It was, on the time anyway, one of many largest rivalries in blended martial arts.
Now, some 15 years after they clashed within the Octagon, former UFC mild heavyweight champions Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Rashad Evans are set to rematch in boxing at a date to be confirmed this yr, in line with promotional material launched on Monday. The occasion will happen in Albuquerque, New Mexico in line with ICS Mania; the ‘Influencer Crossover Sequence’ promotion.
Jackson and Evans fought beneath blended martial arts guidelines in late Could 2010 after each males had competed as opposing coaches on a sequence of ‘The Final Fighter’. Evans gained that combat by unanimous determination.
Jackson, in the meantime, had been in unfastened talks for a heavyweight boxing match with Shannon Briggs, although this seems to have fallen by the wayside quickly at the least.
‘Rampage’ final fought skilled in December 2019 in an MMA loss to fellow PRIDE legend Fedor Emelianenko. Evans returned to the cage in 2022 after a 4 yr hiatus the place he scored a win over Gabriel Checco.
