Rashad Evans was able to beat Phil Davis on FOX when the UFC rolled into Chicago this last weekend, and in doing it, he clinched a spot in Atlanta to face Jon Jones for the world title.
Every fight tells a story as it progresses, and the one with Davis and Evans was interesting if one-sided. First-time fans could easily have been bored, but long-time fans could see nuanced answers to the questions that spring up from fights.
It wasn’t even close to as exciting as the trash talk that preceded the fight, but it did the two things a fight should do.
It gave fans a challenger for the champion, and it gave them answers.
Here are the top five things fans can take away from the fight.