Rashad Evans Net Worth

Net Worth	$8.5 million
Date of Birth	25 September 1979
Profession	Mixed martial artist
Nationality	American
Last Updated	2020

Introduction:

Rashad Evans Net Worth, How did the professional mixed martial artist earn his wealth? Read on to find out more about Rashad Evans Net Worth, his life and career.

Rashad Evans Early Life

He is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from New York. Rashad Evans grew up with his family in Niagara Falls.

Rashad was stubborn when he was a kid, and he liked to fight with his older brother. He grew up in a bad neighborhood where fighting was known as completely normal.

He played football during his childhood and his coach recommended him to start to wrestle instead if he wanted to become a good football player. Rashad started to compete in his college, so he went to Michigan State, Wheatfield High School.

When he went to high school, he became the All-State wrestler two times and he later joined the wrestling program of Community College.

Rashad Evans Career

Rashad Anton Evans was born in Niagara Falls, New York on the 25th of September, 1979. He became famous when he started to wrestle in his high school in Sanborn, New York.

He loves playing football, but he later decided to give it all to his wrestling career, so he joined the college wrestling team.

However, the wrestling coach spotted Rashad’s talent and made him train harder so that he could compete on an international level.

Rashad started his professional career in 2004 as he joined the TV-show Ultimate Fighter that made him very popular. He was actually the shortest and the second lightest of the nine heavyweight competitors.

Then after the show, Rashad dropped down to light heavyweight, deciding that he could have a better chance if he went into a lower weight class.

In 2008, he faced the Champion Forrest Griffin who had the control over him in the first two rounds at UFC 92. In the third round, he followed Griffin to the ground and took control over him, that led to a victory for Evans.

Rashad Evans became the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and the following year, he won the award for Fighter of The Year honors from Sherdog. During his career, he gained a lot of awards as a wrestler like Gladiator Challenge, Fighter of The Year in Sherdog, Knockout Of The Night and more.

Ever since, Evans has banked a lot of cash and he is known for his mental strength and his physical techniques and is one of the best light-heavyweight fighters in the UFC industry.