It’s rather short, but the UFC put up a highlight video from UFC 114 headlined by Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans.
Evans prevailed in a decision after controlling rounds one and two of the fight, but Jackson meted out some serious punishment in round three leaving the possibility of a rematch between these two fighters wide open.
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Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans express their love for each other ahead of their UFC 114 grudge match.
Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans will square off against each other at UFC 114 in a highly anticipated matchup. These two fighters will be the Main Event for the UFC 114 event that takes place Saturday.
Evans is the UFC 114 betting favorite at -125, but Rampage is very close to even paying -105.
This matchup will bring a lot of excitement because of their past history against each other. This matchup will be a grudge match, meaning that the two fighters will be facing each other. There has been talk of this grudge match taking place at several different occasions so now that they match will actually materialize, emotions are running high and there is a large excitement surrounding the match.
Rashad Evans is known for his excellent wrestling skills. He has the ability to take out even the best fighters in the world when the fight goes to the ground and he will be focusing on getting the match to that point from the very beginning. Even though he is known for his wrestling skills, he does have a solid standup fighting technique and will be able to bide his time with those abilities.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is among the most powerful strikers for his size. He has the wrestling abilities that are superior to the vast majority of fighters out there, but he prefers to keep the fight in a standup game, as his boxing skills are amongst the best out there.
This fight should be exciting as these two stars face off. Whoever is able to set the tone of the fight early on may have the advantage in this 3 round bout.
Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson finally get a piece of each other at UFC 114.
After their standoff at UFC 96 when Evans had words with Rampage after Rampage defeated Evans team-mate Keith Jardine, MMA fans have been waiting for these two to have a go at each other. Things only heated up during their spell as coaches during TUF season 10.
Michael Bisping and Dan Miller are the co-headliners at UFC 114 and they could well provide the fight of the night. Michael “The Count” Bisping likes to brawl and is willing to take a blow to land a blow. Dan Miller can stand with Bisping and he can take the fight to the mat and win it there.
UFC 114 odds list Evans as the favorite at -130 and Jackson close by at +100.
The UFC asked their fighters at UFC 113 who they liked between Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson at UFC 114. The results provided some pretty good insight.
Matt Mitrione and Johnny Hendricks like Rashad but only if he gets back to his wrestling roots and takes the fight out of Rampage’s comfort zone.
Marcus Davis knows both Rampage and Rashad and he thinks Rampage’s heart is in the movie business now. You might want to think about betting against Rampage or at least avoiding him until it’s obvious how seriously he is taking his MMA career.
The UFC 114 odds list Rashad Evans as the slight favorite at -115 with Rampage Jackson very close to even at -105.
Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans are set to take to the Octagon on Saturday, May 29th and settle the latest episode in their on-going feud that dates back from their time as coaches on the second season of TUF. These two fighters have done a lot of talking about beating each other without actually getting around to it, so it’ll be nice for fans to finally see these rivals meet.
Rampage Jackson is the slight UFC odds favorite at -125, but Rashad Evans at -105 is very close.
One of the biggest rivalries in MMA gets revived in UFC 114 when light heavyweights Quinton Rampage Jackson and Suga Rashad Evans meet in the octagon. Both former champions and The Ultimate Fighter season ten coaches, these two don’t like each other and you know they will both go in looking to not just win, but humiliate their opponent.
