Rashad Evans is a UFC veteran and he knows both fighters very well. Evans has lost to Jon Jones and trains with Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson. He feels as though Rumble is the superior fighter.
Rashad congratulated Johnson on a huge win via Instagram and made his bold Jones-Rumble prediction:
I’m extremely proud of my brother @anthony_rumble for his complete annihilation of Alexander Gustafson! Rumble’s journey to be where he is right now is story of inspiration. I’m blessed to have the privilege to watch my bro develop as a fighter and most importantly a person. Now let me be the first to tell you that Rumble is gonna knock Jones out with an uppercut!!
There may very well be bias on the part of Evans but what he says is solid. The only way I see someone dethroning Jones is by stopping him, which is easier said than done. Jone’s reach makes him hard to hit with power punches but we saw that he was extremely susceptible to uppercuts during the DC fight.
In fact DC landed them at will during the first 3 rounds. If Jones leaves that whole open for Rumble then Rashad can officially retire from the UFC & pick up a gig as a psychic.