Rashad Evans Is Prepared To Drop To Middleweight If Anderson Is Down For A Fight

[No More Sorrow]

n less than two weeks, Anderson Silva will face Chael Sonnen. It’s the most anticipated rematch in recent memory, and it’s hard for fight fans to think about anything else. Every time I see two people fighting at a bar, I think of Chael Sonnen shooting for a double, and every time I walk past a tae-kwon-do gym in NYC, I think of Anderson Silva throwing an unnecessarily complicated jumping-wheel-kick. The thought of the two best middleweights reuniting in the Octagon literally even follows me into my bathroom, but I ask it to go away because I don’t like when it watches me do my business. I also like privacy in the shower, but it’s cool if it hangs out while I’m drying off. Apparently I’m not alone. Rashad Evans also has intimate thoughts about that rematch, and the potential of fighting Anderson Silva immediately thereafter. He’d even be willing to cut to middleweight if Ando was down for a fight after UFC 148.

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“I thought about (moving to middleweight), then I thought about how hard that weight cut is. I used to wrestle at 174 in college, I would cut so much weight on a continuous basis and I was like, ‘You know what? If I ever have to compete again, I’m not cutting weight like that’. Because what ends up happening is, the philosophy is, ‘Oh well you go down to a lower weight and you’ll be stronger’. Not necessarily. Some people go down to a lower weight and they’re actually weaker, and I felt like when I was the best athlete I could be in college wrestling, is when I wrestled to my natural weight. So that’s what I try to do in fighting, I try to compete at my natural weight. I may go to 185 and not be the same fighter because I’m maybe cutting too much weight.â€


“Anderson (Silva) is somebody I would love to fight because when it’s all said and done, whether you win or lose, to compete against the best in the sport is really what it’s all about. You know, if I can walk away from my career and say I competed against some of the best in the sport in my time and era, then I can wrap up and say I had a really great career. So if the opportunity comes, and that fight happens, yeah I would drop to 185 to fight.â€

I've been saying he should move to 185 since he lost to Jones. It would be a fresh start for Evans, and a good way to freshen up the MW division as a whole.

 

[The Cork]

Since when did he deserve an immediate title shot?

He got shutout by Jon Jones, go away and face somebody worth a damn first.

 

[Deezy]

Since when did he deserve an immediate title shot?

He got shutout by Jon Jones, go away and face somebody worth a damn first.

Like who?

Rashad can pop decent buyrates. People hate him and would pay to see him get beat down by Silva.

But this won't happen, Silva will retire after he leaves Chael a broken mess.

 

[Slim]

I'd rather see what Rashad could do in middleweight first. No immediate shot for sure... specially against someone like Anderson.

 

[Deezy]

I'd rather see what Rashad could do in middleweight first. No immediate shot for sure... specially against someone like Anderson.

You're talking about the same company that gave a retired guy a title shot.

Middleweight picture is full of nothing but nobodies and injured contenders. Would be a decent shot in the arm for that division.

 

[Slim]

Well if he were to have a fight at Middleweight and dominate... that'd get some good buys then the championship fight would get even more buys than it originally would have. But yeah there isn't really much left... I mean if Vitor stays then we could have Rashad vs. Vitor. Other than that not sure.

 

[The Cork]

Well I'll correct myself and say it wouldn't be for a title anyway because Anderson won't have one in a week & half, but Belfort is a good first opponent for him.

 

[TheOneKnownAsFetter]

Anderson wouldn't fight him, just like he wouldn't move up to fight Jones. He's past his prime and doesn't want a fight with someone he knows he can't beat.

 

[Chase]

The only people besides Chael and Anderson who matter are like Brian Stann, and Michael Bisping. Rashad vs Anderson I would watch more, than Anderson vs any of those other guys.