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Hey Sherbros,
Here is the interview with Rashad Evans. Thanks to those who submitted questions. Below you'll find the video, a handful of transcribed quotes and timestamps with all the topics covered.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Teaser
0:13 - Intro
0:39 - Eagle FC 44
1:42 - I am a PC commercial
2:56 - Personal goal moving forward in MMA
4:15 - Four-fight contract offered by Khabib Nurmagomedov
6:00 - Francis Ngannou, fighter pay and fans
8:17 - Rashad Evans vs. Mauricio Shogun Rua
9:45 - Greg Jones
12:20 - Dan Severn
14:20 - Fan asks Rashad Evans to sign Lyoto Machida KO
16:45 - Jon Jones needs a spiritual awakening
18:15 - Set and setting
Quotes:
Rashad Evans goals moving forward:
Part of it is just building up this team that I have. I have the Blackzilians, I brought them back. So I really want to build up this team. I want to really be there to help build some fighters out. What gave me the drive to really want to compete and really know I can compete is training alongside these young men and women. The team I associated myself with. There are some young, hungry folks on that team. Being around that kind of drive and determination really helped me feel something I haven't felt in a long time for myself and the desire to compete. I want to be there and fan the flames for those fighters who want to compete and live the dream.
Khabib's four-fight deal offer:
I'm still thinking about it, to be honest. It was a lot of fun and I felt amazing fighting for that organization. It's a really good organization. They understand the game from a different perspective as far as being able to allow the fighter to have enough space during fight week. They don't overwhelm the schedule with a lot of different things, but at the same time make sure that everything is done that needs to be done. It was a lot better than I thought. Competing for the UFC is such a machine and they're so well organized. They can really meet levels that a lot of organizations don't even know they need to meet. It was good to have an experience like UFC outside of UFC. It showed how much organizations around are starting to really pick up the ball. That's due, to a large factor, the fact that some fighters who have had UFC experience are bringing that understanding to other organizations. Khabib, being a long-time UFC fighter and legend, brought a lot of those same great things over to his organization.
How fans can advocate for fighter rights:
Them being aware and talking about it and having that understanding. If they're being advocates for us, no doubt about it things will change at a faster rate. UFC has been so successful because they give the fans what they want. That's one of the things that UFC can really say is that they're a fan-friendly organization. They really listen to the fans. I feel the UFC will listen to the fans and will make things different that need to be made different on a pay structure scale if the fans start to really be there for us and advocate for us... It's growing pains within the organization at a certain point when you reach a certain level. I think these are normal growing pains. It happened in all the big three sports and stuff like that. In mixed martial arts, we're yet to have that big point that we cross where things change and become different. UFC has done a great job of bringing the sport to where it is, but there is time for a new evolution. I don't think they would be against finding a middle ground.
Rashad Evans the fight he wishes happened:
One that I wish would materialize that never did was the Shogun fight. The Shogun fight is one I really wanted because I was such a big Shogun fan. To watch what he did when he was in Pride, and the legend he created just in Pride alone, made me want to one day -- when I got my skills to that level -- to get a chance to fight him. He was fighting before I was and was well in the making of being a legend before I even decided to put on my gloves. To finally make it to that level would be a great thing for me. I pride myself on the fact that even though I may not have won all my fights, I can say I competed against the best in my time. That's what I always wanted to say from the beginning of my career.
Which fighter could benefit the most from a psychedelic experience:
If I could pick anybody, it would be Jon Jones. I would get Jon Jones. I would sit down and have a ceremony with him. Mushrooms would be a good start, but I don't think mushrooms are the thing that bring him to that breakthrough moment. I think he might need a little something stronger to have that breakthrough moment.
Thanks!
Here is the interview with Rashad Evans. Thanks to those who submitted questions. Below you'll find the video, a handful of transcribed quotes and timestamps with all the topics covered.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Teaser
0:13 - Intro
0:39 - Eagle FC 44
1:42 - I am a PC commercial
2:56 - Personal goal moving forward in MMA
4:15 - Four-fight contract offered by Khabib Nurmagomedov
6:00 - Francis Ngannou, fighter pay and fans
8:17 - Rashad Evans vs. Mauricio Shogun Rua
9:45 - Greg Jones
12:20 - Dan Severn
14:20 - Fan asks Rashad Evans to sign Lyoto Machida KO
16:45 - Jon Jones needs a spiritual awakening
18:15 - Set and setting
Quotes:
Rashad Evans goals moving forward:
Part of it is just building up this team that I have. I have the Blackzilians, I brought them back. So I really want to build up this team. I want to really be there to help build some fighters out. What gave me the drive to really want to compete and really know I can compete is training alongside these young men and women. The team I associated myself with. There are some young, hungry folks on that team. Being around that kind of drive and determination really helped me feel something I haven't felt in a long time for myself and the desire to compete. I want to be there and fan the flames for those fighters who want to compete and live the dream.
Khabib's four-fight deal offer:
I'm still thinking about it, to be honest. It was a lot of fun and I felt amazing fighting for that organization. It's a really good organization. They understand the game from a different perspective as far as being able to allow the fighter to have enough space during fight week. They don't overwhelm the schedule with a lot of different things, but at the same time make sure that everything is done that needs to be done. It was a lot better than I thought. Competing for the UFC is such a machine and they're so well organized. They can really meet levels that a lot of organizations don't even know they need to meet. It was good to have an experience like UFC outside of UFC. It showed how much organizations around are starting to really pick up the ball. That's due, to a large factor, the fact that some fighters who have had UFC experience are bringing that understanding to other organizations. Khabib, being a long-time UFC fighter and legend, brought a lot of those same great things over to his organization.
How fans can advocate for fighter rights:
Them being aware and talking about it and having that understanding. If they're being advocates for us, no doubt about it things will change at a faster rate. UFC has been so successful because they give the fans what they want. That's one of the things that UFC can really say is that they're a fan-friendly organization. They really listen to the fans. I feel the UFC will listen to the fans and will make things different that need to be made different on a pay structure scale if the fans start to really be there for us and advocate for us... It's growing pains within the organization at a certain point when you reach a certain level. I think these are normal growing pains. It happened in all the big three sports and stuff like that. In mixed martial arts, we're yet to have that big point that we cross where things change and become different. UFC has done a great job of bringing the sport to where it is, but there is time for a new evolution. I don't think they would be against finding a middle ground.
Rashad Evans the fight he wishes happened:
One that I wish would materialize that never did was the Shogun fight. The Shogun fight is one I really wanted because I was such a big Shogun fan. To watch what he did when he was in Pride, and the legend he created just in Pride alone, made me want to one day -- when I got my skills to that level -- to get a chance to fight him. He was fighting before I was and was well in the making of being a legend before I even decided to put on my gloves. To finally make it to that level would be a great thing for me. I pride myself on the fact that even though I may not have won all my fights, I can say I competed against the best in my time. That's what I always wanted to say from the beginning of my career.
Which fighter could benefit the most from a psychedelic experience:
If I could pick anybody, it would be Jon Jones. I would get Jon Jones. I would sit down and have a ceremony with him. Mushrooms would be a good start, but I don't think mushrooms are the thing that bring him to that breakthrough moment. I think he might need a little something stronger to have that breakthrough moment.
Thanks!
