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  导出博客文章WINNIPEG -- Rashad Evans says it will be a little crazy looking across the cage Saturday at Dan Henderson, a veteran fighter he has followed for years. Clearance Jerseys UK . "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Dan and its going to be fun because Ive watched his style for a long time," Evans said Thursday. "I kind of modelled my style after his a little bit." Evans, with an MMA record of 22-3-1 and a UFC record of 12-3-1, is still predicting a win when the light heavyweights meet at UFC 161. Hes coming off losses to Jon Jones and Rogerio Noguiera, who was to be in one of the cancelled fights Saturday that bumped Evans-Henderson into the main-event slot. "Speed I think is going to be the biggest factor in this fight," he added. Both are former champions who would like to get another title shot, although neither was begging for one Thursday. "Eventually, I beat enough people, I do it impressively enough, theyre going to want to give me a title shot," said Evans. Henderson, 42 to Evans 33, is looking to improve on his MMA record of 29-9. He has a UFC record of 6-3 that dates all the way back to UFC 17 in 1998 and lost his last fight in a split decision to Lyoto Machida in February. He knows what to expect from Evans. "I think its going to be a war. Hes quick and dangerous on his feet and a good wrestler," said Henderson. "He mixes up things real well sometimes and I plan on staying in his face and hitting him hard and expecting that hell try and take me down after that." Henderson has a reputation as a great puncher, but Evans says he believes he can hold his own with his fists. "I believe I have a heavier punch but Dan Henderson, his punch is legendary. Hes silenced a lot of people with the H bomb." This isnt Evans first visit to Winnipeg, where he had a small part in a movie called "Lockdown" that was filmed in the dead of a Manitoba winter. "Chilly is an understatement, it was the coldest experience Ive had in my life," said the fighter, who is based out of Boca Raton, Fla. Even though its now a main event, the fight remains at three rounds and not the usual five. Henderson said hes decided hes content with that. "I kind of think that I would like to have it five rounds but at the same time five rounds makes it a lot tougher to fight, so it changes things up a little bit." As for the age difference, he suggested it gives him an edge. "I feel that this is definitely an experience-based sport and hopefully that shows on Saturday." Henderson also isnt making his first visit to the city but, like Evans, his last stop was in January when he avoided moving around outside as much as possible. He was born in and fights out of California. The other fights on the main card include a heavyweight matchup between Roy Nelson of Las Vegas and Stipe Miocic out of Indenpdence, Ohio, and a light heavyweight battle between Edmontons Ryan Jimmo and Igor Pokrajac of Zagreb, Croatia. It will also feature the first womens fight in Canada between Ontario native Alexis Davis and Rosi Sexton from Manchester, England. The card took its first hit several weeks ago when the main event featuring interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland fell apart after Barao injured his foot. It took another blow when the co-main event featuring former light-heavyweight champion Mauricio (Shogun) Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was off after Nogueira pulled out due to injury. UFC also struggled with injuries that depleted a card in Calgary last year. UFC president Dana White, in town for the fight, said last year was the worst in 13 years of history for the organization. "These things are going to happen. Unfortunately a couple of them happened in Canada," he said. But he said the response in Winnipeg has been tremendous and no one who bought tickets is going to be disappointed. "Theres always bumps on the road. Guys get injured, it happens." White said he was also encouraged by a law passed this month in Ottawa to legalize MMA and allow provinces to draft regulations. "We want to take this thing everywhere and now we can." White also confirmed Thursday that Jon Jones will defend his light heavyweight title against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in Toronto in September. Wholesale NFL Jerseys UK . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Wholesale Jerseys UK . 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But his size made him a target for tough guys. Edgar never mastered trash talk, so he relied on his fists.His best friend, Kurt Wehner, remembers all the times Edgar won against cocky amateurs in street fights.The jacked kid who tried to KO Edgar at the Surf Club in Seaside Heights, New Jersey?[Edgar] whipped his ass, Wehner recalled.The dudes at the soccer game who thought they could pick on him but left with bruises?They would always point Frankie out, and then hed have enough of whatever the situation was, Wehner said.Beyond all the star power that will anchor Saturdays massive UFC 200, an opportunity awaits a fleet of fighters who hope to turn this event into their moment. Perhaps their last moment.Somewhere between Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor stands a cage. Its full of brawlers chasing a slice of the mainstream success captured by a handful of the UFCs most popular stars.Frankie Edgar is in that cage. Frankie Edgar has forever been in that cage.Thats why the scrappy fighter from Toms River, New Jersey, understands the stakes of his second fight against Jose Aldo in a battle for the UFCs interim featherweight championship. Edgar has won five consecutive fights since Aldo earned a unanimous decision against him at UFC 156 in 2013.A victory against Aldo on Saturday could propel Edgar, a 145-pounder, into a high-profile match against McGregor, or an intriguing fight with Dominick Cruz for the 135-pound belt.Im excited, obviously, with all the media hype. This is real big, Edgar told ESPN.com. I know the implications this has. I know what this weighs. I just want to capitalize on it.In the cage, its real. Youre only as good as your last fight. One slip sets you back so far in this day and age.When Edgar won the lightweight belt against B.J. Penn in 2010, he boosted his street cred and marketability. Before that win, most viewed him as the tough, nice-guy-outside-the-cage competitor who searched for brawls others avoided. He never seemed comfortable until he caught a left hook to the head or an uppercut on the chin. In those depths, Edgar competed for fight-of-the-night bonuses and the heavy-handed backslaps of fans who appreciated his spirit and his love for the melee.Earlier this week, Edgar predicted a win against a basic Aldo (his words) in their rematch. Hes noot looking past Aldo, but he plans to go through him. Discount Jerseys UK. Hell welcome the brawl if it comes.The first fight helps. But its not the only blueprint his camp will use to prepare for the second fight. Aldo is shifty and even mysterious. He throws kicks from odd angles and punches with a speed few can match.We just always prepare to be ready for everything, said Mark Henry, Edgars trainer. You just dont know where the fight is gonna go. ... If it becomes a brawl and Frankies winning the brawl, we want him to brawl. We want him doing whatevers working.But Edgar is not sure that Aldos focus is centered on Saturdays bout. The former champion spent the months leading up to UFC 200 discussing his last loss to McGregor, not this critical matchup.I just think hes dealing with that KO, Edgar said. Conor could hurt you with just his words.McGregor reduced Aldos decade of dominance to a viral meme with an eight-second knockout that erased any doubts about the Irish champions position in the division.A lopsided loss Sunday would leave Edgar floating in McGregors orbit. Its a common abyss for contenders who had then lost it.Holly Holm. Luke Rockhold. Cain Velasquez. Edgars name belonged there after a three-fight losing streak and a drop to 145 pounds that began with the loss to Aldo three years ago. Saturday could send him there again.I think in the first fight, Frankie and the whole team maybe gave a little too much respect to Aldo like in the B.J. [Penn] fight, Henry said. Maybe we did some things that we were too cautious on.Now, Edgar is 34 in a division occupied by young fighters awaiting their respective shots at the crown in the UFC, which employs an abundance of competitors who remain dreamers still recovering from past defeats. Edgar knows hes approaching an age when former aspirations often become the residue of lost opportunities.He just wants it, he just wants it bad, Henry said. Whenever you want anything in life, whether its the opening of a business or the championship of the world, its desire. His desire goes deep. Everything he wants so bad. Some people are content with maybe reaching the pinnacle, but some people want more. He just lives for this. He tasted gold and hes wanted it ever since he lost it.On Saturday, Edgar will take Toms River into the cage with him. Those moments, that pressure and those childhood scraps with the neighborhood watching. Those fights with the young men who always underestimated him -- theyre all coming with him.From 2,500 miles away, his supporters will ask him to throw everything he has at Aldo. Theyll urge him to embrace the moment and its meaning. Theyll root for him to leave the cage as a champion.Its his time, Wehner said. Hes gonna keep coming at you. Hes just gonna keep coming.He needs this. He knows he need this. Wholesale China Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Nike Basketball Jerseys Hockey Jerseys China Supply Baseball Jerseys Football Jerseys Sale Authentic College Jerseys MLB Jerseys China Stitched Soccer Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Nike Jerseys ' ' '