The new Rashad Evans

After last night's victory over Phil Davis fans will finally get to see Rashad Evans Vs Jon Jones. My only question is which Rashad will show up to the fight? After Rashad's lose to Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 Rashad kind of became a point counter (doing just enough to win the round). This continued until Rashad switched camps and started training at Imperial Athletics. Lately, Rashad appears to be bigger, stronger, and is looking to take people's heads off. I truly hope this new style continues. I just wonder when he fights Jon Jones and gets into trouble (and he will get in trouble) will he go back to point counting? Or push through and fight like the new Rashad we have come to know?

STILL NOT SOLD ON JIM MILLER

Despite his quick win at UFC on FX, Jim Miller is still a second-tier fighter. At one time, Miller was on a seven-fight win streak with a 9-1 record in the UFC. On paper, Miller looked awesome and was being considered for a title shot. Then the worst thing that could have happened, happened. Miller fought Benson Henderson and received a three-round beatdown. The Henderson loss showed how one-dimensional Miller is. If he is unable to use his jiu-jitsu, he becomes a human punching bag. When you look at the winning streak Miller was on, none of the guys were top-10 fighters. Though the win over Guillard was impressive, it was simply a battle of the divisions' two best one-dimensional fighters.

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ALDO SUPPLANTS GSP IN POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS

Many pound-for-pound rankings have Anderson Silva ranked in first place, Jon Jones in second, and Georges St-Pierre third. After Jose Aldo's knockout over Chad Mendes at UFC 142, Aldo should take GSP's third-place ranking. GSP is a great fighter who has accomplished incredible feats in MMA, including six consecutive title defenses. Despite his great accolades, though, he has not finished an opponent since 2009. I understand he is fighting No. 1 contenders, but so are all the other champions. Silva, Jones and Aldo are still able to finish top contenders in impressive fashion, which is why they are ranked so highly on everyone's pound-for-pound rankings. GSP has awesome talent, but he should not hold Aldo's rightfully earned pound-for-pound spot just because he is GSP.


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ROUSEY UNDESERVING OF TITLE FIGHT

Ronda Rousey is a promoter's dream. She is a beautiful woman who has a legit background in martial arts. On top of that, she has no problem pulling a Chael Sonnen (trash talking) to help promote a fight. Next to Gina Carano, Rousey may be the most marketable female fighter in the world. Despite all these great qualities, Rousey hasn't done enough to earn a title shot against Strikeforce champ Miesha Tate. Rousey only has four professional fights, and half of those opponents didn't even have winning records. For her to leapfrog over top contenders while having so little experience doesn't make any sense. Strikeforce officials should be ashamed of themselves. As a promotion, they have the responsibility to have the two best fighters fight for the title, not the two prettiest