EVANS, ORTIZ OFFER VASTLY DIFFERENT TAKE ON UFC CHAMP JONES.

http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=372684

Too bad Jones vs Evans wasn't taking place next weekend.  That's the one I want to see.

Yea I was looking forward to Jones demolishing Evans. Its disappointing that fight isnt happening at least not yet.

I agree, i really wanna see those 2 go at it. Especially with all thats been going on with the name calling and rashad leaving jacksons.

Yea. I wonder Evans really is mad because Jones stepped up and ended up winning the belt or if there is more to it

Half of me wants Tito to win just to screw over Rashad some more, and the other half of me wants Rashad to win so I can watch Bones massacre him.

To be honest, though, I'm actually a little more interested in Rashad vs Tito than I was for Rashad vs Phil Davis.  The latter matchup just wasn't doing it for me.

I completely agree Gregory. I think Evans v Davis would have been a pretty boring fight.

The only reason why i wasnt hyped for the davis vs rashad fight was because i didnt think davis was ready for that big of a jump in competition. He didnt look to impressive against lil nog and i didnt want to see a promising young fighter get destroyed and have his confidence shattered.

you have to be thrown into the fire sometime. paulo thiago got sent to the wolves when he first was brought up into the UFC.

I really think Rashad needs to drop this.  Despite the photo you see of me at the right, not only do I believe that Rashad has absolutely no shot if he fights Jones, but it will break him totally - just like Jens Pulver, Ken Shamrock, Vernon White, Wanderlei Silva, and David Heath were totally broken by their epic grudge-match losses to BJ, Tito, Chuck, Rampage, and Babalu, respectively.

I'm almost going so far as to rooting for Tito, so that Rashad doesn't train-wreck his career this way - and I am picking Tito to win, based on the fact that Tito won the first meeting in everything but name, Tito vastly outperformed Rashad against the best common opponent they both faced (Lyoto Machida), and Rashad's ring rust and self-imposed change of camps. 

Then hopefully Rashad will move down to 185, where he not only belongs, but would be a far more exciting and hence, far more popular fighter.

 

 

 

 

* Edited at 07.29.2011, 7:22 AM ET *

evans would  have a better chance vs an old anderson silva than a young buck like bones.

Totally agree; and Rashad might not even need to fight Anderson Silva the way it may play out - as by the time Rashad worked himself into a position for a MW title shot, Anderson Silva might not even have the belt, either because by then he will have retired, moved up to 205 (perhaps at Dana White's insistence after Jones has emptied that weight class of all its realistic contenders, who will have either moved up to HW or gone down to 185), or simply gone bad all of a sudden without any warning, the way Chuck did when he was only very slightly older than Anderson Silva is now (36).

And I actually think Brian Stann can beat Anderson Silva, if he gets a shot at him - and then Rashad might very well fight Stann at 185, which would be sort of a "kinder, gentler" version of what Evans vs. Jones would be, with Stann also being a Jackson's fighter.

* Edited at 07.29.2011, 7:55 AM ET *

Theres no need for Evans to drop to 185 when he is going to be champ at 205.. But I would pick him to beat Anderson!

Methinks you're just being gracious because Rashad beat Thiago - or did he, really?

I've heard people whose MMA opinions I respect claim that fight should have been a draw because Thiago won the 3rd round 10-8.

Na Rashad won 29-28 was the right decision .. If Thiago had tried to finish the rocked Evans in the third he would have won but what people dont understand is Thiago had 3 herniated disks in his back prior to this fight so he could not train wrestling at all but he still fought because he didnt want to let the fans down!.. He would win a rematch.

@Thiago I agree had he not had those back problems he would have finished Rashad, but he couldn't go in for the kill he would have just ended up getting takendown again

Wow didnt think anyone would agree with me on that! Haha!... Nice. I think we will see a rematch for the title in late 2012 early 2013 after Rashad beats Tito and Jones and then he gets Thiago! Thiago beats him for title :D Haha

Rashad beating Jones? *zips his tea and then spits it out in a shocked manner*  Not gonna happen ^_^ So poor Thiago not getting a title ^_^

Rashad will manhandle Jones.. And no matter who the champ is (unless its Machida) .. Thiago is getting that belt.

Pfffft what's Rashad got that Jones dosen't have. Aside from bad luck :D