UFC 145: Jones vs Evans

Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion:

“My title defense at UFC 145 will be the biggest fight the UFC has seen in years. Sports fans from around the world will want to tune in for this Pay-Per-View, as they know it will be an all-out war.”

“My opponent and I have a storied history that has been well-documented. He thinks he knows everything I bring to the table, but a lot has changed since he left the gym a year ago. I’m a much different fighter than the one he trained with. I hope he is ready to see and feel that difference.”

“I have been able to prove many of my doubters wrong over the course of the last 12 months. Some said I couldn’t submit a legend, and I did that. Some said I couldn’t take a punch, and I did that. Now some are saying that I will have trouble against someone who knows me so well. They are wrong. Wait until they see what I do on April 21.”

‘Suga’ Rashad Evans, fd UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and utmanare om titeln:

“I know I will beat Jon Jones. He can talk about improvements he’s made, but there are still some things in his game he can never change. He’s a long, rangy fighter and I’m going to get inside, unleash my stuff, take him down and ground and pound him. I’m at a level in my career where I can take down and ground and pound anyone.”

“I know all about him, all about his coaches and all about his camp. I could probably tell you what he’s doing in the gym right now. He’s in the exact same environment doing the exact same things with the exact same people. But I’m in a different environment, I knew I had to learn, had to mix things up and I had to change. Jon has no idea what I will do on the night.”

Fightcard UFC:145 Jones vs Evans

Preliminary card

Featherweight bout
Marcus Brimage USA vs Maximo Blanco VEN

Welterweight bout
Keith Wisniewski USA vs Chris Clements CAN

Lightweight bout
Mac Danzig USA vs Efrain Escudero MEX

Lightweight bout
John Makdessi CAN vs Anthony Njokuani NGA

Welterweight bout
Matt Brown USA vs Stephen Thompson USA

Heavyweight bout
Travis Browne USA vs Chad Griggs USA

Bantam weight bout
Miguel Torres USA vs Michael McDonald USA

Main card

Lightweight bout
Mark Bocek CAN vs Matt Wiman USA

Featherweight bout
Mark Hominick CAN vs Eddie Yagin USA

Heavyweight bout
Brendan Schaub USA vs Ben Rothwell USA

Welterweight bout
Rory MacDonald CAN vs Che Mills ENG

Light Heavyweight Championship bout
Jon Jones USA vs Rashad Evans USA

Jon Jones och Rashad Evans gör upp om UFC-bältet i lätt tungvikt på UFC 145 som går i Atlanta Georgia den 21 april. Se hela fightcardet här och ta del av Jones och Evans kommentarer om den kommande matchen.

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