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Published 17:50 27 Sept 2017 BST
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A move down to middleweight hasn't proved to be very fruitful for Evans. He is 0-2 in the division after losing to middling 185-ers Daniel Kelly and Sam Alvey.
While a four-fight skid leaves an unsightly mark on his professional record, the last two being split decisions in which he didn't incur much damage means that the calls for retirement haven't been all that loud. He's not getting outclassed, embarrassed or badly hurt, but he does have unfinished business, as he told MMA Fighting.
“I can’t retire like this. I would never know peace again in my life. Endless nights I would be left looking at the ceiling unable to accept reality.”You can hardly blame him for wanting to get one back in the win column. This is the same guy who knocked out Chuck Liddell cold and took the title off Forrest Griffin. He's earned the right to go out on his own terms.
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