Las Vegas, Nevada –Leading UFC light heavyweight contender Rashad Evans has warned the middleweight division that his teammate Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson will make ‘an immediate impact’ on the 185lbs weight class this weekend. Johnson collides with MMA icon Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of UFC RIO in Brazil tomorrow night, and his ‘Blackzilian’ teammate Evans is expecting Johnson to fight through a hostile atmosphere to score a hugely significant win.
Currently finishing his camp for his UFC on FOX main event against Phil Davis in Chicago on January 28, Evans said: “Rumble is better than you’ve ever seen him before. I promise you that on Saturday night you’ll see the best version of Rumble you have ever seen. You are supposed to root for your teammates, but, I am keeping it real, the 185lbs version of Rumble is a killer.
“Where he is right now, he’s so scary. You can’t imagine how much of a difference moving up to middleweight has made to not only his strength but also his techni...
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