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UFC officially announces Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez
After UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos’ strength & conditioning coach captioned an Instagram photo with a major hint at dos Anjos fighting at UFC 200, the UFC officially announced the bout. On Thursday July 7th, just two days before UFC 200, Rafael dos Anjos will look to defend his UFC lightweight championship against Eddie […]
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VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos’ trainer spills the beans, RDA fighting at UFC 200
[ooyala code=”0yZzJ1MjE6scArx6PKejAKmYeud3TaAR” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] While it seemed that the ‘big fights’ at UFC 200 had all been announced, it appears that may not be the case! In addition to McGregor vs. Diaz II, Tate vs. Nunes, and Edgar vs. Aldo II, it appears as though UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will […]
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Rafael dos Anjos rips Conor McGregor
It’s no secret that Rafael dos Anjos and Conor McGregor don’t like each other. In the one press conference that the pair had before RDA was forced out of the fight with a broken foot, the pair exchanged heated words. McGregor even went as far as to question dos Anjos as a parent, bringing the […]
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Rafael dos Anjos gives updated timetable for return
There’s been no official word yet on who UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will face when he makes his return to the Octagon following a broken foot. RDA joined Bas Rutten and Mauro Ranallo on Inside MMA to give an update on the foot injury which forced him out of his UFC 196 title […]
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VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos gives update on injury, talks Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
Since Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot in training leading up to his UFC 196 lightweight title scrap with Conor McGregor, the champ has yet to book another fight inside the Octagon. Ahead of UFC 200, where Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch, the lightweight champ joined Inside MMA […]
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VIDEO | Rare footage of Rafael dos Anjos winning fight early in his career
Apr7.2007@RdosAnjosMMA earns the 5th victory of his professional career, when he submits Johil de Oliveirapic.twitter.com/hRZLBRg6MY — MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) April 7, 2016 UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos currently doesn’t have a fight booked inside the Octagon after he broke his foot in training leading up to his UFC 196. While dos Anjos was […]
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Rafael dos Anjos offers to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
Late Tuesday evening, news broke that Tony Ferguson was injured and would no longer be able to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th in Tampa Florida. While it didn’t take long for fan favorite fighter Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone to offer to fill-in on short notice to fight Khabib, UFC lightweight […]
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Eddie Alvarez vs. Rafael dos Anjos set for UFC 200?
While UFC President Dana White stated recently that the co-main event for UFC 200 had yet to be announced, it appears as though Eddie Alvarez may have broken the news via Twitter. Alvarez, who is currently riding a 2-fight win streak that has seen him defeat both Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis via split decision, […]
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Rafael dos Anjos reacts to Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II
Recently the UFC announced that Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 200 on July 9th. While the majority of the MMA community was thrilled with the announcement of the bout, Rafael dos Anjos wasn’t. During a Periscope session, dos Anjos stated: “Conor don’t deserve to fight me. […]
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Rafael dos Anjos: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 makes no sense
UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was initially slated to fight Conor McGregor for the lightweight championship at UFC 196 on March 5th, however a broken foot forced dos Anjos out of the fight. Ultimately Nate Diaz stepped in as a late replacement for dos Anjos with less than two weeks until fight night. Diaz […]
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Report: UFC denies RDA’s request to fight Robbie Lawler or Nate Diaz at UFC 200
According to a report from Ariel Helwani, the UFC has denied Rafael dos Anjos’ request to fight either Nate Diaz or Robbie Lawler at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. ‘UFC Tonight’ revealed the news on Twitter: UFC denied Rafael dos Anjos' bid for Lawler or Diaz at UFC 200 (per @arielhelwani) https://t.co/Ip40btOG8i […]
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Rafael dos Anjos eyes big fight at UFC 200
While Rafael dos Anjos may have been forced out of his UFC 196 main event bout with Conor McGregor due to a broken foot, the lightweight champion is looking to fight at UFC 200 in July. Not only is dos Anjos looking to fight on the card, he may even be looking to challenge welterweight […]
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Opinion: Nate Diaz’s next fight should be at lightweight against champion “RDA”
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This is how Rafael dos Anjos feels about missing the biggest payday of his career
Nate Diaz became a millionaire with just one fight against UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was supposed to be in that spot, but an injury forced him out of the fight with McGregor leading Diaz to step in as a late replacement. Dos Anjos appeared on the MMA Hour […]
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Rafael dos Anjos open to superfight with Robbie Lawler at UFC 200
Leading up to UFC 196, there was much speculation as to a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Robbie Lawler at UFC 200 if McGregor were to defeat Nate Diaz at UFC 196. Ultimately, as everyone knows by now, Diaz submitted McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap. Following the bout, McGregor revealed […]
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Rafael dos Anjos on Conor McGregor: ‘Holly Holm showed more heart than him’
Although Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos never got their chance to fight at UFC 196, the lightweight champion is still making sure to stir the pot with the featherweight champion. Dos Anjos appeared on the MMA hour on Monday and spoke about McGregor’s performance against Nate Diaz at UFC 196. “Honestly, to tell you […]
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Rafael dos Anjos reacts to Nate Diaz’s submission win over Conor McGregor
In the main event of UFC 196, Nate Diaz shocked the world as he picked up a 2nd round submission win over Conor McGregor. Immediately, the MMA world went wild as everyone had something to say about McGregor’s loss. While Jose Aldo took the opportunity to talk trash and call out Conor McGregor for a […]
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PHOTO | Rafael dos Anjos shows proof of his broken foot, out for six more weeks
With less than two weeks out from the biggest fight of his career, lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of his scheduled bout with featherweight champion Conor McGregor with a foot injury. Dos Anjos updated everyone with his injured foot. He posted two photos to his Instagram account and captioned the first saying, “—>>>Me […]
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RDA: ‘Classless’ McGregor should be fined for trying to hurt Diaz’s hand
UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos took to Twitter last night to give his take on the Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz press conference scuffle. “RDA” was rather disgusted by the current featherweight champions actions, stating that McGregor acted classless and was attempting to injure his UFC 196 opponent with the strike, his words: Mcgregor […]
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Rafael dos Anjos’ manager blasts “bulls–t guy” Conor McGregor
By now the MMA world knows that Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos won’t get to settle their beef on March 5th at UFC 196. A broken foot forced dos Anjos out of the bout, which lead to the UFC bringing Nate Diaz in as a fill-in opponent for Conor McGregor in the main event. […]
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Rafael dos Anjos wonders why Conor McGregor didn’t fight Donald Cerrone
After Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from his UFC 196 lightweight title fight against Conor McGregor on Tuesday, there was much speculation as to who would step in to fight Conor McGregor. Donald Cerrone was the first person to offer to fill in for dos Anjos, and even began starting to cut weight in anticipation of […]
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More details emerge surrounding Rafael dos Anjos’ broken foot
Tuesday morning the MMA world awoke to news that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had broken his foot and would no longer be able to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196. Ultimately the UFC selected Nate Diaz as a replacement for dos Anjos, and the bout was moved from lightweight […]
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Rafael dos Anjos releases statement on UFC 196 with new photo of foot
Yesterday morning UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from his UFC 196 main event title fight against Conor McGregor due to a broken foot. The UFC ultimately replaced dos Anjos with Nate Diaz on short notice, and moved the bout from 155 pounds to 170 pounds given that Diaz was stepping in on short […]
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PHOTO | Rafael dos Anjos shares photo of broken foot
Tuesday morning news broke that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had been forced to pull out of his UFC 196 lightweight title fight with Conor McGregor on March 5th. While there was certainly no shortage of top ranked contenders offering to fight McGregor on short notice, the UFC ultimately opted to go with Nate […]
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Rafael dos Anjos’ coach releases statement on UFC 196 withdrawal
Early Tuesday morning news surfaced that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had been forced to withdraw from his UFC 196 lightweight title fight against Conor McGregor after breaking his foot. While the UFC has been scrambling to find a replacement for dos Anjos with less than 2 weeks to go until fight night, Donald […]
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BREAKING! RDA injured, out of UFC 196!
According to multiple reports, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (25-7 MMA) has suffered a broken foot in training and will no longer be able to defend his title against Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5. Brazilian news outlet Globo was one of the first to report the story. No word yet if […]
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VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos discusses fighting Conor McGregor
https://youtu.be/te_yJEe0vi0 On March 5th Rafael dos Anjos will square off against Conor McGregor for the lightweight title in Las Vegas at UFC 196. Te fight will be McGregor’s first at lightweight under the UFC banner, and will likely decide of the featherweight champ will move up to welterweight to fight Robbie Lawler for the welterweight […]
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VIDEO: Rafael dos Anjos bests Lyoto Machida in training ahead of Conor McGregor bout
[ooyala code=”BwNmQzMTE6MhNnCBj2exuUiIz-aqbpvq” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Check out this video of UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos training for his upcoming fight with featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The two are set to fight in a historic bout as McGregor looks to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two different weight class’ […]