),” White told MMAWeekly.com. “We’ll see how this whole thing goes down, we’ll see what happens.”
Evans has been unfortunate in his quest to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title.
Last year, “Suga” opted to protect his No.1 contender status by waiting for Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to heal from a knee injury and ironically Evans suffered an injury himself that would cost him his opportunity.
Since then, Evans’ record is 16-1-1, with his most recent victory coming over Tito Ortiz at UFC 133.
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