- MMA Fanhouse recently spoke with Rashad Evans, here are the highlights…

On Fighting Thiago Silva: “Thiago Silva is a good fighter, I’d like to fight him and I think he wants to fight me,” Evans said. “When I saw him after he fought Keith Jardine, he kind of gave me a nasty look that I interpreted like he wanted to take me on, and I’d like that. I think I match up really well with Thiago Silva,” Evans said. “He’s a great striker, and I love his focus. He’s going to be a challenge, and that’s the kind of fight I want.”

On The Possibility Of The Rampage Fight Still Happening:”It’s going to take Dana speaking with Rampage,” Evans said. “There was a communication breakdown between them. The UFC stuck by Rampage when they didn’t have to, and Rampage has also done a lot for the UFC, and they need to clear the air and get back on the same page. Dana and Rampage are friends and they should talk.”

On Fighting Randy Couture: “That was a match-up that I didn’t think was good for me,” Evans said. “He’s 46 years old and coming off back-to-back losses as a heavyweight, and I feel like beating him wouldn’t move me up the rankings as a light heavyweight. Plus I would have had to take that fight on short notice, in England, and it felt like I’m being punished because Rampage took a movie.”