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Greg Jackson ‘Leaning Towards’ Cornering Jones in Title Bout with Rashad Evans

Greg Jackson could be cornering against former student and close friend Rashad Evans at UFC 145. In a recent appearance on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Savage Dog Show,” the head MMA trainer at Jackson’s MMA hinted at the possib…

Greg Jackson could be cornering against former student and close friend Rashad Evans at UFC 145. In a recent appearance on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Savage Dog Show,” the head MMA trainer at Jackson’s MMA hinted at the possibility of being in UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ corner when meets Evans on April 21: […]

Rashad Evans Says He Expects to Knock out Jon Jones at UFC 145

Rashad Evans will now look to settle the score with Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 145. “Suga” earned the opportunity after scoring a unanimous decision victory over Phil Davis at UFC on FOX 2.  While the oddsmakers favor Jones to …

Rashad Evans will now look to settle the score with Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 145. “Suga” earned the opportunity after scoring a unanimous decision victory over Phil Davis at UFC on FOX 2.  While the oddsmakers favor Jones to retain the light heavyweight title, listing him as a 6-1 favorite, Evans […]

Jon Jones Didn’t See Progress in Rashad Evans’ Skills Against Phil Davis

Rashad Evans might finally been rewarded with a title bout with Jon Jones following his victory over Phil Davis last weekend, but Jones doesn’t feel like Evans’ performance granted him a title shot. The UFC light heavyweight champion appear…

Rashad Evans might finally been rewarded with a title bout with Jon Jones following his victory over Phil Davis last weekend, but Jones doesn’t feel like Evans’ performance granted him a title shot. The UFC light heavyweight champion appeared on “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani earlier this week and discussed his thoughts on the […]

UFC’s Rashad Evans: 5 Things We Learned from UFC on Fox 2

From an excitement perspective, the UFC on Fox 2 main card much to be desired.  Demian Maia snoozed his way to a decision loss to Chris Weidman.  The Bisping/Sonnen decision was partially ruined by a judge who, according to Dana White on Twit…

From an excitement perspective, the UFC on Fox 2 main card much to be desired.  Demian Maia snoozed his way to a decision loss to Chris Weidman.  The Bisping/Sonnen decision was partially ruined by a judge who, according to Dana White on Twitter, “should never be allowed to watch a fight again!!!”  Rashad Evans then […]

UFC on FOX 2: Ranking Rashad Evans and Every Fighter’s Performance

Last Saturday night we were all treated to the second installment of UFC on FOX. It was the first full card to be broadcast on the flagship network. Many considered the main card’s fights to be a bit of a bore. However, there were certainly some …

Last Saturday night we were all treated to the second installment of UFC on FOX. It was the first full card to be broadcast on the flagship network. Many considered the main card’s fights to be a bit of a bore. However, there were certainly some highlights to the night, especially when you factor in […]

UFC on Fox 2 Results: Matches to Make After Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis

With title shots in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions on the line, UFC on Fox 2 set the stage for what will undoubtedly be two of 2012′s biggest fights. Saturday’s event, the UFC’s first on Fox since the organization&#8…

With title shots in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions on the line, UFC on Fox 2 set the stage for what will undoubtedly be two of 2012′s biggest fights. Saturday’s event, the UFC’s first on Fox since the organization’s deal with the network giant officially began, also saw Chris Weidman emerge as a middleweight […]