Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has taken on a coaching gig and it’s not on this season of The Ultimate Fighter. He has taken Vitor Belfort under his wing and his helping him prepare for one of the biggest fights of his career against Jon Jones at UFC 152.
Belfort decided to take his camp to Boca Raton, Florida, so the former champ could help him with the rest of The Blackzilians. Evans used to train with Jones in Albuquerque under the tutelage of Greg Jackson and hopes to use that experience to help get Belfort past Jones.
Evans recently spoke with Ariel Helwani on MMAFighting’s “The MMA Hour” and in his opinion Belfort definitely has a chance with his speed and boxing to take out the champ.
“Yes, yes, he has more than a chance. I truly believe it, I truly believe it. Vitor has some of the best hands, the fastest hands and he is very fast and he’s very explosive. You know what I’m saying? So I think Vitor makes it a fight. He goes in there and he makes it a fight.
Of course, if he ever needed me for anything like that, I’ll be there to talk to him and to help him out if he needs it. And I don’t know everything there is to know about life, either, so I’m sure if there’s something I have a problem in life, I’m sure I can learn from him, too. I think right now, he needs to really sort out some things in his life as far as his management situation and just find some people on his team who’s really going to give a true idea and true perspective of where he’s really coming form because sometimes I think he’s a little bit disillusioned. I think disillusion can cause a lot of harm to you.”
Many fans and critics alike do not give Belfort an ounce of a chance against Jones. The numbers don’t lie; Jones has come into the fight a 13-1 favorite.
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