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Originally Posted by SuperSlim
Yeah most people did but not all. I could see Rashad winning, I picked him to win, I just picked the wrong method based on how he usually fights. I didn't anticipate that knee to the sternum before the end of round 2.
Rashad is immensely talented no doubt. But one of the reasons for the hate on Rashad is the nut huggers that see him doing no wrong. Yeah Rashad wins fights. Some of them he wins in a very impressive fashion. But when you have people riding him constantly as if he is just the perfect gift to MMA... thats when things go awry. And then there is also his mouth, his antics, and disrespect for people. Tito changed, somewhat, and that got some people looking at him differently. Tito became humble, again somewhat, and that changed perspectives. Rashad? Doesn't seem to have much of that at all.
But when the fans go on and on about him... that hurts. Just like the Fedor nut huggers. Am I a fan of Fedor? Yeah. But I'm not gonna dedicate threads to his greatness and how some guy is ducking him cause of one fight being cancelled.
Nut hugging fans cause hate on fighters. But when those fighters don't show much respect, that in itself goes a long way towards that hate despite how talented they maybe.
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i dont mean no disrespect, and i'm not looking to take you to task here, but your post (your rationale) doesnt hold water. the hate came way before the "nut-huggers." most pro-Rashad
or what you may consider "nut-hugger" threads or thoughts, are IMO, a backlash against the
mostly unwarranted hate.
consistantly, people state a beleif (whether it be emotional or genuine) that Rashad Evans will lose most of his fights - and he's only ever lost one. you would have to think that at some point [in the past] Rashad would have stopped being the underdog in every single fight - especially against a guy like Tito - especially considering who Rashad has beaten and how.
then, people say that Rashad talks too much shit. i honestly dont do twitter and stuff, but from what i've seen on UFC productions, the guy doesnt really talk any more shit than the next guy - apart from the whole...manufactured black on black fued or whatever with Rampage. generally, everybody says that they're going to beat up their opponent.
antics? please. it's not like he pretends to bury his opponent after he wins. and the
"monkey-dance cage entrance"...fucking rules.
please consider that you dont have to be a fanatic [nut hugger] to recognize a flaw in popular thinking and speak up on it. most fans that i know who dislike Rashad, have disliked him since day one (i.e. the day that Matt Hughes said he acted like a jackass. this was when Matt Hughes was at the top of the sport, btw. and for a lot of people, that was all it took. and then they dont even consider for a second how he has improved and evolved or the unbelievable amount of hard work and commitment.
now i can see people not liking Rashad's style. there are plenty of [popular] fighters who i dont get excited for based on the typical dynamics of their fights - Randy Couture, for example. with Rashad, for some reason, the hate seems to be deep-seeded and unshakable.
anyway, you couldnt have really asked for more from him in last nights fight against Tito, other than a top tier opponent, yet, remarkably, a lot of people still picked Rashad to lose.