Fighter vs. Writer: Rashad Evans Explains Decision to Fight Again, Talks Jon Jones' Chances at Heavyweight

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans joins the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer to discuss his return from retirement, why he called it a career in the first place and what led to his decision to fight again. Evans will also address how long his comeback might actually last as he approaches his upcoming fight at Eagle FC 44 at 42 years of age. Finally, Evans will give his thoughts on the current reign of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and whether or not he’s surpassed Georges St-Pierre as the greatest of all time in the division as well as his thoughts on Jon Jones moving to heavyweight and if he can become champion there after his long reign on top of the 205-pound division. All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer. Follow Rashad Evans @SugaRashadEvans Follow Damon Martin @DamonMartin Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Read More: MMA Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:23.1	Welcome back to another edition of The Fighter vs. The Rider. In this week, I am happy to welcome
1:34.6	in a guest who really needs no introduction. He is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion,
1:39.2	and he is making his return to action and return from retirement at Eagle FC 44 on January 28. Here
1:45.6	is my conversation with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Sugar, Rashad Avin. Damon Martin
1:51.2	MMA fighting here with one of the all-time greats, the UFC Hall of Famer, the former Light Heavyweight
1:56.6	Champion, and the man who will make his return to action at Eagle FC 44 in just a couple weeks time,
2:02.1	welcome in and Sugar, Rashad Avin's Rashad, how are you? Hi, I'm great, man. I am great sore,
2:07.8	but I'm great. Yeah, it's a good sore there, right? You got a fight coming up. Yeah, it's a good
2:13.2	sore. You know, it kind of feel like you did something, that kind of sore. Yeah, absolutely.
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