UFC 130 Rampage vs Rashad 2

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Rashad Evans Steps In to Face Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 130

It appears that while Quinton “Rampage” Jackson won’t get a title shot, he will get a second fight against a former champion.

Sources have indicated to MMAWeekly.com on Wednesday that Thiago Silva has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming fight at UFC 130, and will be replaced by former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans.

Neither Evan’s co-manager Malki Kawa or Jackson’s representatives could be reached for comment, but sources close to the bout confirmed that it will be Evans that steps into the UFC 130 fight.

Evans was just forced out of his UFC 128 bout against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua due to a knee sprain suffered in training. The Team Jackson fighter wasn’t seriously injured, and was already hoping to be back as early as May. It looks like he’ll get his wish.

There’s no love lost between Evans and Rampage, who had an epic war of words leading up to their fight at UFC 114 in May 2010. Evans went on to win the fight by unanimous decision, but then waited for an injured Rua to return for a shot at the belt.

Unfortunately for Evans, due to the knee injury, his training partner and close friend Jon Jones will get the chance to fight for the belt instead, and he will get another shot at Jackson.

The bout between Evans and Jackson will still be a co-main event fight for the card headlined by UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar defending his belt against Gray Maynard.
 
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glass jaw, huh? & are you basing this on more than just the machida fight? because thats the only time he was knocked out.

you can call liddell (for example) a glass jaw.. but there isnt enough evidence to call rashad one yet.
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Rashad's last 3 fights:

Machida - knocked out

Silva - rocked

Rampage - rocked

not a good look for his jaw if he's been rocked every fight since he was knocked out.
 
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InfamousICON said:
Rashad's last 3 fights:

Machida - knocked out

Silva - rocked

Rampage - rocked

not a good look for his jaw if he's been rocked every fight since he was knocked out.
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and what about Rampage stumbling after taking a Rashad punch? Is he a glass jaw too? Nevermind the sad part is it was within the first 15 seconds of the fight lol
 
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Evans opens as near 2-to-1 favorite in potential rematch with "Rampage"

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Feb 10, 2011 at 6:30 pm ET
It may only be potential matchup at this point, but oddsmakers are ready to start taking real money.

With multiple reports that UFC 130 may host a rematch between former UFC light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, oddsmakers aren't waiting for an official announcement to start the wagering action.

Noted MMA oddsmaker and frequent MMAjunkie.com Radio guest Joey Oddessa today confirmed the initial line with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Evans opens as a -185 favorite while Jackson is a +155 underdog.

Currently, Jackson is still slated to face Thiago Silva at UFC 130, though several reports have suggested Silva could be pulled from the contest in favor of Evans. Oddessa's initial line is conditional upon the fight taking place before June 27.

The opening number lies in stark contrast to the wagering line for the pair's original 2010 meeting, when Jackson remained the favorite from the opening line until the opening bell.

"The UFC 114 number for the first fight between the two opened in February 2010 with Jackson as a -150 betting favorite, and the line was bet down early," said Oddessa, who provides line-movement updates at Twitter.com/mmaodds. "After all the media days and appearances, the UFC did a tremendous job in selling the fight as a pick 'em bout, and the line closed with Jackson as a slight wagering favorite."

The -185 line means oddsmakers are giving Evans an approximate 65 percent change of winning. "Rampage" is an approximate 40 percent favorite. (Due to the nature of sports wagering, the two figures don't add up to an even 100 percent.)

After a much-ballyhooed buildup to what was largely a one-sided affair in their first contest, Oddessa said he expects the UFC's promotional materials to focus more on Jackson's third-round assault rather than Evans' controlling game throughout the remainder of the fight.

"I expect all the preview shows to show the devastating shot Jackson caught Evans with in round three of their first encounter – and focus on the revenge angle – making the potential rematch appealing to fans while building support for Jackson among bettors," Oddessa said. "Coming off his win against what I felt was a flat Machida, partnered with Rashad's reluctance to fight a teammate, Jackson should have the makings of an even fight on paper, anyway."

But while Oddessa considers the fight even on paper, he's not so sure it will play out much differently in the octagon than the pair's initial meeting.

"I said in first meeting between the two that Rashad Evans would not lose a single round," Oddessa said. "I was almost dead wrong, as he was as close to asleep as one can get in a three-round fight despite winning three-quarters of the 15-minute fight. But despite the layoff, I think Evans will do the same this time around. The judges may find a mercy round to give to Jackson, but 'Rampage' has a long camp and a little weight battle ahead of him before he steps into the octagon."
 
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Retribution said:
and what about Rampage stumbling after taking a Rashad punch? Is he a glass jaw too? Nevermind the sad part is it was within the first 15 seconds of the fight lol
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Rampage wasn't really "rocked" and he ain't on a streak of getting rocked in every fight after a brutal KO.

There's ALOT of fighters out there who's chins were never the same after a bad KO. Rashad is looking like one of them.
 
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$migg Cant Rap said:
glass jaw, huh? & are you basing this on more than just the machida fight? because thats the only time he was knocked out.

you can call liddell (for example) a glass jaw.. but there isnt enough evidence to call rashad one yet.
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come on man chuck lidell having a glass jaw? he got old and then couldnt take a punch but take out his last 5 fights and he had anything but a glass jaw.
 
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