Rashad Evans: "I think Jones is gonna smash Rua."
by Jason Benfari on February 07, 2011

"I'm happy for Jones. I think it's a great fight for him. I think Jones is gonna smash Rua. Training with Jones in practice, he's one of the best guys I've ever trained with. The level he's gotten to so fast is scary and alarming. He's one of those guys at the gym, he'll be the first one there and the last one to leave. He's hungry, he wants it, so I'm glad if it's going to be someone to step into my place, I'm glad it's him. I'm still not going to fight Jon. I will always find something to challenge myself. I will go up to heavyweight or down to middleweight, but I will not fight Jon." -Rashad Evans via MMA Live (assist from MMAMania)

Rashad Evans reiterates statements he made Sunday solidifying his position on competing against teammate and good friend Jon Jones -- according to Evans it will never happen. Evans stated his intention of changing his weight class either up to heavyweight (205lbs-265lbs) or down to middleweight (185lbs) if Jones is able to defeat current light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.

Evans (15-1-1), who Jones has come to rely on enormously has a mentor, recently injured his knee while training for his upcoming championship fight against Rua and will be out of action for an undetermined amount of time. 

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 |  (27) Comments GO HARD: hmmm evans at heavyweight. q: / that could work.. but i still would love tons of matchups for him at MW. GH CONSIPRACY THEORY!!!!!! what do yall think?? D_V: whether he thinks Jones will win or not, he shouldn't have been disrespectful to Shogun like that saying Jones will "smash" him. I like Rashad but that is over the line and disrespectful. not something a classy guy would say. Especially considering Evans was KTFO and embarrassed by somebody Rua just KTFO and outclassed in the first fight too. Rashad says this because Jones kills him in training. But Rua already has experience beating guys that kill Rashad. GO HARD: u and ur imagination. its fun. q; D snuff: we should name your sitcom guys. :D JujitsWho: Rashad is a be-otch Shogun was gonna kill him, and I PRAY that he moves to heavyweight so Quez can just end his ass If Machida KO'd Evans, Quez will seriously kill him if he hits him on the chin GO HARD: i like Rashad as a person.. not so much as a fighter. i dont think he would get to Cain in the HW division. no i dont post there... if u think about stuff outside the bun... u see what we see. in life im into conspiracys... i look at everything with the want to know why and how. thats just how my mind works and prolly how that persons mind works.. IwishIwasMMA: Rashad evans is an idiot anyways. seal_team_six: I watched a video of Rashad talking about what happend when he "injured" his knee. He seemed VERY uncomfortable about talking about it, he repeated a couple of questions the interveiwer asked, it was weird. Lets not forget that Shogun hurt his knee before the second Machida fight, and still went in their and KTFO. I'll say it again, Rua is on a different level (mentally) To have that kind of confidence in your skill and fighting ability is crazy. Knowing you have a bad knee and going out there and performing like that cant be overstated. D_V: Rashad is injured and he's not afraid of shogun, true, but with his chin and lack of ground control, he fucking should be. He couldn't GnP Thiago Silva.
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