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What if ... >> An Open Letter To Rashad Evans
| 1/1/13 1:15 AM | |
TenOfSwords
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Member Since: 5/14/06 Posts: 3031 |
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| 1/1/13 1:17 AM | |
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DanGold
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Member Since: 7/10/12 Posts: 96 |
Cliffnotes: You'll never beat Bones, he's too good. So go to Middleweight and fight Anderson who isn't good (?) Also Blackzilians is full of shit people. The end. |
| 1/1/13 1:19 AM | |
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danggook
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Member Since: 11/11/12 Posts: 130 |
Horribly insulting 
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| 1/1/13 1:29 AM | |
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fight4right
Member Since: 11/21/08 Posts: 85 |
I think there are a lot of good fights for Rashad at lhw, but I agree he isn't going to beat jones. As far as going back to Jackson's, all the press releases and self labeling as a super camp can't change the fact that the blackzillians' record is subpar. And to make matters worse, they are not grooming up and comers but rather attracting successful UFC guys who then regress as fighters 
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| 1/1/13 1:38 AM | |
Hikikomori
Edited: 01/01/13 1:38 AM Member Since: 11/23/11 Posts: 948 |
Haters gon' Hate! |
| 1/1/13 1:40 AM | |
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MarkRobinson
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Member Since: 4/5/07 Posts: 12587 |
Maybe you should keep your opinions to yourself, Op. |
| 1/1/13 3:25 AM | |
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Utah get me two
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Member Since: 2/3/10 Posts: 4372 |
Fuck you for posting a link with no summary or excerpt. I'm not going to your goddamn ad-filled, spyware-installing bullshit hack MMA site. Fuck off, OP. |
| 1/1/13 3:52 AM | |
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dt1
Member Since: 12/8/08 Posts: 25 |
This guy is soooo gay for Rashad. Someone please post the afterparty pic. |
| 1/1/13 4:41 AM | |
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Bucephalus
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Member Since: 10/22/12 Posts: 1484 |
Here is the letter: By Ten of Swords Dear Rashad, As someone who was "Team Rashad" years before Team Rashad formally existed, no one wants you to succeed more than I do. Which is why I feel compelled to write you this letter. If you want to be remembered as not simply a great fighter, but a legendary fighter, with a UFC Hall Of Fame enshrinement to reflect that, you absolutely need to do things: Move down to middleweight, and return to Greg Jackson's camp. First, the middleweight matter: You know and I know that neither you, nor anyone else in the UFC light heavyweight division for that matter, will ever beat Jon Jones. Athletes like Jones, regardless of the sport, literally come along once or at most twice a century. So if you stay at light heavyweight, you will spend the rest of your days as a fighter battling for second place – and we all know what the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. said about second place. By contrast, at middleweight – a weight class to which many if not most observers believe you are better suited anyway – you can become a champion once again; and if you do, you will join Randy Couture and BJ Penn as the only multiple-weight-class title-holders in UFC history, guaranteeing your admission into the UFC Hall Of Fame. Merely becoming a two-time light heavyweight champion – certainly possible if Jones moves up to heavyweight in the not-too-distant future – would not similarly assure your induction. Now, to the issue of Greg Jackson: With the losses by Melvin Guillard and Michael Johnson at UFC 155, your current camp is now a combined 8-12 in the UFC. Yes, I know many out there refer to the Blackzilians as an elite MMA camp. Well if this is an "elite MMA camp" with that record, then Wayne LaPierre is the mortal enemy of the Second Amendment, and Rachel Maddow is cheating the Tea Party movement out of its dues. But let me say that I have nothing but the utmost respect for Mario Sperry. He was an amazing fighter; then again, Bart Starr was a pretty amazing quarterback, who how shall we say, left a lot to be desired when he subsequently became head coach of the team he led as a player to five NFL championships, including victories in the first two Super Bowls ever played. Yet it is not only the Blackzilians' won-lost record that is troubling: Their ranks include two fighters who have tested positive for banned substances; two fighters who have been arrested for domestic violence; and one who was fired by UFC President Dana White not once but twice for tweeting repulsive rape jokes. I know you, Rashad. You are better than that – a lot better; indeed, it was the utterly false accusations that were leveled at your character while you competed on The Ultimate Fighter that made me such a devoted supporter of yours to begin with. Therefore, you are in with losers, and bad people. You need to be with winners, and good people. And I am well aware of what transpired at Jackson's nearly two years ago – and there was no excuse for it, since essentially the same scenario played out with Mark Hominick and George Roop two months before what I have taken to labeling the "Rashadgate scandal" first broke. Therefore no one in that camp can claim ignorance of how to handle it. Just the same, forgiveness carries with it tremendous healing powers. As Laurence Sterne famously observed, "Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at. A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature." Never hesitating to fight opponents who are much larger than you are throughout your career, you are nothing if you are not brave, Rashad. You can demonstrate that you have the mental courage to match your undeniable physical courage by forgiving Greg Jackson for what was basically a simple misunderstanding that got blown hideously out of proportion – and you would no doubt gain myriad fans you do not have now if you make this move. The people you are training under at present can never do anything for you, as their record clearly indicates; but Greg Jackson, who made you a champion once before, would be well within himself to do so again. And not for nothing, but with the recent departure of Brian Stann from his camp, Greg Jackson's top middleweight is now Buddy Roberts – Buddy Roberts! Who do you suppose Greg Jackson would regard as having a better chance of bringing the UFC middleweight belt home to Albuquerque: You, or Buddy Roberts? I only want what's best for you, Rashad. That is all I have ever wished for you, and ever will wish for you. This is why I cannot remain silent any longer. So please, do the two things I have outlined above – and you know that they both are the right things – and keep your rendezvous with destiny as a true legend, whom people will still be talking about long after both of us have departed from the scene. Your fan and friend always, TenOfSwords |
| 1/1/13 4:44 AM | |
ChaosOverkill
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Member Since: 3/2/11 Posts: 10249 |
AresSmashedPrahjuhdee - ha gotta give you that one nice |
| 1/1/13 5:23 AM | |
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American Standard
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Member Since: 2/9/06 Posts: 1219 |
TenOfSwords - Have you ever competed in your life? |
| 1/1/13 5:56 AM | |
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MarkRobinson
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Member Since: 4/5/07 Posts: 12596 |
Op is the Stan to Rashads Eminem. The letter is fuckin creepy. "P.S. We should be together too." |
| 1/1/13 6:12 AM | |
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American Standard
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Edited: 01/01/13 6:17 AM Member Since: 2/9/06 Posts: 1220 |
Dear Shad, I wrote but you still ain't callin I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not-a got 'em There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot 'em but anyways; fuck it, what's been up? Man how's your daughter? My girlfriend's pregnant too, I'm bout to be a father If I have a daughter, guess what I'ma call her? I'ma name her Bonnie I read about your Uncle Ronnie too I'm sorry I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn't want him I know you probably hear this everyday, but I'm your biggest fan I even got the underground shit that you did with Skam I got a room full of your posters and your pictures man I like the shit you did with Rawkus too, that shit was fat Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back, just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan This is TenOfSwords |
| 1/1/13 6:13 AM | |
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American Standard
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Edited: 01/01/13 6:16 AM Member Since: 2/9/06 Posts: 1221 |
Dear Shad, you still ain't called or wrote, I hope you have a chance I ain't mad - I just think it's FUCKED UP you don't answer fans If you didn't wanna talk to me outside your concert you didn't have to, but you coulda signed an autograph for Matthew That's my little brother man, he's only six years old We waited in the blistering cold for you, four hours and you just said, "No." That's pretty shitty man - you're like his fuckin idol He wants to be just like you man, he likes you more than I do I ain't that mad though, I just don't like bein lied to Remember when we met in Denver - you said if I'd write you you would write back - see I'm just like you in a way I never knew my father neither; he used to always cheat on my mom and beat her I can relate to what you're saying in your songs so when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put 'em on cause I don't really got shit else so that shit helps when I'm depressed I even got a tattoo of your name across the chest Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds It's like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me See everything you say is real, and I respect you cause you tell it My girlfriend's jealous cause I talk about you 24/7 But she don't know you like I know you Shad, no one does She don't know what it was like for people like us growin up You gotta call me man, I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose Sincerely yours, TenOfSwords-- P.S. We should be together too |
| 1/1/13 6:34 AM | |
s3xyama
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Member Since: 3/9/10 Posts: 92 |
Woah just Woah, tens is a total douche what a loser I concur.
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| 1/1/13 7:22 AM | |
Boofhead3
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Member Since: 10/7/11 Posts: 775 |
MarkRobinson - Op is the Stan to Rashads Eminem. The letter is fuckin creepy.Lmao
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| 1/1/13 7:29 AM | |
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Immaculata
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Member Since: 12/14/03 Posts: 21621 |
I agree he should go down to MW, but, wtf was that?! |
| 1/1/13 8:04 AM | |
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MarkRobinson
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Member Since: 4/5/07 Posts: 12597 |
lol @ "Therefore, you are in with losers, and bad people. You need to be with winners, and good people."
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| 1/1/13 8:16 AM | |
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NJstileNJ
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Member Since: 11/3/07 Posts: 7052 |
LOL
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| 1/1/13 8:22 AM | |
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Gokudamus stole my name
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 21540 |
That is the gayest letter i have ever read. |
| 1/1/13 8:34 AM | |
Cung knocked my ace out
Member Since: 8/19/12 Posts: 1243 |
Fuckin strange man
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| 1/1/13 8:49 AM | |
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TheMorg826
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Member Since: 2/8/07 Posts: 11396 |
Very insulting to buddy roberts
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| 1/1/13 8:51 AM | |
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crowbar
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 35071 |
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| 1/1/13 2:16 PM | |
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CindyO
Member Since: 2/10/06 Posts: 21039 |
Anthony/TenofSwords, how come you just didn't tell Rashad yourself via phone or e-mail? Do y'all not talk anymore? Because this open letter shit seems dumb, IMO.
Cindy |
| 1/1/13 4:41 PM | |
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Bucephalus
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Member Since: 10/22/12 Posts: 1489 |
CindyO - Not that I agree with his letter or anything.. but I suspect it's similar to the reason that you posted this message publicly rather than sending him a private message. |
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