For all of you complaining about Rashad Evans' performance against Rampage last weekend, Wake UP! This is MIXED martial arts.  People said it was boring, I didn't think so, I was entertained in seeing if he could implement his gameplan, and we all knew what that was, against an angry Rampage.  People said they wanted to see Rashad stand in front of Rampage and go toe-to-toe... why the hell would he want to do that?  So he could get knocked out?  Rashad's not an idiot and he obviously knew that he was facing a guy with plenty of knockout power, so what is he supposed to do just stand in there and bang and know there is a good chance he might end up getting knocked out? For the pleasure of some fans?  Get serious people.  At what point is it his job to entertain the fans rather than try to win a fight?  Which will get him more, let's see, a 6 figure fight bonus plus a shot at the title if he wins.... or no win bonus and drop back in line for a title shot if he loses, but the people watching liked it more?  Hmmm, it's a tough decision I know, but I suppose I can see why he fought the way he did.  It's like the football team that runs the ball up the middle a lot averaging 4-6 yards per carry and grinds out the wins, not the most exciting thing to watch but if it's effective and gets the job done, so fuck the fans, these guys are trying to win.  


In the same regard Rashad did plenty to entertain the fans, he and Rampage both by hyping the fight the way they did and creating so much excitement and build up around it.  If you didn't like that fight I'm sorry but the point of this sport is to find the most effective fighting style and right now what Rashad is doing is working.  This sport is still young and ever changing so it wouldn't be surprising to see evolution and game planning catch up at some point.  But until then deal with it and please, please stop whining about it.