Almost a decade ago, an undefeated 28-year old landed a right hand that would change his MMA career forever.

The punch was no other then the infamous overhand right that Rashad Evans landed on the jaw of Chuck Liddell at UFC 88. Causing a stir in the talent-packed light heavyweight division at the time, it was a strike that would earn Evans a title shot against then champion, Forrest Griffin.

"Suga" ended that year on a high. After getting beaten up by Griffin for two rounds, Evans ground and pounded his way to the UFC light heavyweight belt with a third round TKO over the TUF 1 winner.

When We Were Kings☝ 12/27/08 A post shared by Suga Rashad Evans (@sugarashadevans) on Dec 27, 2017 at 7:49pm PST

Now approaching ten years later, it’s somewhat surprising to see that Evans is still on the UFC roster.

Since losing to Jon Jones in a light heavyweight title fight back in 2012, Evans UFC record sits at 2-5. His last win came over four years ago, when he defeated Chael Sonnen via TKO at UFC 167.

A recurring knee injury has plagued Evans’ activity over the years, but what happened before he was set to make his middleweight debut against Tim Kennedy at UFC 205, was even more concerning. Evans was pulled from the fight due to an undisclosed irregularity being found in his pre-fight medicals, and although the bout was rescheduled for UFC 206, he was unable to obtain clearance again.

The former UFC light heavyweight champion has since fought twice at 185-pounds, looking below par in defeats to both Daniel Kelly and Sam Alvey.

It’s hard to see where Evans’ future lies in the UFC. He turns 39 this year, any sort of title run is out of the question, and "Suga" has admitted he has "nothing left to prove". Will the promotion treat him like former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, and continue to offer him fights until he decides his own time is up?

Evans should do what the likes of Vitor Belfort and Michael Bisping have done, call it one more then quits. His current form as a UFC analyst behind the FOX Sports desk, is much better than his current form in the octagon.