The Jon Jones-Rashad Evans saga
Tracing the path of how Jon Jones and Rashad Evans came to this point from 2009, co-starring Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Lyoto Machida and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
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Machida knocks out Evans May 23, 2009: UFC 98
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Rua defeats Machida May 8, 2010: UFC 113
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Evans beats Rampage May 29, 2010: UFC 114
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And so it begins for Evans June 10, 2010: Shogun surgery
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Evans vs. Rua Jan. 4, 2011: UFC 128 announced
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Knee injury sidelines ‘Suga’ Feb. 2, 2011: Evans hurt
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Jones gets title shot Feb. 5, 2011: UFC 126
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Jones beats Rua March 19, 2011: UFC 128
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Jones out, Davis in April 25, 2011: UFC 133 reshuffle
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Jones to fight Rampage June 14, 2011: UFC 135 announced
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Tito to the rescue July 13, 2011: Davis out, Ortiz in
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Evans vs. Ortiz Aug. 6, 2011: UFC 133
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Jones beats Rampage Sept. 24, 2011: UFC 135
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Hendo vs. Shogun Nov. 19, 2011: UFC 139
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Evans vs. Davis, again Nov. 30, 2011: UFC on Fox 2 announced
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Jones vs. Machida Dec. 10, 2011: UFC 140
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Evans gets title shot Jan. 28: UFC on Fox 2
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Jones vs. Evans Feb. 7, 2012: UFC 145 announced
April 25, 2011: UFC 133 reshuffle
Jones out, Davis in
Jon Jones, scheduled to fight at UFC 133 in August against Rashad Evans, his former teammate and training partner at Jackson’s MMA in New Mexico, pulls out of the fight with a torn ligament in his right hand. Jones is expected to be out 6-8 weeks. Phil Davis (pictured) is named as a replacement to fight Evans, who finally accepts a non-title fight after waiting nearly one year for a champion to be healthy enough to fight.
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