↵I’m never gonna please the haters, and I’m not gonna try to. At one point earlier in my career, I did wish it wasn’t like that because I’m a likeable person. But I realized people are gonna hate me no matter what. My momma told me a long time ago, ‘not everybody has to like you.‘ And it’s very true. I’m ok with that. I just gottta get back to doing me. Part of the reason I started standing up a banging so much was because everyone said all I do is lay and pray and I’m boring. So I said, alright, I’m gonna develop my standup, and then I started knocking people out, and it was all good. But then I get knocked out in one fight, and all of a sudden I suck. Then I go back to my wrestling and win, and everybody is like, ‘oh my God, all he does is lay and pray.’ I can’t win with these people. But you know what? If they’re gonna hate me, let ‘em hate me.
UFC 114 Main Eventer Rashad Evans Says Let The Haters Hate
↵↵- Rashad Evans speaking to Pro MMA Radio (HT: MMA Mania)
↵Evans does have a point. He was labeled a boring wrestler, then a cocky striker, now a loser because Machida KO’ed him. It’s been a no-win situation for him for quite some time. It’s also very likely that should Evans win his UFC 114 main event against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson that his accomplishment will be lessened as fans claim that the win only came because Jackson was rusty.
↵Rashad is right, he just has to ignore the fans and just focus on getting wins. If he can get back to the top of the division it will prove his point more than any amount of talking.
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