Former UFC light-weight champion Rafael dos Anjos needs to experience out the remainder of his profession at welterweight.
Dos Anjos (32-16 MMA, 21-14 UFC) has bounced between 155 and 170 kilos previously seven years. His most up-to-date look got here at UFC 299 in March when he misplaced a unanimous determination to Mateusz Gamrot.
However now dos Anjos, who’s ranked No. 14 within the UFC’s light-weight rankings, intends on shifting again as much as welterweight.
“Get me out of LW rankings. For you LW on the market calling me out I don’t compete at LW now on. I’ve nothing to show to no person, I stroll round 195 at 39 years outdated. There’s a lot of fights that make sense to me at 170. I wish to combat in July @ufc get me again in that octagon.”
Get me out of LW rankings. For you LW on the market calling me out I don’t compete at LW now on. I’ve nothing to show to no person, I stroll round 195 at 39 years outdated. There’s a lot of fights that make sense to me at 170.
I wish to combat in July @ufc get me again in that octagon.— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) Could 15, 2024
Dos Anjos’ first run at welterweight included three straight wins over Tarec Saffiedine, Neil Magny, and Robbie Lawler, which resulted in an interim title combat vs. Colby Covington in June 2018. He misplaced a aggressive unanimous determination and is 5-5 at 170 kilos. His most up-to-date win got here in a second-round submission of Bryan Barberena in December 2022.
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