MMAJunkie claims to have confirmed that "Sugar" Rashad Evans will face Thiago Silva at UFC 108, and the January 2nd match will serve as the co-main event underneath the Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort scuffle. Both gentlemen were recently dealt the first official defeat of their careers by the blazing speed and accuracy of Lyoto Machida's straight left hand.  Since the loss at UFC 94 in January, Thiago Silva got back on track with a fierce knockout of Evans' teammate, Keith Jardine.  Evans has not competed since his collision with Machida at UFC 98, and was expected to face opposing TUF coach Quinton "Rampage" Jackson before Rampage nixed the bout by committing to his role of B.A. Baracus in "The A-Team" movie. The light-heavyweight division is ripe with talented and exciting fighters that all offer appealing match-ups; you could pluck any two of the familiar faces at 205 and find that they offer an intriguing equation that's suitable for co-main or main event billing, and this fight is no exception.  Rashad and Thiago are both extremely well-rounded, highly explosive strikers, and more than confident in their skills on the ground, although Rashad's style is takedown and wrestling based where the BJJ blackbelt Thiago excels at positioning, passing, and submissions.

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