Rashad Evans’ hatred towards UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continues to surface throughout the media.
Evans made a recent appearance last weekend at a UFC Q&A session and was asked questions on various topics in mixed martial arts today. One popular topic was regarding a potential superfight between Jones and UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
“Suga” was asked by one fan to give his prediction on the potential bout, and Evans didn’t hold anything back when it came to analyzing both Jones’ and Silva’s skill sets.
“I would say Anderson would win,” Evans said. “I think he would catch Jon standing up because I think Jon does a lot of crazy stuff but, fundamentally, sometimes he does it just to do it. But I think Anderson has a reason, like Anderson, fundamentally and technically, is better in that respect and I think he would catch (Jones) doing something stupid.”
While Evans picked the Brazilian to get the win over Jones, he didn’t rule out the possibility of seeing the 24-year-old making it a competitive bout with his wrestling skills.
“If the fight was to go a little bit longer and Jon used his wrestling then I think the fight may go to Jon. But for the most part, early on in the fight, Anderson would catch Jon trying to do something crazy,” he said.
Jones and Silva utilize similar fighting styles and the idea of seeing them match up against each other has a lot of fans intrigued at the possibility. And with Silva dismissing retirement rumors, there is a realistic chance these two dominant champions meet in the Octagon at some point in the future.
Jones is set to defend the light heavyweight crown against Silva’s good friend and teammate, Lyoto Machida, at UFC 140 in December.
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