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Rashad Evans

(1979) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter United States

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Rashad Evans is a mixed martial arts fighter from the United States.

Quick Facts About Rashad Evans

Born: September 25, 1979
Nationality: United States
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Rashad Evans

Rashad Evans is an American retired mixed‑martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division. He began his professional MMA career in 2003, won the Heavyweight tournament on The Ultimate Fighter 2 in 2005, captured the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in 2008, and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019.

Quotes by Rashad Evans · Page 3

For the last 14 years or so, I've been a fighter for so long I kind of forgot what it's like to…

Expression

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I will always find something to challenge myself. I will go up to heavyweight or down to middleweight.

Challenge

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Rampage's footwork is atrocious. His boxing is slipping. He doesn't take the fight game seriously.

Boxing

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MMA embodies a lot of disciplines of sports with footwork and with football, especially with the punching technique you get the hand…

Discipline

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Having a chance to fight for a title is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, and I consider myself to be very lucky that I…

Chance

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The same people that boo you are the same people who will ask you for a picture an an autograph.

Autograph

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I won't fight Thiago Silva. I won't fight Cezar 'Mutante' Ferreira. I won't fight anybody who I train with.

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When I go in and fight, I'm not the same guy who is sitting in front of you, who is meeting the…

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I didn't really realize that I could make it into a career until midway through the 'Ultimate Fighter' show when I started…

Career

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When I fight, part of the swagger that I had when I used to fight on the street comes out. When I…

Fight

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I believe I can beat Anderson Silva, and I believe that the skills that I have is something he'd have hard time…

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I've been working on my ground game, my jiu jitsu, and my standup as well. Those are areas where I feel like…

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One thing you understand quickly as a fighter is that you're not punching with eight or 10 oz. Gloves. We've got 4…

Fight

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It's sad because I worked so hard to be able to provide for my kids and give them a better life than…

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I don't want to go out losing. But at the same time, it's what I need. It's what I need to do…

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I remember the first time I fought somebody with a name and that was Tito Ortiz. I didn't start fighting until like…

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When you have a training relationship, it's not about winning, it's about making each other better and helping each other.

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Being tough is probably the biggest thing that NFL players are known for, having that kind of toughness.

Being

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One day these will just be memories that I haveso I try to enjoy it as much as possible

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It's good to be able to feel appreciated and to be able to know that your efforts and the impact in the…

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Of course I expect to be booed. People always have to find the bad guy, and for some reason, the look on…

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The results of anything are equal to how persistent you are with it, so if you're persistent and dedicate yourself to working…

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At one point in my life, I felt as if fighting was everything. It was everything. I put life second.

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How many other people get a chance to be remembered forever? And that's what I really want. I want to be remembered…

Chance

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My main job is to go and have fun. When I do that, everything just seems to fall into place.

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Working at the hospital, there was a lot of starchy food. I was in good with the lunch lady, so she would…

Food

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I'm open to fighting at 185 or 205 pounds, but I think I need to give this 185-pound run a real, honest…

Class

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I'm not really too worried about the mystique of Jon Jones. Because I know Jon Jones' core. I remember when Jon Jones…

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I took so many years off my fighting career arguing with Dana, trying to get a fight with Shogun Rua, not trying…

Day

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I never want to get content. I never want to think that I'm at a certain spot and I'm gonna stay there,…

Happiness

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True wealth is not measured by how much money you've got in the bank or how many toys you've got. Some of…

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If you grow up with a wrestling coach, you learn differently. If you were late, everything was about push-ups and laps around…

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A lot of people are lazy when it comes to making up their own mind about something, you know? If you're labelled…

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I don't really think about the title, to be honest with you. I'm just going to go in there and fight. I'm…

Champion

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Jon has always been able to start off at a certain pace but then pick it up throughout the fight and then,…

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You've got so many guys coming up and putting in work, and everybody wants to be in my position, so I gotta…

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I like to have a lot of time to be able to format what I want to do, and how I'm going…

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I kind of did mixed martial arts as a hobby. At the time I was actually wanting to become a police officer…

Art

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I really worked hard to get myself in shape, just from a physical standpoint when you're able to bring your body down…

Discipline

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