He may be a biased party, but as a former champion, Rashad Evans ’ opinion carries some weight. And he’s got a bold prediction for the UFC light-heavyweight title. Evans believes his teammate, Anthony Johnson , will be the one to dethrone longtime titleholder Jon Jones later this year. Johnson (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) continued a remarkable career turnaround and earned a title shot with a first-round TKO win over challenger-in-waiting Alexander Gustafsson (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC). In Saturday’s UFC on FOX 14 headliner, “Rumble” marched into Gustafsson’s home country at Stockholm’s Tele2 Arena in Sweden and pulled off the upset midway through the first round.
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Rashad Evans: ‘Rumble’ will beat UFC champ Jon Jones via uppercut – MMA Junkie