Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson received’t struggle in a boxing ring subsequent weekend in any case.
The previous UFC champions have been slated to sq. off in the principle occasion of ICS Mania 1 on April 12 at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M.
ICS Boxing launched an announcement, stating “the struggle on April twelfth continues to be on. The undercard and co-main continues to be occurring. And Rashad Evans shall be combating a brand new opponent.”
Nevertheless, it seems Evans received’t struggle at this occasion both – with or with out Jackson. Evans launched his personal assertion as effectively on the matter.
“This choice was one thing we didn’t wish to make. We knew how a lot the followers have been wanting ahead to the occasion, and we have been wanting ahead to it as effectively. We’ve encountered some sudden challenges with the promotion and a few key contractual obligations are usually not met as deliberate,” Evans mentioned in his assertion.
Evans nonetheless hopes to field Jackson sooner or later.
Of their first assembly, Evans was victorious at UFC 114 in Could 2010 through unanimous choice in a non-title most important occasion after teaching towards each other on season 10 of The Final Fighter. Evans returns to the fight sports activities world for the primary time since ending his retirement in 2022 with a call win over Gabriel Checco for Eagle FC.
Jackson has been out of motion since a December 2019 first-round knockout loss to Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 237. “Rampage” went a complete of 20-10 via his runs within the UFC and PRIDE, together with choosing up wins in 5 of eight Bellator outings.
