Bloody Elbow · Feb 28, 2017
Rashad Evans on getting UFC 209 license: ‘I almost cried’
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsIt has been almost a year since Rashad Evans last saw action inside the UFC Octagon. It was against Glover Teixeira in April where he was knocked out in the first round, marking his second two-fight losing streak.
The former UFC light heavyweight champion was slated for his middleweight debut against Tim Kennedy at UFC 205 in November in New York, but was pulled due to “irregular findings” in his MRI scan. The matchup was moved to UFC 206 a month later, but the Ontario Athletic Commission also deemed Evans unfit to compete.