Does Rashad Evans Have What It Takes To Beat Rampage Jackson?
by Kelvin Hunt on Jan 8, 2010 12:00 PM EST
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Rashad Evan's head trainer Greg Jackson thinks so, and says that Evans' speed will be the difference:
"Without getting too specific, Quinton has some very good assets including punching power, his wrestling is good,But where Rashad's (strength) really lies is speed. And Rashad is so amazingly quick, and it's one of those things where he looks quick but when he really gets going he's really fast. It's hard to keep track of where he is. Speed, among other things, is going to play a large factor in this fight coming up."
All of you know that I'm a HUGE Rashad Evans fan, and I'm also a fan of Rampage Jackson(the fighter) so I'm really looking forward to this fight. I'd have to say that if Rampage and Rashad would have fought at UFC 107 as it was initially scheduled, I think Rampage would have knocked out Rashad after seeing his UFC 108 performance. While Rashad has the speed advantage, Rampage has other advantages when he's in shape. Check it out the differences between he and Thiago Silva after the jump.
HT: Sherdog
1. Rampage has a great chin and isn't afraid to get hit(not saying Silva is)
2. Rampage has technically better boxing and footwork, not to mention better defense standing
3. He is also a better wrestler than Silva
The only question mark coming into this fight will be what type of shape will Rampage Jackson be in after such a long lay off? We saw what happened to him after his first stint as a coach on TUF when he returned to fight Forrest Griffin. He was out of training mode for months and it cost him at UFC 86. While he didn't look absolutely horrible, he wasn't in tip top shape for that fight. It's no secret that Jackson hates training, but maybe his dislike for Rashad and motivation to prove all his critics wrong will help him get in the training he needs on the days he doesn't really want to be there. Give me your thoughts on this one.
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IF this fight happens, with Quinton Jackson you never know, AND IF Quinton Jackson[*a] can bring Rampage into the Octagon . . .
Rampage wins. Why?
1. BJJ = Even. Rampage is good enough to not get caught. We haven’t really seen too much of Evans’ BJJ but UFC 108 proved that he definitely has some skills. Sure Evans is training with great, exceptional BJJ experts, blah, blah, blah, blah . . . but did you see Bisping vs. Kang?!? He’s training with Wolfslair and they’re not known for their BJJ acumen but damn . . . Bisping defense was awesome.
2. Wrestling = Even. Yeah, yeah, yeah Evans is great. I made this point before see: Rampage vs. Henderson.
3. Speed = Evans: How fast is Evans compared to Thiago Silva? How fast is Evans compared to Lyoto Machida? Now, how fast is Machida compared to Thiago Silva? Get my point? Is Evans GSP / Anderson Silva fast? Ehhh . . . I just don’t see Evans being able to play cat and mouse with Evans for 5 minutes straight. Besides jiu-jitsu, Rampage got “Defense.”
4. Conditioning = Rampage: Evans condiitioning is suspect, see; Evans vs. Silva, Bisping, Hoger, and Imes. Quinton Jackson fixed any cardio problems that Rampage has by training well and dieting hard.
5. Striking = Rampage: It’s not too difficult to hit Evans, despite his attempt to mimic Mike Tyson’s head movement. Rampage has a freaking chin and he has some power. Evans highly touted KO power is a bit exaggerated to me. The only striker that did not knock down Liddell was Wanderlei Silva, a small LHW who’s competing at MW.
[*a]I’m a fan of Rampage, the fighter. I’m not going to pass any judgement on the individual so I have no comments. I’ve learn a long time ago to separate the athlete from the actual person because we really don’t know that much about the individuals.
Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year
yeah but Rampage has punching power and Evans has no chin.
All it will take is one thump. Personally I hate both their games, but whatta gonna do?
To play devil’s advocate as I usually do…aren’t we all just fan’s of the fighter, we don’t know any of these guys personally enough to pass that type of judgment….but in all honesty, I don’t know who’ll win this fight until I see what type of shape Rampage is in at the weigh-ins….if he’s in UFC 96 shape, I see this fight being relatively boring and it being close on the cards
Judging by the Silva fight I would say there is no way Evans beats Rampage.
Evans setup some nice takedowns with punches but did absolutely nothing once it got to the ground. Silva just kept getting back up. I don’t see Rampage being taken down like that.
Then when Silva finally got Evans to exchange with him he got rocked Evans. Rampage takes that fight easy in my mind.
^ this, quite simply
Judging by the Silva fight I would say there is no way Evans beats Rampage.
"I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch." ~ Ty Cobb
by RearNakedPoke on Jan 9, 2010 5:40 AM EST up reply actions
most definitely and i'm putting 400 dollars on it when it happens
i hope rashad says after the fight "i pity the fool "(rampage) that he thought he could have a movie career and then come back to the octogan to beat me. lol
i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 8, 2010 7:40 PM EST reply actions
Rampage won’t let Rashad off the hook if he wobbles him….and I have to think Rampage will catch Rashad at some point in the fight.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 9, 2010 3:28 PM EST reply actions
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