I'll say Rampage ko because he is one of the few fighters who can stand in the pocket, block and trade. Rashad has good stand up but if it's just hands then Rampage excels. If Rashad engaged more, used elbows and knees ala Shogun then I could lean to him more. On the flipside Rashad has gone back to his wrestling but he thinks he used it too much versus Silva. Rampage has come away from his wrestling but he can't be so stupid as to not prepare for that side of the game against Rashad. It's a 50-50 fight. Both have good hands and good grappling. It's about the strategy they employ so who knows.
yea i did it in purpose since both fighters are not known for their submission. Plus i think this would be a stand up war anyways. Someone gonna get KTFO.
i hope so, last 2 times had sucked..Koscheck-Sanchez and Hughes-Serra.. i expected these two fights to just KTFO each other. I hope rashad-Rampage KTFO each other
Nah then there's no winner and both would end up looking stupid and expect a rematch with MORE trashtalking. I want this fight to end their feud hopefully with Rampage the victor. Then again, Rashad is too cocky to ever have his mouth shut. Being cocky got him ko'd in the Machida fight.
lol i didn't mean both KO each other, i meant someone get KTFO don't care who but i prefer rashad lol. I just hope this fight lives up to the expectation. It's only 3 rounds so i want to see somebody KTFO early don't care if it's the first round.
rampage is more fired up than ive ever seen him,this is going to end with rashad going to sleep.rampage is gonna run through rashad and then get a huge i mean huge task of trying to beat shogun
That's the thing i doubt he can do that. Rampage is just as good on the ground and it's hard to keep him down the whole time. This fight will most likely end up on their feet with rampage knocking evans the **** out.
I agree, he won't likely be 1 punched, it would take a barage of punches to stop him. evans best chance is a points win Forrest beat him and Jardine almost did also, Rampage get's into counterpuncher mode and gives rounds away some times, Rashad winning 2 rounds isn't out of the question. But this is a motivated Rampage......
Rashad Evans by TKO or UD. I think Evans is going to be more well-rounded in his attack and break down Rampage with good wrestling and outside striking. That and Evans has been way more active than Rampage lately.
Rampage is not just as god on the ground. Not even close. Is he a slouch? No, of course not. But he's not anywhere near Rashad's grappling level. He's a good wrestler and he uses that in a defensive way. All of his grappling is purely defensive. His wrestling is a mix but mostly defensive. I believe last that he has a Blue Belt in BJJ. While that's actually decent, it's not even in the same realm as a Black Belt (Legit). There's a huge, huge difference. If it goes to the canvas, Rashad has the clear edge. On the feet it's kind of a toss up. Both are crisp strikers. Rashad has speed with good power and Rampage has excellent power while being a bit slower.