Street-fight story: UFC-Mexico's Rashad Evans explains how being KO'd led him to MMA

An MMAjunkie Radio tradition is to ask fighters about memorable street-fighting encounters. UFC Fight Night 114’s Rashad Evans offered up a solid one back in 2009.

“I got stole on,” Evans told MMAjunkie Radio. “As soon as I turned my head, this dude stole on me so bad. It was just one where I fell straight back, already knocked out, like knocked out before I hit the ground, and then my head hit off the concrete.”

Evans (19-6-1 MMA, 14-6-1 UFC), who meets Sam Alvey (30-9 MMA, 7-4 UFC) on Saturday’s FS1-televised card at Mexico City Arena in Mexico, described a nightclub encounter in his hometown of Niagara Falls, N.Y., that led to him being knocked out.

It turned out to be a positive, though, because the former UFC light heavyweight champion said the situation led him to training MMA seriously. Plus, he got revenge later.

“It taught me a valuable lesson: Don’t turn you back in a street fight,” Evans said. “Always be ready. Somebody says they’re going to knock you out, man, don’t even give them that chance.”

Evans will attempt to snap a three-fight losing skid when he faces Alvey at UFC Fight Night 114. Watch the video above to hear Evans relive one of his most memorable fighting moments from outside the cage.

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