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Evans unplugged: Never going back to Jackson’s and distrusts Jones

Rashad Evans is one of the many fighters in Las Vegas for the UFC Summit. While he listens to lectures and lessons on life, he's still trying to wrap his head around what went down in his rift with former teammate Jon Jones and why he's no longer training with Jackson's MMA in Albuquerque.

Evans said he'll never train with Greg Jackson in Albuquerque again. He'll work out of camps in Florida, Arizona and New York. He's also not sure about Jackson's partner gym, Grudge Training Center in the Denver area.

"Great team out there (Nate Marquardt, Shane Carwin, Brendan Schaub, Duane Ludwig). It's like family out there, but the thing about that is ... they're like team-affiliated with Jackson. I don't want to put them in a position where they feel like they train with me and [they're] having to choose because of the way things are."

Evans said he and Jones crossed paths in Toronto at UFC 129.

"I seen him in Toronto and walked by him and he looked at me and said 'what you looking at' and I said 'what you looking at,'"  Evans said.

The fighters followed that up by calling each clowns and moved on.

Evans feels Jones is two different people.

"Jon will put on his Jon Jones hat when he's in front of the media, but I know Jon Jones," Evans said. "I have more respect for 'Rampage' [Jackson] than I do for Jon. At least Rampage will be like 'this is me, this is what you get.' He's straight up, boom. I don't like that sneaky, sneaky stuff. Jon is like sneaky. Snake ... snake."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Evans-unplugged-Never-going-back-to-Jackson-s-a?urn=mma-wp2161

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Evans, Jones in altercation in Las Vegas nightclub

What happens when you bring every fighter on the Zuffa roster to Las Vegas in one week? Night clubs see a surge in patrons with cauliflower ear, and tensions between former-teammates-almost-opponents boil over.

UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and Rashad Evans, the former champ who was supposed to fight Jones, ran into each other at Surrender, a club in Encore in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the two nearly came to blows until welterweight champ and peacemaker Georges St. Pierre came between them and talked them down.

This is the latest chapter in their soured friendship. Evans and Jones trained together until Evans was injured before a planned title bout. Jones was given that bout, won the belt and then said he would fight Evans, going against what the two had previously agreed upon. Since then, they've had a war of words through the media that bubbled over at Surrender. Everyone was said to have left with a smile, so it must not have ruined their evenings.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Evans-Jones-in-altercation-in-Las-Vegas-nightcl?urn=mma-wp2230

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UFC Announces New Insurance for Fighters

by Michael David SmithOne of the things that has always separated the UFC from sports leagues like the NFL, NBA and MLB is the lack of insurance for UFC fighters for injuries suffered outside the Octagon. But as the UFC grows, that appears to be changing.

Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC and Strikeforce, has announced that its 350 or so fighters, who are all independent contractors, will now be eligible for what it calls "customized accident insurance coverage." The policy will cover not just accidental injuries suffered in training, but also injuries suffered in car accidents or other injuries that have nothing to do with the fighters' MMA careers.

"As this sport continues to grow, we have been working hard to secure additional insurance coverage so that our athletes can perform at the highest levels," UFC President Dana White said in the announcement. "We're proud to give our athletes access to this type of insurance."

 

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Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/05/09/ufc-announces-new-insurance-for-fighters/

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Picture of the day: Two Silvas, a Hughes and a Penn

Zuffa is holding its annual Fighters' Summit in Las Vegas this week, and Strikeforce and UFC fighters have been tweeting pictures from the sessions that cover everything from injuries to using social media. Bantamweight Eddie Wineland snapped this picture of several MMA legends, just sitting and listening to presentations.

That's UFC middleweight champion and Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva and former PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva in the foreground. Sitting in the table in front of them is UFC Hall-of-Famer Matt Hughes, and who appears to be former welterweight and lightweight champ B.J. Penn. Between them, they have five major championships and a record of 122-29-3.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Picture-of-the-day-Two-Silvas-a-Hughes-and-a-P?urn=mma-wp2157

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Bellator 44 Results: Chandler Defeats Freire, Lombard Finishes Vitale

Michael Chandler defeated Patricky "Pitbull" Freire at Bellator 44 on Saturday to win the Bellator Season Four lightweight tourney and earn a shot at Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. In other action, Bellator middleweight Hector Lombard made up for a lackluster first two rounds and knocked out Falaniko Vitale.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/18496/bellator-44-results-chandler-defeats-freire-lombard-finishes-vitale/

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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 13 REPORT 5/04: Hyden's (Virtual Time) Rundown of all the fights, all the drama on Spike TV

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By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch contributor

The episode starts with a recap of Len Bentley being offended by Brock Lesnar chewing out Team Lesnar, Junior Dos Santos getting tired of his assistant Lew Polley overstepping his bounds, and last week's fight.

Junior is coaching his team up, letting them know that everyone loses sometimes. Lew chimes in and says they're there to win regardless. Junior tells Lew they need to be on the same page. Brock tells Len that he'll get picked for the Wild Card fight for sure because he had a close fight. During training Len hurts his knee while rolling around. Brock is very upset about the prospect of another of his guys going down.

Clay Harvison is at the hospital getting his finger checked out. It turns out that his finger was only dislocated. That's crazy. Len is also at the hospital. The doctor says his injury may not be a bad injury. He's really hopeful it's not bad.

At Team Dos Santos training, Junior reveals that Lew went to the house without Junior's knowledge. Junior is offended and discusses the matter with another assistant. It sounds like him and Lew are going to have it out.

Junior talks to Lew about going to the house without him knowing about it. Junior tells Lew to leave. Lew leaves, but doesn't think Junior is right about being upset. Len and Clay tell Brock the good news about their injuries. Len again says that he deserves a spot in the Wild Card fight. Brock has control over the fight pick and goes with Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Edwards. That means the final fight will be Chuck O'Neil vs. Zach Davis.

Brock thinks that Tony could possibly win the whole show. Tony has plenty of power in his hands and is a good boxer. Justin was the alternate to the alternate, so Team Lesnar hasn't seen him fight. Justin is a good wrestler and his goal is to finish every fight. Team Dos Santos discusses Lew leaving. Sounds like they'll miss him, but they have to move on, they say. Fight Day is actually on Tony's birthday. That's pretty cool. Tony shows up to the gym dressed in a suit and tie. That's different. Both guys promise to finish the fight by TKO. Hopefully that's true.

FIGHT- Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Edwards
Tony is 1 inch taller and has a 5 inch reach advantage. Josh Rosenthal is the referee.

ROUND 1- Justin swarms early, peppering Tony with shots. Justin is pushing the pace, but Tony is ready. They tie up for second before separating. Justin is countering Tony's strikes. Both guys are landing quality shots. Justin lands some legkicks. Justin gets a takedown, but they get back up immediately. Tony with a nice left hook. Tony is using his reach to get at Justin with punches. The pace is slowing down, but both guys are still going good. Brock yells for Tony to take Justin down. Justin with a good one-two combo. Justin gets another takedown and is on top. Justin stands up, but Tony lands a huge upkick that ends it. Damn. Justin is smooth out. Good job by Tony pulling that out. Justin had landed plenty of good shots, but then Tony crushes him with that heel upkick.

WINNER- Tony Ferguson by KO

Dana White is very impressed by this performance, as am I. Great job by both. That's a great birthday present for Tony. Justin is very upset and disappointed. I understand, but he did a good job.

The Bulls are rolling Atlanta tonight. What happened? They sure didn't look like this in Game 1. Either way it pans out they'll be a better challenge to the Heat than the old-looking Celtics. Relying on Shaq is a foolish move. What's he going to do? Slow down Boston even more then they are now?

Chuck is a jokester in the house. Hopefully he brings it in the cage. Brock says that Chuck is well-rounded, especially on the ground. Zach is very serious when it comes to training. He says that he wants to pin Chuck on the cage and finish him with knees. We'll see about that. These guys have a lot to live up to compared to the last fight. Both guys are ready to go and are predicting another stoppage.

FIGHT- Chuck O'Neil vs. Zach Davis
Chuck is 1 inch taller. The reach is the same. Josh Rosenthal is the referee.

ROUND 1- Zach gets a quick takedown, but they stand up quickly. They tie up on the cage. Zach is using his knees, like he said he would. Nice to see a guy do what he said he was going to do. 2 more knees to the body by Zach. Chuck answers with one of his own, but they go to the ground with Zach on top. They're not really doing much here. Chuck goes for a triangle, but can't get it. Zach stands over Chuck. Don't let him upkick you, that'd make you look really dumb considering you just saw a guy get knocked out by one. Chuck gets Zach down, and is on top. Zach is going for a submission and locks in a triangle for the submission.

WINNER- Zach Davis by Submission

Chuck is pissed as hell about what happened. Brock tries to console Chuck, but he's beyond upset. Dana gets Junior and Brock to talk about the Wild Card fight. Both coaches and Dana picked Justin, but he can't compete because he's medically suspended for 90 days. Justin is upset. Every other fighter they talk to wants to fight. Dana says he's not sure who really wants it. Brock says Len is his first choice, but he's not sure if he's ready. Junior and Brock are talking about their teams. Dana agrees with their choices. The Wild Card fight will be Javier Torres from Team Dos Santos vs. Chuck O'Neil from Team Lesnar. Len is confused, but the episode needs there. He's not going to take this well.

This was a great episode for fights. Tony knocking out Justin with that upkick was great. Zach getting that triangle was also great. For TUF fights, they were excellent.

NEXT WEEK- Len is pissed and the Coaches Challenge is a football competition

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/The_Ultimate_Fighter_25/article_9248.shtml

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