Rashad Evans to Face Phil Davis at UFC 133, Suga Talks to Takedown Wrestling

Posted on | May 27, 2011 | No Comments

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Is Evans Ready to Face Davis at UFC 133? You Bet! Rashad Evans Talks to Takedown!

Changes in the life of Rashad Evans? Not really. Evans is a former UFC champion who’s looking for what’s been promised to him. An opportunity to win back his title. He’s a father of 2, little Rashad and his little princess Nia. One of the changes that may be evident is his departure from Greg Jackson’s MMA camp. Now he trains in Florida along side former Iowa State wrestler and NCAA Champion and now coach Mike van Arsdale.

Light heavyweight champion

On December 27, 2008 at UFC 92 Evans faced champion Forrest Griffin for the UFC light heavyweight belt.Griffin controlled most of the first two rounds with effective striking and low kicks. In the third round, however, Evans caught a low kick and countered with a straight right hand that dropped Griffin. Evans followed Griffin to the ground and eventually managed to finish the stunned champion with ground and pound. With the victory, Evans became the new UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion. It capped off a year in which Evans won Fighter of the Year honors from Sherdog.com.

Losing the title

Evans’ first defense of the UFC Light-Heavyweight title against challenger Lyoto Machida ended in a knockout. During a flurry of punches from Machida, Rashad started trash talking Machida telling him ‘his hands were made of pillows’. Machida continued his onslaught, knocking Rashad out. This was the first loss of his career and the 15th straight win of Lyoto Machida’s career. Then, Evans went on to coach against Rampage Jackson in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. Evans was scheduled to fight Jackson on December 12, 2009, at UFC 107, but this was cancelled due to Jackson being cast for the A-Team movie.

Take a listen to the heart of the man as we catch up to the champion the fans call “Suga.”

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