Jon Jones is looking to wrap the light heavyweight title around his waist Saturday night. From most media accounts and fan perspective this is a done deal. We all know anything can happen in the octagon but my money is on Jones. Looking past the Shogun fight, which may be a disaster, looms a fighter who was already in line for the title shot. Rashad Evans the former light heavyweight champ deserves a shot at the title. At first though this battle was doomed. Both fighters train with Greg Jackson in New Mexico. Jackson has a rule when you enroll in camp and undertake the training. You do NOT fight your teammates.
If you recall after the Bader/Jones fight people were talking about how this fight would never take place. I wasn't convinced. Whispers of disrespect and rumors of Rashad jumping camp and going elsewhere are now floating around. Don't be shocked when this fight gets booked if Jones takes care of Shogun. I am not a Rashad fan. I am however a Bones fan and feel he has handled himself with class. He did make the comment that he didn't want to talk about Rashad, that Rashad wasn't on his mind. Take it for what it's worth. He's not looking past Shogun. He's zoned in on his current training and gameplan. Rashad should let things settle and talk to Jon man to man before he abandons whats been working for him.
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