Issue 100
April 2013
Blackzilians’ UFC regulars Rashad Evans and Abel Trujillo go head-to-head in our Q&A Octagon
Round 1: Around the Octagon
What age did you start training?
Evans
“I started training in karate at around 13, 14 years old.”
Trujillo
“I’m pretty sure I started training when I was 22.”
How quick was your fastest knockout?
Evans
“I think it’s Sean Salmon.” (Bryan Pardoe, 3:24 of Rnd 1 in June 2004)
Trujillo
“I believe it was 54 seconds.” (Amateur MMA fight)
Toughest opponent faced?
Evans
“Probably Jon Jones.”
Trujillo
“I’d say Frank Carillo.”
Favorite part of training camp?
Evans
“The end.”
Trujillo
“When you see results.”
How many Fight, Sub’ or KO ‘...of the Night’ bonuses have you had?
Evans
“I’ve had four so far.”
Trujillo
“Just one, ‘Fight of the Night.’”
10/10 – No separating these guys in the opener
Round 2: PERSONAL LIFE
What car do you drive?
Evans
“A Cadillac CTS-V.”
Trujillo
“A beat-up old Camry.”
Favorite luxury item?
Evans
“My TV. It’s pretty big. I think it’s like 65 inches.”
Trujillo
“My TV too. I’m not sure how big it is, but it’s pretty big.”
Any pets?
Evans
“I’ve got a dog called Romeo.”
Trujillo
“No, but not by choice (laughs).”
How many Twitter/Facebook followers have you got?
Evans
“I’ve got over 5,000 Facebook followers (111,002) and 250,000 Twitter followers.”
Trujillo
“I got over 1,000 likes (1,183) and over 2,000 followers on Twitter (2,891).”
Who is your hero?
Evans
“My mom.”
Trujillo
“God.”
Round 3: HAVE YOU EVER...
… stolen anything from a hotel?
Evans
“Yes, a pillow.”
Trujillo
“Yeah, shampoo.”
…dropped food on the floor but eaten it anyway?
Evans
“I’ve dropped food many times and still eaten it. Five second rule ain’t it?”
Trujillo
“Yeah.”
...had a crush on a friend’s mother?
Evans
“Yes, I have.”
Trujillo
“Yeah, I believe so (laughs).”
...killed your dinner?
Evans
“Yes, I have.”
Trujillo
“No, never done that either.”
… been caught with porn?
Evans
“Yeah, I have (laughs).”
Trujillo
“No, fortunately I haven’t (laughs).”
10/9 – Evans edges the final round too
Rashad dominates the late rounds to take the decision, 30-28.
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