On January 28 next year, Eagle FC – the tournament of the former UFC Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov championship – will hold the first event in Miami City, USA.
“If you want to succeed in the MMA world, you must play in the US,” Khabib said. “For fighters as well as the tournament, you must have a playground in the US. If not, you will not be the best, that's impossible.”
However, it is really noticeable, that this event will be the return of the legendary UFC Rashad Evans after 3 years of absence.
It is known that Rashad Evans will play in the Light Heavyweight weight class. His opponent has not been announced.
Evans (19-8-1) officially played at UFC in 2005, after winning The Ultimate Fighter program for the second season. Thuong Dai in 3 weight classes are Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight, Rashad Evans have left a memorable career, typically classic matches with Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida and Chuck Liddell.
By 2015, Rashad Evans was influenced by age and after 5 consecutive losses, American boxers decided to hang gloves.
Since the retirement, Evans has become UFC's technical commentator. In July 2019, Rashad Evans was honored in the lobby of UFC.
A few months ago, Rashad Evans also shared his desire to return to the arena, but was in Boxing format. The opponent that the former UFC champion targeted was Youtuber Logan Paul and Roy Jones Jr. This idea did not come true.