Anderson Siliva vs Lyoto Machida Josh Koscheck vs Jon Fitch Rashad Evans vs Jon Jones Add more and also list some fights that took place regardless of friendships.
Cerrone and Garcia, although Garcia fights at 145 now. I wonder if Meathead and Barry would fight. Diaz brothers remember when Tito said he wouldn't fight Chuck because they were friends and Chuck pretty much laughed at the notion saying he'd kick his ass. That was funny.
Its stupid. This is a fucking job. Dont make friends at work if you cant get the job done. I would release any fighter that refused to fight.
agREED... REED Wouldn't Necessarily Want a Guy to SEEK OUT a Fight w/a Homey of his, but if a Sizable PURSE &/or a TITLE is @ Stake, it's SILLY to NOT Fight Just Because of Friendship...@ the End of the Day, It's COMPETITION... If Bones Jones Ends Up Beating Shogun & Rashad Evans NEVER Pursues a Title Shot w/Bones, that'd B Some of the GAYEST Shit REED's Ever Seen... REED:kidcool:
If they want to play team sports play basketball or football, MMA is NOT a team sport. Get the hell over it and fight!!! I'd knock my best friend out if you paid me enough.
If I was Rashad I would NEVER fight Bones, and I would say it was because we are friend. It would be because he's kill me though.
There are so many cases in MMA of good friends fighting each other so I would never say it's out of the question. I find it hard to believe that Rashad Evans would be content never fighting for the LHW title just because Jones is the man. Honestly, when Jones destroys Rua, Evans will be the number one contender for the title. I will be shocked if they don't fight. Silva and Machida is an easy one to get around because they don't necessarily need to fight each other.
agREED... Jones Would Beat the Shit Out of Rashad...Probably Beats the Shit Out of him in Training...Like You, REED Thinks Rashad KNOWS he Can't Beat Jones, which is Fueling his Desire to NOT Want to Fight him, but he's Using "Friendship" as an Excuse... Jeff Lacy & Jermain Taylor were VERY GOOD Friends...Roy Jones & Gerald McClellan were Always Pretty Tight & had EVERY INTENTION of Fighting as Pro's, Until McClellan's Mishap...Maurice Blocker & Simon Brown were Literally BEST Friends, yet they Went HARD on Each Other when they Actually Met in the Ring... But Then U Have this GAY Shit...Andre Ward vs. Andre Dirrell...Now Rashad vs. Bones Jones... REED:shit:
Precisely... It's the Fight BUSINESS...If there's Enough MONEY &/or the Prestige of a CHAMPIONSHIP on the Line & The ONLY Thing Keeping you from it is your Boy, Whip his Ass & Resume the Friendship AFTER the Fact.... REED:hammert:
Weren't Glengoffe Johnson and Allan Green good friends despite Johnson bludgeoning Green and ending his career pretty much? Also, the Golden Glory guys which is pretty much the majority of the best K1 fighters in the world(most Dutch), train together and are all good friends and they literally beat the shit out of each other come Grand Prix time. Brutal high kick KOs, broken ribs, you name it.
Yep... Green was Brought Into Johnson's Camp to Help him Prepare for his Fight w/Roy Jones & a Genuine FRIENDSHIP was Formed...They Both Spoke OPENLY about How they Liked Each Other, but it had NO Bearing Whatsoever on the Job Glen had to Do.... TRUE Friendship Won't B Damaged by a PRIZEfight...If Your Best Friend was a CASH COW in a Combative Sport (w/Drawing Power of a Dela Hoya, Pacquiao, GSP or Lesnar), U'd have to B Crazy to NOT Want to Fight him @ Some Point... REED:kidcool:
