<a href="/sports/mixed-martial-arts/fightin-words-1.811935?tags=rashad+evans">Rashad Evans</a> said during Fuel TV's coverage of UFC on Fox 4 this past weekend that he'd be willing to drop to middleweight if the offer is one that he simply couldnt refuse. 
 (He also happened to mention that Long Island's <a href="/sports/mixed-martial-arts/fightin-words-1.811935?tags=chris+weidman">Chris Weidman</a> is a "beast.") 
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Rashad Evans said during Fuel TV's coverage of UFC on Fox 4 this past weekend that he'd be willing to drop to middleweight if the offer is one that he simply couldnt refuse. (He also happened to mention that Long Island's Chris Weidman is a "beast.") Watch the video embedded below. Newsday's app users can use this URL: http://youtu.be/VB_ewAyeFLY

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