Före detta UFC-mästare i lätt tungvikt; ”Suga” Rashad Evans tränade tidigare med den regerande welterviktsmästaren Georges ”Rush” St-Pierre när han fortarande tränade med Greg Jackson i Albuquerque, New Mexico. Evans har sedan dess börjat träna med Blackzilians, och associerar sig inte längre med Jackson. Han har däremot fortfarande goda minnen av sina före detta träningskamrater, inte minst St-Pierre. I en intervju med MMA Fighting berättade den före detta lätt tungviktsmästaren vad han tyckte om St-Pierres titelförsvar på UFC 154.
”I thought it was outstanding,” sa Evans om St-Pierres prestation. ”Right out the gate, he did something to Carlos which really changed it up from the beginning. He put him on a black line, that outside edge of the cage. And he kept him on that black line, pretty much kept him on his heels the entire time. It’s really hard to mount an offensive attack when you’re on your heels and you’re backing up. That was something Georges did right out the gate. The only time he did get in trouble, Carlos was pushing forward and he got caught with that left high kick.”
När en potentiell ”superfight” mellan St-Pierre och mellanviktsmästaren Anderson Silva kommmer på tal, tror Evans att hans före detta träningskamrat segrar.
”Oh yeah, I definitely think he has a shot against Anderson,” berättar han. ”One thing about Anderson is this right here: Anderson’s a great fighter, but one thing with Anderson is that he has such a problem with defending the takedown. And then on the ground even sometimes he allows people to advance position way too much.”
”You see Chael Sonnen,the second time he fought him,” sa Evans. ”He took him down and before the round’s over he had him in mount. You get a guy like Georges St-Pierre in a position like that, Anderson may not make it to another round.
Evans medger att en match med Silva är svår för vem som helst, men är säker på att ”Rush” vinner.
”You know [Silva]’s going to get taken down, but what it comes down to is does Georges have enough razzle dazzle in order to get in to take a shot? And I say ’yes'”.
”I think Georges beats Anderson, yeah,” avslutar Evans. ”I really do.”
Tror ni Evans har rätt om den potentiella matchen?
