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Tim Kennedy Discusses Fighting Rashad Evans – Says Rashad’s Chin is Diminished

October 3, 2016 | Posted by Larry Csonka

– Tim Kennedy recently appeared on The MMA Hour to discuss his UFC 205 fight with Rashad Evans. Here are the highlights…

On Getting to Fight Rashad Evans: “I wouldn’t have come back for anything less than anything gigantic, monumental, you know, like historic. And fighting Rashad who is a former champion, who is coming down to 185, that itself is a huge deal you know. Getting to fight Rashad at 185 for the first time in his career it’s huge. That’s almost a super fight, and then for it to be at Madison Square Garden, at the first event in New York, that’s almost too good to pass up. And then, you pile on top of that, you know, Michael Bisping being the champion, a new company owning the UFC.”

On Rashad’s Chin Being ‘Diminished’: “No, his chin has diminished. You know, he cant take the shots he used to. His wrestling, you know, Ryan Bader exposed that he hasn’t been putting the work in. He knows I’m going to be moving forward as a wrestler, he knows I’m going to come forward with big heavy hands, so if there is a moment where he makes a mistake, I’m going to capitalize on it and hurt him. And if I touch his chin or put him on his back, he has a fight, and we’re going to be in both of those positions. So no, he’s not the same fighter he was when he knocked out Chuck Liddell. And I’m the same fighter if not better then I was 5 years ago, so November 12 is going to be tough fight for him.”