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DanC · 02-04-2013, 02:13 AM

I'm a fan of Rashad's (and Lil Nog for that matter), but that fight was terrible. Personally, I think now would be a great time for Evans to take another look at dropping to 185. He's definitely a force at 205, but did look like he was lacking that "fire", and a drop to 185 could revitalise him and give him a new hunger.

Coming in to the Tito fight, after over a year out, Evans was motivated and looked different than he had before. He had packed on muscle, but was still fast, and came out looking strong and fluid against Tito. The same in the Davis fight. However, I felt like he looked softer than usual on Saturday, and just didn't look on form at all.

UFC 133 Weigh-in

UFC 156 Weigh-in

I know these photos aren't perfectly comparable (if anyone has a better photo of Evans at the weigh-in, please share), but I just think Evans is showing all the signs of a guy that needs to have his career reinvigorated.

02-04-2013, 02:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
DanC Reputation: ∞ Status: Champion Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,682	I'm a fan of Rashad's (and Lil Nog for that matter), but that fight was terrible. Personally, I think now would be a great time for Evans to take another look at dropping to 185. He's definitely a force at 205, but did look like he was lacking that "fire", and a drop to 185 could revitalise him and give him a new hunger. Coming in to the Tito fight, after over a year out, Evans was motivated and looked different than he had before. He had packed on muscle, but was still fast, and came out looking strong and fluid against Tito. The same in the Davis fight. However, I felt like he looked softer than usual on Saturday, and just didn't look on form at all. UFC 133 Weigh-in UFC 156 Weigh-in I know these photos aren't perfectly comparable (if anyone has a better photo of Evans at the weigh-in, please share), but I just think Evans is showing all the signs of a guy that needs to have his career reinvigorated. __________________ Favourite Fighters: Griffin, Bisping, Belfort, Benavidez, A. Silva, Velasquez, Wandy, Guida, Faber, Alves, Aldo, Penn, Dos Santos, Manuwa, Oliveira Least-Favourite Fighters: Ellenberger, Hendricks, Story, Sylvia, Browne. 0-1 on sig bets.