Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson received’t combat in a boxing ring subsequent weekend in any case.
The previous UFC champions had 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 released a statement, stating “the combat on April twelfth continues to be on. The undercard and co-main continues to be taking place. And Rashad Evans might be combating a brand new opponent.”
Nonetheless, it seems Evans received’t combat at this occasion both – with or with out Jackson. Evans launched his personal assertion as nicely on the matter.
“This determination was one thing we didn’t wish to make. We knew how a lot the followers had been wanting ahead to the occasion, and we had been wanting ahead to it as nicely. We’ve encountered some sudden challenges with the promotion and a few key contractual obligations will not be 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 Might 2010 by way of unanimous determination in a non-title primary occasion after teaching in opposition to 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 choice 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 by his runs within the UFC and PRIDE, together with selecting up wins in 5 of eight Bellator outings.
