Evans: I’ll retire when I’m done chasing gold
Rashad Evans ecently told Fox Sports that when he feels like he’s no longer fighting with the title as the goal, he will likely retire.
Rashad Evans is a former lightheavyweight champion and is still fighting because he wants to return to a title fight. He recently told Fox Sports that when he feels like he’s no longer fighting with the title as the goal, he will likely retire:
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“The biggest thing for me, I want to get the title shot. I not only want to get it, I want to win. That’s where it is for me. I feel like this — if you’re not chasing gold, you’re not really in a place where you should be competing,” Evans told FOX Sports. “The UFC is not a place for the faint of heart. It’s not a place where you just want to take a second-place ribbon or a ribbon for competing. That’s not the place for that. There’s other organizations where you can do that, but not in the UFC. It’s the best of the best and I want to continue to try and be the best in the world.
“When I stop doing that, when I stop feeling that I can do that, that’s when I hang it up and retire.”
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