Jones questions Rashad’s ‘suspect’ chin
“I feel stronger and my technique’s getting better and cleaner,” he said during a UFC 145 press interview. “When I…
“I feel stronger and my technique’s getting better and cleaner,” he said during a UFC 145 press interview. “When I watch my first fights I used to flail. Everything’s flail-y, and I realize the power of flexing your abdominals when you try to strike and things like that. I definitely feel as though I’m hitting harder, and I’m excited. I wobbled Rampage [Jackson] a little bit when I hit him, and I wobbled Lyoto [Machida] when I hit him, and I think out of all those guys, Rashad has the weakest chin. I think he has the weakest chin of anyone I’ve fought since 2010, and I think I’m going to exploit that.”
Evans has only been KO’d once in his career, in his loss to Machida in 2009. But he’s had a couple of shaky moments since, getting rattled by both Thiago Silva and Jackson in fights.
“Rashad being a wrestler, I’m sure it will affect his psychology being on his back,” he said. “People don’t realize, Rashad was not a Division I national wrestling champion. He’s been taken down on numerous occasions. Michael Bisping got him down, I think. And Michael Bisping is not a wrestler. So, I worked a lot on my takedowns. I’m not going to be a victim to his takedowns. He needs to worry about my takedowns, too. So I’ve worked a lot of different shots.”
