Rashad Evans gave an interview to Fight Hype where he actually spoke of his respect for Jones as a fighter:
“I have a tremendous amount of respect for Jon [Jones] as a fighter and I really like to watch him fight. I enjoy the growth that I have seen him have as a fighter just from the short time I have seen him come in the gym until now.”
Of course, it wouldn’t be Rashad not to get under Jone’s skin. This time, he offers some detail how Lyoto Machida can beat Jones at UFC 140 and warns him what to look out for:
“If anybody can give him trouble, I would think it would be Machida, and for a couple of reasons. One reason is Machida’s used to that kind of craftiness and movement because he trains with Anderson Silva, so he’s used to seeing that. That’s where Jon Jones got a lot of his style from is Anderson Silva. So Lyoto is used to training with the originator. One thing Jones brings to the table that Anderson doesn’t is the ability to take the fight to the ground. He brings that ground and pound and Jon is very good at that, so there are a couple of areas where Lyoto will have to watch out for Jon. But for the most part, if he can use his footwork and watch out for some of the tricks and not stay on the outside and watch like everyone else does… I think he could do pretty good in this fight.”
UFC 140 tickets are on sale to the public this Saturday, October 15th.