Two former light heavyweight UFC champions are coming out of retirement and will be boxing each other, one of the fighters has revealed.
Rashad Evans has announced he will compete in a boxing match with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, saying he has “jumped into training camp” for a fight in early 2025.
“We'd like to potentially have it at the end of February, most likely here in Florida. We're going to have a boxing match,” Evans said.
Evans explained that while he can enjoy life “after everything”, he “always wonders” if he should have taken the boxing match.
Evan, now 45, last fought in mixed martial arts in 2022, but has not competed consistently since 2018.
Jackson, 46, has not fought in MMA since 2019.
Fans reacted poorly to this announcement, especially considering Jackson's performance in recent games. for him battle of 2019 In the match against Fedor Emelianenko, fans felt that Jackson looked sick and out of shape en route to his first round TKO loss.
This time, the reaction across social media platforms was even worse.
“I understand they need the money, but these young fighters put on a great show. You can't beat dad time,” one fan posted on YouTube.
Another viewer wrote: “I'm tired of seeing elderly people fight.”
At X, readers responded to ab's article on this topic with the following comment:Please stop” and “no one wants this. ”
Another reader said: “I have no interest in this fight at all.” said.
some referred to In Mike Tyson's recent boxing match, he was 58 years old, clearly too old to fight competitively.
“Stop fighting old people. Tyson should have been the straw that broke the camel's back.”
“There’s nothing better than getting the chance to fight Rampage again.”
Evans went on to say that his opponent Jackson is feeling good and ready to fight.
“Boxing is a big fan of mine, so there’s nothing better than getting the chance to fight Rampage again. [He] I'm in pretty good shape right now,” Evans said. mixed martial arts martial arts. “He was preparing for Shannon 'The Cannon.'” [Briggs] So he's in pretty good shape. I would like to have the opportunity to work with you again. [him]. ”
Jackson also participated in a gimmick fight in 2023, engaging in a tandem 2-on-2 boxing match with UFC legend Bob Sapp.
Evans also keeps himself in good shape and is noticeably trimmed while working as a mixed martial arts broadcaster.
The two fought once in the UFC in 2010, with Evans winning by unanimous decision.
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