{"id":269524,"date":"2018-02-06T10:37:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T18:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=269524"},"modified":"2018-02-06T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T18:37:30","slug":"even-rashad-evans-doesnt-know-hes-not-fighting-michael-bisping-ufc-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/even-rashad-evans-doesnt-know-hes-not-fighting-michael-bisping-ufc-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Rashad Evans Doesn’t Know Why He’s Not Fighting Michael Bisping at UFC London"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Michael Bisping’s career coming to a close, it’s been difficult to say the least to find an opponent for his swan song. With tons of big names at middleweight locked up or ineligible, it looked like the UFC finally had it all put together with Rashad Evans at UFC London<\/a>. To our surprise\u00a0\u2014<\/em> as well as Evans\u00a0\u2014<\/em> it didn’t work out<\/a>. The former UFC light heavyweight champion recently opened up about how he’s not sure why the fight isn’t happening, but doesn’t blame Bisping one bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought [the fight with Michael Bisping was going to happen] too, man. I got the call and I thought it was going to happen, but then things didn\u2019t work out on the negotiation side between the UFC and Bisping. I don\u2019t exactly know what it was about, but I guess the talks just broke down after the agreement happened. I think it was contract stuff. I think Bisping is getting to the end of his contract and that he\u2019s been talking about retirement. I\u2019m not too exactly 100-percent sure about what they were talking about.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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According to this Instagram story post by @henrihooft<\/a> Rashad Evans has a fight lined up at #UFCLondon<\/a>. If the UFC are going to book @bisping<\/a> vs. @SugaRashadEvans<\/a>, then sign me up. pic.twitter.com\/yGu4I46Ibt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) January 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n