It was just over three years ago that Rashad Evans announced his retirement from MMA. But the idea of fighting again never completely disappeared for him.
While the former UFC light heavyweight champion was happy to move on to new endeavors, including an analyst career that’s seen him work at both ESPN and FOX Sports as well as coaching fighters like ex-NFL player Greg Hardy, he never stopped training or going to the gym for his own benefit.
As time passed, Evans started to get the itch to compete again, but even when he first hinted at a return to action more than one year ago, he wanted to make sure his comeback was for the right reasons.