Rashad Evans: I'm done with Greg Jackson's gym

They'll be sadly disappointed

josh200612 wrote:

it seems like people are already calling a bones win.

Which will make a brutal KO victory for Rua sooo much sweeter...and it would be awesome if Evans STILL left the camp because of Bones dis.

Furthermore...

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/12/04/jon-jones-i-was-always-the-kid-that-snitched/

Quote :

“I’ve always been a person who tries to do the right thing in life, for
the most part,” said Jones. “I’m no angel, but I was always the kid who
snitched on the kids who had pot. I don’t want to offend the pot smokers
out there, but I was kind of just a snitch. I was just down for people
doing the right thing. My parents kind of raised me to be a good guy.
I’ve always been down for the good side, I guess.”

Still a fan.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

josh200612 wrote:

it seems like people are already calling a bones win.

Which will make a brutal KO victory for Rua sooo much sweeter...and it would be awesome if Evans STILL left the camp because of Bones dis.

Furthermore...

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/12/04/jon-jones-i-was-always-the-kid-that-snitched/

lol if you smoke weed or do drugs don't hang out with bones.

I kinda want Rua to knock Bones unconscious because the disrespect shown towards him by the media, fans and betting polls.

I have no problem with Evans not wanting to fight a teammate.

And I have no problem with Jones being willing to fight a teammate.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

I hope it's all moot via hype ending KO by Shogun on saturday anyway. I hope.

Me too.

Rashad will fight the winner, no matter who it is.
UFC President Dana White today confirmed to ESPN's 'MMA Live' that Evans still has first dibs on the 205-pound strap and will fight the winner of Mauricio Rua vs. Jon Jones, if the victor emerges "unscathed" from their UFC 128 title fight on March 19 in New Jersey.

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/3/17/2057521/dana-white-rashad-evans-to-fight-the-winner-of-shogun-vs-jones

holy shit chael fucking sonnen was being real about something for once.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/20/rashad-evans-im-done-with-greg-jacksons-gym/

video interview with Ariel. Shad say's he done with that camp.

Obvious that was going to happen but what interests me is what camp he'll join. He obviously has close ties with King Mo and Daniel Cormier..and he's been spotted training with American Top Team. He'll definetly need to find a camp for this fight.

Shame Jon Jones forced him out of his own camp...i guess Greg Jackson's pre-sign up fighter oaths are for shit.

I feel bad for Rashad in a way too. Got to be tough to have to walk away from Jacksons, his fight home, some colleagues of whom I am sure he is close with. This will be like the last time I rooted for Anderson. I'm no fan of Rashad at all but I hope he is able to pull off the upset.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/20/rashad-evans-im-done-with-greg-jacksons-gym/

video interview with Ariel. Shad say's he done with that camp.

Obvious that was going to happen but what interests me is what camp he'll join. He obviously has close ties with King Mo and Daniel Cormier..and he's been spotted training with American Top Team. He'll definetly need to find a camp for this fight.

Shame Jon Jones forced him out of his own camp...i guess Greg Jackson's pre-sign up fighter oaths are for shit.

he looks fucking pissed LOL! the funny thing is that he was at jackson's first way before bones and it seemed like they turned their back on him. where do you think he will go? AKA? ATT?

They dogged him bad.

Listening to Jackson after the fight he said he would not even be in the arena, unless another fighter of his is fighting, which sounds like to me he is trying save face with Rashad, Jones has all the tools to destroy Rashad and now factor in that he has trained with the guy, Rashad may never be the same after this fight, cause he will not be able to control Jones on the ground and taking him down may prove very difficult, those elbows are deadly. If Jackson had a mandate that his fighters never fight each other, did Dana White's constant shots at him and his camp make him just say fuck it.

I'd love to see some tape of Rashad/Jones training. Rashad carrying in some swagger mixed with a side of wanting revenge could make for an interesting fight

For a few mintues, but if he tries to stand in bang he is going to have to have a lot of movement to get inside and start way faster then he normally does, cause if he starts slow good night, thanks for coming

I've heard a couple reports of guys at Jacksons saying Rashad handles Jones in training. I know thats not a full on fight all the time but it could mean Rashad has seen the best of Jon Jones more than once and may know what to expect.

if there was a guy to know Jones weaknesses it would be Shad, but that doesn't mean much to me at this point.

all i know is that Dana is having the time of his life now that he's got 2 Jackson fighters going against each other...

He played them so easy, all he had to do was get in Jones' ear and prey on the fact that although talented he is still young and niave enough to think he would actually get fired.

cascade_run wrote:

He played them so easy, all he had to do was get in Jones' ear and prey on the fact that although talented he is still young and niave enough to think he would actually get fired.

yup, and i LOVE IT! haha, for once i give Dana props

Just read that article, it was all layed out to a T, Jones and Jackson are trying to take Jackson's to another level, and seems like Rashad got caught in the mix of something bigger, ego, hopefully this will make for a good fight.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22918/trainer-jones-vs-evans-matchup-forcing-soul-searching-at-jacksons-grudge.mma

Quote :

"Everybody's doing soul searching right now," Jackson today told MMAjunkie.com
"Everything was great," the trainer said. "Then I think Jon gave an interview where he said he would fight him, and that hurt Rashad's feelings, and it was just kind of a cascade from there. It's just one of those unfortunate things that happen. But here we are."

"I'm kind of leaning toward working with Jon, and Rashad had not opted to work with me personally in his last few fights," said Jackson partner Mike Winkeljohn. "I feel like there had been a small split between us. I love the guy to death, and if there's anybody that has the tools and uses them right and can challenge Jon Jones, it would be Rashad Evans. I just don't know if I can coach against Rashad. So I haven't figured that one out yet."

"I was really happy for Jon," Jackson said of his student's recent win. "I was really sad that he and Rashad were going to fight. So it was really bittersweet for me. Even if the whole thing had to happen that way, I still would feel the same.

"The world title, that's for the guys. That's not for me. I just enjoy the process of the fight and gameplanning and doing everything right in the corner.

"Obviously I wish it was different. But that's life, and you've got to do the best you can with the hand you're dealt."

cascade_run wrote:

He played them so easy, all he had to do was get in Jones' ear and prey on the fact that although talented he is still young and niave enough to think he would actually get fired.

Young and niave?

If he actually believed that, he's more like dumber than a bag of rocks.