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UFC 84: ILL WILL
TITO ORTIZ vs. LYOTO MACHIDA
Columbus, OH (USA) – The time for talking is over, and now UFC® Lightweight Champion BJ “The Prodigy” Penn and former champion Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk will have the chance to settle their score. On May 24, both men will step into the UFC Octagon™ to determine, once and for all, who is the undisputed king of the 155 pound division. Also, in back-to-back light heavyweight superfights, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy”, Tito Ortiz, will take on undefeated Lyoto...
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Rashad Evans Tells Yo Mama Jokes
Original at TheScore.com
• Tue, Nov 10
This is a couple weeks old, but since it’s new to me, I’m going to assume that it’s new to you as well. Either that, or I don’t really care—much like I don’t care that most of these aren’t particularly funny (but… given that they’re “yo mama” jokes, you probably figured that out on your own). Anyw...
UFC 107 boasts competitive card, despite loss of Jackson vs. Evans
Original at SI.com
• Wed, Nov 4
Despite the loss of its "Ultimate Fighter" coaches grudge match between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has released a solid 11-bout roster for its Dec. 12 event in Memphis, Tenn.
Top 10 first title defenses in MMA
Original at SI.com
• Fri, Oct 23
They say you aren't a true champion until you successfully defend your belt. Just ask former titleholders Matt Serra, Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin and most recently Rashad Evans -- all of whom came up short their first time around.
B.J. Penn-Diego Sanchez officially announced for UFC 107
Original at Las Vegas Sun
• Thu, Oct 15
The UFC made a handful of official announcements over the last few days, including the much-speculated main event for UFC 107 between B.J. Penn and Diego Sanchez. The pair will fill the void left by hometown hero Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who was originally supposed to take on his “The Ulti...
Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva set for UFC 108 co-main event in January
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Fri, Oct 2
With Quinton "Rampage" Jackson withdrawing from a December contest with Rashad Evans (13-1-1 MMA,...
Rashad Evans on Kimbo vs Nelson
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Wed, Sep 30
Wednesday night's episode of The Ultimate Fighter has been highly promoted and is expected to set records in...
Dana White, Not a F'n Fan of The A Team?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Wed, Sep 2
Dana White is upset and outraged by that fact that this movie will prevent Rampage from being able to fight at UFC 107 against Rashad Evans. ... and more »
Rampage Jackson Will Indeed Play BA Baracus in A-Team Movie Remake
Original at MMA Waves
• Fri, Aug 28
Jackson's management is reportedly heading to the US to meet with UFC President Dana White and ask to reschedule his fight against Rashad Evans at UFC 107 ... UFC News: Dana White Shoots on Rampage, Florian-Guida, UFC 102HeadlinePlanet.com all 4 news articles »
Rampage Jackson Will Defeat Rashad Evans at UFC 107, Bet on it! - Sports-Odds.com
Original at Sports Betting Odds
• Wed, Aug 26
Rampage Jackson Will Defeat Rashad Evans at UFC 107, Bet on it! Sports-Odds.com - Sports Betting Odds Rampage Jackson to Defeat Rashad Evans at UFC 107, Bet on it! The two coaches engaged in what's guaranteed to become the most-watched season of The Ultimate ...
Randy Vs Fedor: A Lot of Fuss About Nothing
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Aug 17
ESPN Light Heavyweights: Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin, Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Shogun Rua, Wanderlei Silva. ... MMATorch Viewer's Guide: One stop guide to MMA on TV for the week ...MMATorch all 67 news articles »
Forrest Griffin Fell, Everyone Heard
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sat, Aug 15
Rashad Evans earned his shot at the title with his brutal knockout of now UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. Griffin is often an underdog in his fights and ...
Evans vs. Machida: The End of an Undefeated Streak
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, May 21
CA So, it's The Champion, "Sugar" Rashad Evans Vs. The Challenger, Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship....and so much more. Oh, and for the record, I fancy Lyoto Machida by decision but wouldn't be suprised by any ...
Opinion: UFC 98 Predictions by EIGH8TOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Apr 30
By rss@youtube.com (Eigh8Thechosenone) Keywords: UFC 98 Predictions Rashad Evans vs Lyoto Machida Matt Hughes Serra Yushin Okami Dan Miller Sean Sherk Frank Edgar Brock Larson Chris Wilson Pat Barry Tim Hague Phillipe Nover Kyle Bradley Houston Alexander Andre Gusmao Yoshiyuki Yoshida Brandon Wolff Dave Kaplan George Roo...
UFC Fight Night – Live Review/Commentary*SPOILER*
Original at CBSSports.com
• Wed, Apr 1
Rashad Evans used to be like this, now look at him, I can only hope that Bader evolves like Evans did. Bader does end up getting the unamimous 27-30 from all judges. Bader says his performance was so-so and not up to his potential. The Five Finger Death Punch 04.03.09: UFC Fight Night 18 Smorgasbor...
UFC 96: Lackluster
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Feb 9
By Matt Welch Besides seizing the opportunity to play spoiler, Jardine has little to gain from this fight. He’s already stated that he has no interest in a bout with light heavyweight champion, and fellow Greg Jackson-trained teammate, Rashad Evans.
Mike Coughlin on the month in MMA
Original at Figure Four Weekly Online
• Mon, Feb 9
The Half-Guarded Truth" By: Mike Coughlin MichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com CounterStrikeMMA.com (http://www.Counterstrikemma.com) PLEASE help fight cancer!!! (http://main.acsevents.org/goto/coughlin) For the week of 02/08/09 The month that was. If you're a fight fan, you really c...
UFC News: Get It From the Man Who Runs the Show
Original at Bleacher Report
• Wed, Feb 4
By Jon Pantera Also Rampage vs. Jardine (UFC 96), and if Lyoto Machida will get his title shot: That means if Rampage wins, he gets the title shot. If he loses, Jardine is know for upsets (Forest and Liddell), Machida will most likely get the title shot.
Machida's Winning Style Is Good For Fighters and Fans
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Feb 3
By Tom Whether he faces Rampage Jackson or Rashad Evans, or a lesser opponent like Chuck Liddell or the fading Shogun Rua, the analysts and commentators will make their predictions. The fans will debate the merits of each fighter. Some will rejoice at the prospect of Machida finally meeting an op...
UFC 94 recap: Penn quits on the stool, Machida knocks out Silva
Original at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com)
• Sat, Jan 31
By James Iannotti In his post-fight interview, Machida wasn’t shy about asking for his chance to face current light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. Honestly, it’s hard to argue with the guy. No one has been able to even hurt the guy, let alone defeat him and if anybody is deserving of the number one contend...
UFC 93 review
Original at MMAMemories.com
• Tue, Jan 20
By Dave Sholler With a decision victory, Hendo earns a spot as a coach on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Michael Bisping. The two will meet later this year. While “The Count” has plenty of promise, we don’t think he’ll be able to handle Hendo’s wrestling ability. Having seen Bisping str...
Opinion: Best Of MMA 2008
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Jan 2
By Rear Naked Knock-Out of the Year Rampage/Silva: UFC 92 Fighter of the Year Rashad Evans Shinya Aoki Frank Mir Gegard Mousasi Thiago Alves Winner: Rashad Evans Comeback of the Year Frank Mir Winner: Silva vs Anyone Winner: Anderson Silva Trainer of the Year Greg Jackson
Power Rankings: Q4 2008 - Light Heavyweight Division
Original at http
• Thu, Jan 1
By Casey Trowbridge Welcome out of the dark ages that was 2008 and in to the modern times of 2009 to all of the people on the West Coast. You lucky people bring in the new year with new Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and his position at the top of the Light Heavyweight rankings. The final division, heavywei...
Power Rankings: Q4 2008 - Light Heavyweight Division
Original at combat-hooligans.com
• Thu, Jan 1
By Casey Trowbridge Welcome out of the dark ages that was 2008 and in to the modern times of 2009 to all of the people on the West Coast. You lucky people bring in the new year with new Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and his position at the top of the Light Heavyweight rankings. The final division, heavywei...
Why Lyoto Machida Gets a Title Shot
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Mon, Dec 29
By xDieseLx Chuck Lidell, who dominated the LHW division, finally gets knocked off by Rampage Jackson. Chuck gets to fight Keith Jardine in his next fight, but even if Chuck would have beaten Jardine I still don't think in a division as stacked as the LHW division is that he should have been granted an re...
UFC 92 Review
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Mon, Dec 29
By drw14 Let's take a look at UFC 92. In the main event, we learned that The Ultimate Fighter Series is for real. We also learned that Rashad Evans has grown into a very formidable opponent. Does he have what it takes to dominate the LHW division? I don't think so. However, I really don't think anyone fight...
UFC 92: Poor Refereeing and Lackluster Performances
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Dec 29
By Jared Leatzow UFC 92 was a night of light heavyweight and heavyweight titles being changed, a night of quick fights and poor refereeing, and a night of disappointment for one excited fan. Finally, Forrest Griffin versus Rashad Evans. This fight was a real nail bitter. I was rooting for Griffin, but I was r...
Ultimate 2008. Wandy got what he deserved.
Original at inexactscience (WordPress)
• Sun, Dec 28
• 1 related articles
By inexactscience So what about the new light heavyweight champion? I don’t know what to make of Rashad. I thought Chuck Liddell would be to much for him, I thought Forrest would pick him apart and out point him. Rashad is very perplexing. I do remember noticing very early on in TUF2 that he had some serious punchi...
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UFC 92 Live Results
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Dec 28
By Rear Naked Evans came in light for tonight's bout. Griffin is a big Light Heavyweight, so we may see Griffin go with his wrestling to win the fight. Cool moment seeing the first two Ultimate Fighter winners staring at each across the Octagon with a title on the line.
The Half-Guarded Truth: "The Ultimate Preview, 2008"
Original at combat-hooligans.com
• Sat, Dec 27
By invizweb Champ Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans (for UFC light heavyweight title) Champ Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir (for interim UFC heavyweight title) Wanderlei Silva v. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson C.B. Dollaway vs. Mike Massenzio Dollaway by submission. Kongo by KO.
Mike Coughlin previews UFC 92
Original at Figure Four Weekly Online
• Fri, Dec 26
The Half-Guarded Truth By: Mike CoughlinMichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com (mailto:MichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com) The Ultimate Preview, 2008 The UFC closes the year as it has before, by promoting one of the biggest cards of the year. Now christened The Ultimtae, the UFC's attempt at cr...
UFC 92 predictions, preview and analysis
Original at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com)
• Fri, Dec 26
By Jesse Holland Forrest Griffin (16-4) vs. “Sugar” Rashad Evans (12-0-1) Prediction: Evans by technical knockout Prediction: Nogueira by technical knockout Prediction: Jackson by technical knockout Prediction: Massenzio by submission Prediction: Kongo by technical knockout
Opinion: UFC 92 picks, Vegas styleOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Tue, Dec 23
By Steve Cofield RASHAD EVANS v. FORREST GRIFFIN (-140) - UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MIKE MASSENZIO v. C.B. DOLLAWAY (-180) - MIDDLEWEIGHT MOSTAPHA AL TURK v. CHEICK KONGO (-330) - HEAVYWEIGHT REESE ANDY v. MATT HAMILL (-220) - LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DAN EVENSEN v. PAT BARRY (-160) - HEAVYWEIGHT
Top 10 Worst 2008 Predictions of the BE Staff
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Sun, Dec 21
By fedor291 Michael Rome: I'm always concerned now when Chuck fights, but I think he'll win here. Every time they hype Rashad we hear we're going to see a new, aggressive striker. It never happens. Rashad isn't that hard to hit, he got hit by Bisping and Tito. Chuck via TKO, round 1.
The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale recap and final thoughts
Original at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com)
• Sun, Dec 14
By Jesse Holland This one’s for jiu-jitsu bragging rights, as well as the chance to face Brock Lesnar to finally name an undisputed heavyweight champion. Not to mention it’s on a card that also features Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva.
Podcast: Evans preps to fight MMA's Buddy LeeOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Mon, Dec 1
By Steve Cofield Leave it to Rashad Evans to come up with another great quip. As he preps for his UFC light heavyweight title shot against Forrest Griffin, he points out that the champ never stops coming and fights through adversity just like another great American warrior: Buddy Lee.
Podcast: TAGG Radio (November 19, 2007)
Original at TAGG Radio
• Sat, Sep 20
By gorgeousgeorge@taggradio.com (Gorgeous George) November 19, 2007 - Two winners from UFC 78 came on the show today. Rashad Evans and Frankie Edgar. The stunguns were out as well, you know these guys ... anything pisses them off so their stories are usually pretty good.
Power Rankings: September 2008 - UFC Light Heavyweight Division
Original at combat-hooligans.com
• Fri, Sep 19
By Casey Trowbridge Fought This Month: Rashad Evans (#1) Def. Chuck Liddell (#7) – UFC 88Rich Franklin (#9) Def. Matt Hamill (NR) – UFC 88Tim Boetsch (NR) Def. Michael Patt (NR) – UFC 88Jason Brilz (NR) Def. Brad Morris (NR) – Fight Night 15Eric Schafer (NR) Def. Houston Alexander (NR) – Fight Night 15
Podcast: Rashad Evans Addresses Race in MMA
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Thu, Sep 18
By Luke Thomas I must say I find Evans' answer very respectable. Without identifying specific occurrences but without denying its omnipresence, Evans simply remarked racial bias exists at virtually every angle of American society. However, the only real solution for success is to ignore it, work thr...
Podcast: No Holds Barred: Charles Farrell on Boxing This Week, UFC, and More
Original at nhbnews.podomatic.com
• Mon, Sep 8
By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman is joined by our correspondent, the award-winning boxing writer Charles Farrell. Eddie and Charles are also the editors of The Boxing Standard. In a lengthy, candid, and animated discussion about fights this past weekend and those sc...
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UFC 84: ILL WILL
Original at blogspot/AvjF (Feedburner)
• Thu, Mar 6
By Greg Clark TITO ORTIZ vs. LYOTO MACHIDA Columbus, OH (USA) – The time for talking is over, and now UFC® Lightweight Champion BJ “The Prodigy” Penn and former champion Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk will have the chance to settle their score. On May 24, both men will step into the UFC Octagon™ to determine, once and for all, who is the undisputed king of the 155 pound division. Also, in back-to-back light heavyweight superfights, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy”, Tito Ortiz, will take on undefeated Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida, and “The Axe Murderer”, Wanderlei Silva, will face “The Dean of Mean”, Keith Jardine. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization presents UFC 84: ILL WILL live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, May 24, 2008. [read the full post]
The LHW Division: The Year in Review Part 1 of 2
Original at Bleacher Report
• Sun, Dec 23
By Pete Dudek The year's first event featured a bout between Rashad Evans and Sean Salmon that ended early in the second round with a knockout worth of a knockout highlight reel. Since then, all Evans has done is draw against Tito Ortiz and defeat Michael Bisping in a split decision. He is working his way...
UFC 78 Preview: Am I being too tough on this card?
Original at The Swamp
• Sat, Nov 17
There are no other fights that rise to this level on the card. With the signing of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou this week by UFC (a tremendous development), the light heavyweight division is so stacked at the top that neither Michael Bisping vs. Rashad Evans nor Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silv...
UFC 78: Validation Preview
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Nov 13
By Pat Chapman Michael "The Count" Bisping vs. Rashad "Sugar" Evans This is a matchup between two of the winners of The Ultimate Fighter. Bisping won the show's light heavyweight division. Rashad won the heavyweight division. I predict Parisyan to win by ground-and-pound in the second round.
UFC 78 results coverage and LIVE fight commentary
Original at MMAmania.com (UFCmania.com)
• Thu, Nov 1
• 4 related articles
By MMAmania It’s the first UFC show to hit the Garden State since then-UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski dropped Justin Eilers in round one during the main event at UFC 53: “Heavy Hitters” in 2005. 205 lbs.: Rashad Evans (10-0-1) vs. Michael Bisping (14-0) Yay.
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Does Bisping-Evans Deserve to Be the Main Event for UFC 78?
Original at Five Ounces of Pain
• Thu, Oct 4
By Ben Fowlkes But Bisping-Evans doesn’t meet any of those definitions. Bisping is coming off a lackluster win with his questionable decision over Matt Hamill. Evans is coming off a fairly exciting draw with Tito Ortiz. It makes sense to have both Bisping and Evans on this card, but why against each other?
Podcast: UPC55-Evans-Franca-Marquardt
Original at mevio.com
• Mon, Jul 2
Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt and Hermes Franca join Gary Alexander to discuss their fights on UFC 73 stacked
Opinion: Bisping vs. Evans a Main Event?
Original at thefightinglife (WordPress)
• Wed, May 30
By The Fighting Life I'm also not going to stick around on Spike TV and watch Manswers just because it comes on after The Ultimate Fighter, but that's a topic for another day. A very sad day, which most likely ends with me in tears. Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans will square off on Nov. 17 as the main event of UFC 78 in...
Podcast: "Beatdown" with TJ De Santis Episode 54
Original at Sherdog.com
• Thu, Jun 22
The Ultimate Fighter finales have produced some fierce battles. Season one saw Forrest Griffen and Stephan Bonnar that he wanted to be on Tito Ortiz team. TJ and Josh discuss the latest on goings in mixed martial arts, such as Dana White"s apperance on Fox News Channel"s
TV Review: The Ultimate Fighter 2 - Episode 11
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Oct 31
By Vince Chan If you're undefeated, you're fighting the wrong people", says Matt Hughes while he comforted Sam Morgan after Sam's devastating knockout by Luke Cummo. The knockout left Sam dazed for a couple of minutes. You could tell that Sam really wanted to win. I respect fighters who cry over their def...