Quinton Jackson: ‘Rashad Evans Was on The Ultimate Fighter by Default’
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Although bitter rivals Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans fulfilled their coaching duties on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights a while back, Rampage recently voiced his displeasure with having to deal with Evans during filming.
“I would’ve preferred to have did The Ultimate Fighter against [Lyoto] Machida—to fix the problem back in the day from square one,” Jackson told Fighters Only.
Jackson ...
Is Shogun Rua the Greatest Light Heavyweight in MMA History
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
The 205 lb or light heavyweight division has been the most stacked weight class in the sport of mixed martial arts for quite some time.
There have been all-time greats such as Randy Couture and Mark Coleman who have competed in this vaunted division, as well as newcomers such as Rashad Evans, Shogun Rua, and Lyoto Machida who have dominated the division as of late.
Ranking a top-10 of all-time at this division is beyond difficult, even ranking a current top-10 is hard enough to rank. "This fighter beat this fighter, but he beat this guy, and this one beat him too," seems to be the common theme when putting a nail on ...
UFC 113: Is Lyoto Machida-Mauricio Rua the Most Important Rematch Ever?
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
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Oct. 24, 2009 marked a day of controversy in the world of mixed martial arts and The Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida came into Staples Center in Los Angeles on an impressive streak that included not having lost a round since making his UFC debut in 2007.
That streak swiftly came to an end when he met ...
Chuck Liddell Never Considered Retirement, Comments on Toney in UFC
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Today begins the official start of Chuck Liddell's UFC training camp, and though there may be some question about who exactly Liddell is preparing for, the Iceman says one thing was never in doubt, and that was the fact that he would continue his MMA career.
Liddell, speaking on Spike's Inside the Ultimate Fighter podcast, said that although he took some time away from the sport after being knocked out by Mauricio "Shogun" Rua last April and was advised by UFC president Dana White to retire, it was never an option.
"I never considered retiring," he said. "I knew ...
Rampage-Rashad off UFC 113, on to UFC 114?
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Has the fight between Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Rashad Evans been moved off the UFC 113 card? One industry source tells Fighters Only that it has, and is likely to be used to headline a separate event to take place around the same time.
And top ten Josh Koscheck said yesterday that his fight with Paul ’Semtex’ Daley is to be the co-main event at UFC 113, which will be headlined by a second title fight between 205lb champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio ’Shogun’ Rua.
Rampage-Rashad was thought to be the co-main event for UFC 113 but unless Koscheck is misinformed, that is no longer the case. And as the fight between the two TUF10 captains has the potential ...