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Rashad Evans Unsure Of What Future Holds After KO Loss

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has had a career in MMA that is unmatched by many.

Evans, a former Ultimate Fighter winner, was left thinking about his future following a Saturday night knockout loss to Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC on FOX 19.

“It’s hard to make a decision on what needs to change, fresh after an embarrassing and disappointing loss,” Evans said (thanks to MMAjunkie.com for the quotes). “I sit here and I’m embarrassed; I’m disappointed. It’s sad. But you have to go on, because this is what it’s about.

“It’s easy to fight and to go through it when you’re always on top and doing everything well, but the hardest thing is working through the disappointment, working through doubt in yourself, and it’s not easy.

The 36-year-old “Suga” is now 19-5-1 after starting his career with wins in 17 of his first 19 pro bouts, including triumphs over Phil Davis, Tito Ortiz, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Forrest Griffin.

Three of Evans’ last four defeats have been via decision, while he bested Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen in 2013.

“I’ve got to do something better and it’s embarrassing,” he said. “It’s sad, but welcome to being a fighter.”

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has had a career in MMA that is unmatched by many.

Evans, a former Ultimate Fighter winner, was left thinking about his future following a Saturday night knockout loss to Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC on FOX 19.

“It’s hard to make a decision on what needs to change, fresh after an embarrassing and disappointing loss,” Evans said (thanks to MMAjunkie.com for the quotes). “I sit here and I’m embarrassed; I’m disappointed. It’s sad. But you have to go on, because this is what it’s about.

“It’s easy to fight and to go through it when you’re always on top and doing everything well, but the hardest thing is working through the disappointment, working through doubt in yourself, and it’s not easy.

The 36-year-old “Suga” is now 19-5-1 after starting his career with wins in 17 of his first 19 pro bouts, including triumphs over Phil Davis, Tito Ortiz, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Forrest Griffin.

Three of Evans’ last four defeats have been via decision, while he bested Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen in 2013.

“I’ve got to do something better and it’s embarrassing,” he said. “It’s sad, but welcome to being a fighter.”

Rashad Evans On ‘Embarrassing’ Knockout Loss: It’s Sad

Former UFC light heavyweight champion “Suga” Rashad Evans has hit some tough times as of late. He returned last October at UFC 192 after a long layoff due to injury, losing a lackluster decision to the then surging Ryan Bader. With a chance to get back to his winning ways, Evans faced off with former

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion “Suga” Rashad Evans has hit some tough times as of late.

He returned last October at UFC 192 after a long layoff due to injury, losing a lackluster decision to the then surging Ryan Bader.

With a chance to get back to his winning ways, Evans faced off with former title challenger Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC on FOX 19 last night (April 16, 2016) from Tampa, Florida.

Unfortunately, “Suga” was dismantled, losing by way of first round knockout.

With two straight loses under his belt, the 36 year old Evans may begin to question his future.

Speaking on the situation at the post-fight presser, he admitted that he was embarrassed, although he doesn’t want to lose hope:

“I don’t want to lose hope, I don’t want to lose heart in fighting because it’s what I like to do and I’m at a low right now,” Evans said. “But at the end of the day something’s gotta change, I gotta do something. It’s embarrassing, it’s sad, but, welcome to being a fighter.”

At the end of the day, however, Evans is aware that moments like these are what truly define a fighter. The former champion said that he’ll go back to the drawing board to see what makes sense next:

“It’s hard to know what to change after an embarrassing and disappointing loss. I’m embarrassed and disappointed and you know, it’s sad, but, you have to go on, because this is what it’s about. Its easy to fight and to go through it when you’re on top and doing everything well, but the hardest thing is working through the disappointment, working through doubting yourself and everything else like that.

“It’s not easy but I think given some time and deciding what’s best for me,” Evans continued. “Then I’ll make the right decisions on what needs to change, but as of now it’s not a clear decision I can say.”

Would you like to see Evans compete again, or could it be time for the veteran to hang up his gloves for good?

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Dana White Likes Teixeira vs. Johnson, But “Rumble” Doesn’t Dance

Glover Teixeira knocked out former champion Rashad Evans in brutal fashion just 1:48 into round one at last night’s (Sat. April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 headliner at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Teixeira dropped “Suga” with a brutal left hand along the fence, then put the nail in the coffin with a

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Glover Teixeira knocked out former champion Rashad Evans in brutal fashion just 1:48 into round one at last night’s (Sat. April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 headliner at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Teixeira dropped “Suga” with a brutal left hand along the fence, then put the nail in the coffin with a pulverizing right. Evans slumped face-first to the mat, finished for just the second time in his storied career. In the aftermath, the Brazilian took to the mic to call out fellow knockout artist Anthony “Rumble” Johnson:

“‘Rumble’ Johnson, you know, he’s waiting around for Jones and Cormier. So, you know, he don’t want to wait around. Let’s dance, baby! Let’s make some money!”

With his third straight finish since dropping back-to-back decisions to Jon Jones and Phil Davis, Teixeira is taking aim at the top of the division.

Many believe “Rumble” earned his second bid for UFC gold by dismantling Ryan Bader in the headliner of the last UFC on FOX show back in January. Johnson’s lone misstep since returning to the UFC in April 2014 was succumbing to a third round rear-naked choke from Daniel Cormier in a battle for the vacant light heavyweight strap at May 2015’s UFC 187.

His five other fights have resulted in four knockouts and a dominant decision over the aforementioned Davis. With next week’s previously scheduled unification bout between Jones and Cormier at UFC 197 on hold for now, Johnson may have to wait for another crack at a championship.

Should he choose to stay busy, perhaps a bout with the brick-fisted Teixeira would make sense. The man in Teixeira’s crosshairs did not remain silent on the subject, replying to the callout with the response that he doesn’t dance:

Dana White likes the idea as well. The UFC president had this to say to FOX’s Heidi Androl when asked about the current state of the 205-pound division:

“We do have a situation. It’s all about timing. It’s funny, when he called him out, I went, ‘Ooh, I like that fight!’ That’s a fun fight. Glover looked awesome tonight. Rashad Evans is always a dangerous guy. You know, Rashad has speed in his hands, he has knockout power himself, and he got caught. And you know, you know I don’t make fights after fights, but I gotta be honest: when he called him out, I like that fight.”

Check out the full interview here:

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UFC On FOX 19 Video Highlights Featuring Glover Teixeira, Rose Namajunas, Khabib Nurmagomedov

UFC on FOX 19 went down Saturday night from Tampa and the Amalie Arena.

If you missed the event, you can still see highlights from three of the main card bouts right here in the videos below.

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UFC on FOX 19 went down Saturday night from Tampa and the Amalie Arena.

If you missed the event, you can still see highlights from three of the main card bouts right here in the videos below.

Glover Teixeira bested Rashad Evans in the headline, knocking out the former UFC champion in the first round.

UFC on FOX 19 Bonuses: Glover Teixeira & Michael Chiesa Score $50,000

With a well-versed mix of brawls, knockouts, and submissions at tonight’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, a few select fighters separated themselves from the collective pack by taking home a coveted $50,000 bonus at the event’s post-fight press conference. The first ‘Performance of the Night’

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With a well-versed mix of brawls, knockouts, and submissions at tonight’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, a few select fighters separated themselves from the collective pack by taking home a coveted $50,000 bonus at the event’s post-fight press conference.

The first ‘Performance of the Night’ award went to Glover Teixeira for his surprisingly one-sided first round knockout of former champion Rashad Evans. Teixeira will go home with the much deserved award and could be headed for ahuge showdown with Anthony “Rumble” Johnson next.

The second “Performance of the Night” went to previous No. 14 lightweight Michael Chiesa, who submitted rising No. 7-ranked Beneil Dariush for the biggest win of his career in the featured prelim bout.

Finally, “Fight of the Night” went to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Omari Akhmedov in the opening bout of the Fight Pass preliminary card, which dos Santos took home with an emphatic third round TKO.

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Glover Teixeira vs. Rashad Evans Full Fight Video Highlights

Glover Teixeira was looking for arguably the biggest win of his career when he met Rashad Evans in the main event of tonight’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. And he got just that in electrifying fashion. After pressuring the former champion up against the cage in

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Glover Teixeira was looking for arguably the biggest win of his career when he met Rashad Evans in the main event of tonight’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

And he got just that in electrifying fashion.

After pressuring the former champion up against the cage in the early going of the bout, Teixeira secured his third straight win by finishing off ‘Suga’ with a picture-perfect left hook right on the chin and a huge follow-up shot that left Evans out cold on the canvas as referee Herb Dean mercifully stepped in to stop the carnage.

It was the statement win that the No. 4 Teixeira needed to firmly re-supplant himself among the top 205-pound talent in the world, and he should be headed for a truly huge fight after calling out fellow former title contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson after the huge finish.

In the meantime, watch the full fight video highlights of Teixeira’s biggest win here:

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