Evans reckons Machida is better than Rampage

Rashad Evans believes Lyoto Machida is a better fighter than Rampage, but is confident ahead of their fight at UFC 98.

Evans claims Machida has weaknesses that he will show the world during their fight.

“It doesn’t present any problems,” said Evans to Setanta Sports.

“Watching somebody fight, breaking them down, sometimes the best evidence you get is when there’s not really a weakness that somebody else has exploited.

“You’re just looking for little things. It might just be something that you may be able to do or something you think you may be able to do.

“And watching Machida’s tapes, I’ve definitely seen enough that I can do myself in areas that fit into what I do well. So I’m not worried about it.”

He added on Machida deserving a title shot: “To be honest I felt that Lyoto was more deserving in the beginning. I felt that.

“I think that he’s a better fighter [than Rampage]. He’s definitely done more to get the shot. So either way you know I wasn’t disappointed with the fight.”

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