Rashad Evans: Untouchable?

There are hundreds of fighters in the UFC, but there are only a select few, elite, that can and have gone undefeated for as long as Rashad "Sugar" Evans. With an immaculate 18-0-1 record, Rashad may very well be the most wanted man in the UFC, even more so then the monster, Anderson Silva.

Why, you ask? Its plain and simple, nobody expected "Sugar" to do this well and get this far.

We all remember him as the young arrogant "show-boater" from The Ultimate fighter 4. Now, almost four years later he is the Undisputed Light Heavyweight champion and has taken down such legends as Chuck Liddel and took Tito Ortiz to a draw.

The sad news is, this writer believe Evans' time is running out and he will not go undefeated much longer. Don't get me wrong, Rashad is young and has a very long career ahead of him but there is too much talent floating around in the UFC for "Sugar" to stay untouchable too much longer.

For all you die hard Evans fans or Racan Alhoch disbelievers, I have compiled a list. This list is of fighters that can beat Rashad "Sugar" Evans for sure, fighters that have the ability to beat him and fighters that are in different weight divisions but seem to have more talent than Evans, just to add insult to injury.

Fighters that can beat Rashad "Sugar" Evans for sure:

Anderson "The Spider" Silva

I don't think I need to explain myself nor do I feel the need to remind you who this man is. If you are clueless as to who Anderson Silva is then do yourself a favor, go to your nearest MMA gym, since they seem to be sprouting up everywhere, and ask the first person you see to sock you in the face.

Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida

One of Rashad's great advantages is his elusiveness in the octagon. My friend, "The Dragon" and his unique fighting style (deeply rooted in Karate) is just as elusive if not more elusive than "Sugar" himself.

Add Machida's great knock-out power and conditioning, you may just have the perfect recipe to bring Evans down.

Dan "Hendo" Henderson

Evans has a very solid collegiate wrestling background on top of his impressive talent as a striker. That will fail to scare Mr. Henderson.

"Hendo" is an extremely talented athlete. His knockout power is unstoppable, his conditioning is impeccable, his wrestling is impregnable and he wants to eat your babies, praise be to Allah—Mike Tyson circa 2000.

Michael "The Count" Bisping

I have saved the most controversial for last. There is no doubt in this writer's mind that Bisping can defeat Evans.

I remember the fight between Bisping and Evans at UFC 78 very vividly. Michael "The Count" Bisping got robbed the night of Nov. 17, 2007.

This writer had never been so sure of a fight that had gone to the judges, it was obvious that Bisping won. It was so obvious that one can almost cringe at the thought of Evans winning that fight. Just like an honorable athlete should, Bisping never complained or made the situation into a big fuss.

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