UFC 108 Pre-Fight Press Conference Notes

Not a lot of news came out of the UFC 108 pre-fight press conference. Here are some notes WKR took during the presser.
You know, there were a lot of injuries
Dana White began the press conference by touching on all the injuries that surrounded UFC 108 but he wants to assure us that UFC 108 is still wicked awesome!
Rashad vs. Rampage?
Franklin McNeil asked some leading questions for Evans about moving past the ass kicking that Lyoto Machida opened up on Rashad. But the real news was what White said about a potential match-up between Evans and Rampage. White implied that Rashad would need to defeat Thiago Silva in order to fight Rampage.
WKR is pretty sure that fight is happening no matter what occurs on Saturday night.
Thiago totally doesn't feel disrespected, which is shame because that would've made a good headline
Most of the talk at the press conference centered around Rashad and Rampage, which would lead one to assume that Silva would get upset about being forgotten. But Thiago assures us that is not the case and he is just grateful to in Vegas to fight Evans.
New Image for Rashad
Another leading question from someone about Rashad's new image courtesy of The Ultimate Fighter. Rashad is greatful for the new persona as a good
Gilbert Yvel has a ground game?
At least that's what Dana White said. Also Dana is very excited for the fight with Junior dos Santos
MMA Saved Dustin Hazelett's life
Dustin wants to put the honor of Martial Arts back into MMA (was there ever real honor in it to begin with?) due to its positive impact on his life when he was young a "suicidal".
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