Rashad Evans got his title shot. Whether he "earned" it is another issue. Evans took out Quinton Jackson, who was coming off a 14-month layoff, at UFC 114. He was slated to take on light heavyweight champ Mauricio Rua in the fall. Now Rua is down because of injuries until at least March of 2011. What should the UFC do? Evans tells Karyn Bryant, he's fine with sitting out until Rua comes back (2:00 mark). Really?
I'm a fan of Evans, but you can see why so many fans can't stand him. Watch and listen to his tone as he speaks about the 205 title picture.
"Shogun's tough and the best�thing about it is he's�finding his game back," said Evans. "Remember when Shogun first came back in UFC, 'Oh this guy, he's a has been. He left his best fights in Japan.' But now he's coming back and looking good."
That's an understatement. Rua went five rounds with Lyoto Machida, a guy most thought was unbeatable after destroying Evans. Then he bounced back to destroy Machida in the rematch. Looking good?
Evans also puts on his matchmaker hat suggesting that Machida and Jackson need to fight to "get their footing back." Interesting. Seems risky to me to allow Evans to sit out the rest of 2010. What if Rua has complications returning from another knee surgery? Can the UFC really afford to have the 205 belt on the shelf for close to a year?�
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