{"id":278302,"date":"2018-06-10T13:13:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T20:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=278302"},"modified":"2018-06-10T13:13:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T20:13:56","slug":"rashad-evans-issues-profound-statement-after-ufc-225-ko-loss-to-anthony-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rashad-evans\/rashad-evans-issues-profound-statement-after-ufc-225-ko-loss-to-anthony-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashad Evans issues profound statement after UFC 225 KO loss to Anthony Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rashad Evans’ return to the light heavyweight division did not go as he planned. Instead, the former champion was melted by a first-round knee courtesy of his foe Anthony Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The loss is Evans’ fifth in a row, as he has also recently been defeated by Sam Alvey and Dan Kelly at middleweight, and Glover Teixeira and Ryan Bader at light heavyweight. This unfortunate skid has unsurprisingly led many fans to the conclusion that the time has come for Evans to ride off into the sunset.<\/p>\n

In a lengthy, post-fight statement to his Instagram page, Rashad Evans addressed his future in fighting \u2014 and in the bigger picture \u2014 with great profundity and depth. Here’s what he had to say:<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Suga Rashad Evans (@sugarashadevans)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n