Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will welcome former UFC light heavyweight champion, and UFC 133 headliner, "Suga" Rashad Evans on its Friday edition July 29, airing at 12:35am EST on NBC.
Evans is expected to discuss his main-event bout, August 6, when he takes on a resurgent Tito Ortiz at UFC 133, live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two battled to a hard-fought unanimous draw in 2007, however, Ortiz was penalized a point in the second round for grabbing onto the octagon fence during an Evans take-down attempt.
Evans will also field questions surrounding his well publicized split from Team Jackson, and the rivalries that have blossomed in the wake of that departure, particularly with regards to his relationship with current champ, Jon Jones.
It has also been reported that former UFC middleweight champion, Rich Franklin, has sold his life story to production company, Double E Pictures, who will develop a film with David Hollander writing the script, and Mathew Cullan as the project's executive producer.
Wednesday, Franklin had the following to say regarding his latest opportunity:
"I'm excited to see the story of my career as a fighter brought to the screen, and I feel confident that the team assembled will do a great job in telling this story,"
According to the official release, American Fighter will chronicle Franklin's life from the time he was a high school math teacher, to his ascent up the MMA ranks on self-taught skills, culminating with his reign as the UFC middleweight champion.
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