Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs. Rashad Evans
The build-up to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Rashad Evans fight at UFC 114 was one of the most highly charged in UFC history.
Paired opposite each other as coaches on TUF 10 the two star appeared to be drawn to each other like moths to a flame, constantly becoming embroiled in toe-to-toe verbal altercations in which they’d assure their counterpart that they’d knock them out when they finally met in the Octagon.
Outside of the pressure cooker environment of The Ultimate Fighter their rivalry continued, with ‘Rampage’ once infamously stating that their fight would be “black on black crime,” while they also confronted each other at a nightclub and even off-camera in the stands at UFC 100.
This level of bad blood ensured that their eventual fight was considered a must-see for MMA fans and would go on to sell over a million pay-per-views.
There was only one catch – despite all their pre-fight boasts, the actual fight itself was a tepid, hugely underwhelming affair in which neither man really looked like delivering on their promise to render the other unconscious, and instead they plodded their way to an unsatisfying, anti-climactic decision victory for Evans.