#5 Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans
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According to Jackson, the rivalry between these two light heavyweights spans as far back to 2004 when he was a PRIDE champion.
But the bad blood boiled over even more in 2007 when the two went nose-to-nose after UFC 96 when Jackson emerged victorious against Keith Jardine – a teammate of Evans whom he was cornering.
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The heat was also layered by Jackson’s bitterness for Evans who held the UFC light heavyweight title after winning it against Forrest Griffin at UFC 92 (the opponent Jackson had lost it to, five months earlier at UFC 86).
When the two finally fought after constantly clashing on the the Ultimate Fighter 10 show at UFC 114, Evans neutralised Jackson with his superior wrestling and top control to score a unanimous decision victory.
Now, years later, Evans has admitted that he has no bad blood for Jackson, he instead actually maintains a cordial relationship with his former rival.
"Me and ‘Rampage’ are actually pretty cool, right now," he explained. “We don’t carry-on like we used to now that we’re old men,” Evans said on UFC’s Facebook.
“Whenever I see him I say ‘what’s up’ to him. He’ll call me, prank me or whatever. It’s always all good.”
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