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Tim Kennedy calls out some of UFC’s big middleweight names to step up for UFC 205
Many fans were upset to hear the news that UFC 205 lost a big fight on Tuesday. Tim Kennedy just arrived in New York for his scheduled match against Rashad Evans on Tuesday only to find out that Evans was pulled from competition. Evans told MMA Fighting that he was in great shape and that […]
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Rashad Evans opens up on withdrawal from UFC 205
Unfortunate news surfaced Tuesday afternoon that former UFC champion Rashad Evans had been forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 205 scrap with Tim Kennedy this weekend. The fight, which was set to serve as Evans highly anticipated middleweight debut, would have taken place on the Fox Sports 1 preliminary card of the event. While […]
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BREAKING | UFC 205’s Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy Bout Is Reportedly Off
UFC 200, which occured in July of this year, was supposed to be a great card. Unfortunately, its lineup was torn asunder by injuries and PED busts, until it stood out as more of good card. We’ve been much more lucky in the case of UFC 205, the mammoth card that marks the UFC’s debut […]
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VIDEO | Rashad Evans Recounts his Top 8 Moments Inside the Octagon
https://youtu.be/8YAXThyMdyM This Saturday, the UFC will take over Madison Square Garden with UFC 205. The card will mark the UFC’s debut in New York City, New York, and to celebrate the occasion, the organization has stacked the lineup to the brim. The card is topped by three title fights. The most high-profile of these championship […]
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Rashad Evans: “I’m the new kid on the block” at middleweight
Rashad Evans will be making his middleweight debut against Tim Kennedy at UFC 205 next month, and the former light heavyweight champion is feeling like the new kid on the block. Check out what he had to say about his upcoming drop to 185 pounds! “At one point (in my career), I was just really, really […]
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EXCLUSIVE – Rashad Evans predicts Alvarez vs. McGregor and Weidman vs. Romero
UFC 205 will feature several high-profile match-ups and on paper looks to be a blockbuster card. Rashad Evans, who takes on Tim Kennedy in his middleweight debut at UFC 205, spoke exclusively to BJPENN.COM Radio and discussed his predictions for several other fights on the card. Check out who “Suga” Rashad Evans picks to win […]
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EXCLUSIVE – Rashad Evans on Kennedy fight: “It’s the fight business, not the friend business.”
Rashad Evans has his hands full for his middleweight debut as he takes on the always-dangerous Tim Kennedy. While Kennedy hasn’t fought since 2014, he does already hold a dominant win over the current champion in Michael Bisping. “Suga” Rashad spoke exclusively to BJPENN.COM Radio and discussed his experiences training with Kennedy and revealed some […]
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EXCLUSIVE – Rashad Evans on cut to middleweight: “I was making 205 pounds without even really cutting weight.”
Rashad Evans will make his debut at 185 pounds in just a few weeks, as “Suga” Rashad prepares to take on Tim Kennedy at UFC 205 on November 12. The former light heavyweight champion spoke exclusively with BJPENN.com Radio on Wednesday about his weight cut to middleweight and the reason why he’s finally making the drop […]
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Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy official for UFC 205
With the UFC’s historic inaugural show at the Madison Square Garden on November 12th quickly approaching, reports regarding bouts for the highly anticipated event have begun to surface. While a matchup between former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Donald Cerrone was one of the first fights set for the event, Lawler pulled out of […]
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Rashad Evans moving to middleweight following brutal KO loss
After a devastating knockout loss against Glover Teixeira back in April, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans was at a crossroads. And while the defeat marks his second in a row, Evans is looking to a new weight class for not just redemption, but motivation as well. “When I was in the ring (against […]
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VIDEO | Rashad Evans training at Phuket Top Team in Thailand
https://youtu.be/Xps9CzvdPR4 Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is currently in the midst of a 2-fight losing streak that has seen him defeated by Ryan Bader and Glover Teixeira. Following his KO loss to Teixeira, a noticeably upset Evans stated that fighting used to come easy to him, causing many to wonder whether or not […]
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Rashad Evans questions Jon Jones’ legacy following USADA violation
Prior to UFC 200, UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from the card just 2 days before fight night after being notified of a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Jones returned to Albuquerque New Mexico to be with him family, while preparing for his hearing with the NSAC. In the wake of the […]
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UFC President Dana White: ‘I think Rashad Evans is probably going to retire’
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans swallowed a tough pill on Saturday after being knocked out by the heavy hands of Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC on FOX 19. Despite only having two consecutive losses in his past two fights in the Octagon, the brutal knockout was the first time “Suga” […]
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VIDEO | Emotional Rashad Evans: ‘Fighting just used to come so easy, so natural’
It is hard to believe that former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has not had his hand raised in the Octagon since Nov. 16, 2013 when he beat Chael Sonnen by TKO in the first round. With having only one fight in 2015 in a decision loss to Ryan Bader, Evans’ fight with Glover […]
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VIDEO | Rashad Evans talks about KO loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC on FOX 19 Post-fight press conference
It was a tough pill to swallow for former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans after suffering a first round knockout to Glover Teixeira at UFC on FOX 19. “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 […]
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Jon Jones sends message to Rashad Evans following KO loss to Teixeira
Stan’s absolutely right, keep your head up Evans. In my eyes you’ll always be a legend of the sport, you’re a great champion and always will be. Our fight records aren’t what defines us, it’s about the journey we are courageous enough to be on. Stay in the race my brother. 👊🏾 A video posted […]
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VIDEO | ‘UFC Fight Night: Tampa’ weigh-in highlights
Saturday night in Tampa, fight fans will tune in to Fox for UFC on FOX 19, which will be headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Glover Teixeira and former champion Rashad Evans. In addition, Rosa Namajunas and Tecia Torres will fight in the co-main event, and Khabib Nurmagomedov will make his highly anticipated return […]
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VIDEO | Rashad Evans disappointed he isn’t fighting Jon Jones at UFC 197
When Daniel Cormier withdrew from UFC 197 with a leg injury, the UFC began looking for a replacement opponent to fight Jones in the main event. After Anthony Johnson turned down the fight due to recently having mouth surgery, many people began calling for Rashad Evans to step in on short notice and have a […]
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Rashad Evans sounds off on Jon Jones’ legal troubles
At one point in time, Rashad Evans and Jon Jones considered each other brothers during their time training at the JacksonWinkeljohn MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico. The two vowed to never fight each other, however after a falling out, they ultimately fought at UFC 145, where Jones picked up a unanimous decision win. Fortunately, […]
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Rashad Evans explains why he is picking Daniel Cormier to beat Jon Jones
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans says he is picking the current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier to avenge his only professional MMA loss when he rematches the former champion Jon Jones at UFC 197 on April 23rd. “I am going to go on record and I’m going to go with the upset […]
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Rashad Evans: Weight classes are real, Conor knows that now
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans predicted that Nate Diaz would upset Conor McGregor on just 11 days notice in a welterweight bout that headlined UFC 196 just over a week ago. “Suga” was a recent guest on Ariel Helwani’s show ‘The MMA Hour‘ where he explained his decision to bet against the current […]
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Shogun Rua out; Glover Teixeira in to face Rashad Evans in Tampa
The injury bug strikes again and this time it’s Mauricio “Shogun” Rua that gets bit. Glover Teixeira is now facing Rashad Evans at the FOX UFC Fight Night card in Tampa April 16. Glover has had a pair of great wins in his last two outings . He easily defeated Ovince Saint Preux back in […]