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BREAKING | Kevin Lee moves up to welterweight, faces Rafael Dos Anjos in UFC Rochester main event
It’s been a roller coaster ride of events for “The Mo-Town Phenom” Kevin Lee since his interim title fight with Tony Ferguson in October 2017. The then 24-year old Lee would go onto lose via third-round submission (triangle choke) in a fun and competitive bout. After taking some time to re-evaluate and gather himself, Lee […]
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Rafael Dos Anjos: Conor McGregor fight would be ‘worth the drop in weight’
If it wasn’t for former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos, we never would have seen the two wars between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Before Eddie Alvarez was the lightweight champion, that label belonged to Dos Anjos who was supposed to be McGregor’s first champion vs champion bout as McGregor came up from the […]
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Rafael dos Anjos calls out Conor McGregor: ‘you pick the weight class’
Last night, the UFC touched down in Fortaleza, Brazil, with an exciting 13-fight card. As always, the fans in the building were incredibly excited and passionate — so much so that former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor now wants to fight in the country. “What an amazing atmosphere at UFC Brazil tonight,” Conor […]
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Darren Till takes aim at multiple welterweights including Rafael dos Anjos
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till recently took to Twitter where he called out former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, among others. Till, who is set to fight Jorge Masvidal on March 16 at UFC London, called both Rafael dos Anjos and Santiago Ponzinibbio “scared rats” on Twitter. Darren Till then turned his attention […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio says “scared” Rafael Dos Anjos won’t fight him
Despite rumblings of a potential matchup, Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Rafael Dos Anjos has yet to be officially signed. The #7 ranked welterweight, “Ponz” spoke to MMAFighting and explained why he thinks the fight hasn’t been signed yet. ”The truth is he doesn’t want to fight me,” Ponzinibbio told MMAFighting. “He’s scared. It makes me want […]
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Rafael dos Anjos says he has accepeted a fight with Santiago Ponzinibbio
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos claims he has already accepted a fight with perennial welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio. “RDA” took to Twitter where he blasted “Ponz” with the following message for insinuating that he was a chicken. Pede pra alguém que tenha 2 neurônios a mais que você pra te explicar que eu […]
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Rafael dos Anjos issues statement on loss to Kamaru Usman
Last Friday night, in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos stepped into the cage with streaking welterweight contender Kamaru Usman. Although dos Anjos put forth an admirable effort in this fight, he was not able to withstand Usman’s relentless attack, and ultimately gave up a […]
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MMA Community reacts to tonight’s Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman main event
A key welterweight contest featuring Rafael dos Anjos taking on Kamaru Usman headlined tonight’s TUF 28 Finale event in Las Vegas. Kamaru Usman entered tonight’s event sporting an impressive twelve-fight win streak, with eight of those victories taking place in the UFC. “The Nigerian Nightmare” was coming off a win over Demian Maia in his […]
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TUF 28 Finale Results: Kamaru Usman defeats Rafael dos Anjos (Highlights)
Tonight’s TUF 28 Finale event was headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring Rafael dos Anjos taking on Kamaru Usman. The former UFC lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos (28-10 MMA), entered tonight’s main event looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Colby Covington in his most recent contest at UFC 225. […]
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TUF 28 Finale Results and Highlights
The TUF 28 Finale takes place tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring Rafael dos Anjos taking on Kamaru Usman. The former UFC lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos, will be looking to rebound after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Colby Covington at UFC 225. Prior to […]
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Rafael dos Anjos tells “drunk” Conor McGregor to shut up!
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had some strong words for Conor McGregor following the Irishman’s demands of ONE Championship’s Chatri Sityodtong. Last week a massive trade sent former ONE Championship welterweight title holder Ben Askren to the UFC in exchange for former flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson. Shortly after the historic trade was made […]
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Rafael dos Anjos challenges Dillon Danis to a winner takes all cage fight
Moments after scoring a fourth-round submission victory over Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov proceeded to leap out of the octagon and onto Dillon Danis. The victorious UFC lightweight champion, Nurmagomedov, proceeded to throw punches with the McGregor’s jiu-jitsu coach (Danis) until security was able to step in and separate […]
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Rafael dos Anjos trashes Dillon Danis, Danis challenges him to street fight
Shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229, he leapt out of the Octagon, and onto McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis like Mario on a Goomba. From there, he and Danis engaged in a brief scrap, trading punches until they were separated. Shortly thereafter, former UFC lightweight champion and current welterweight contender Rafael […]
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Rafael dos Anjos makes predictions for UFC 228 and UFC 229 main events
This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 228, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title opposite undefeated British challenger Darren Till. Rafael dos Anjos, who is one of the top contenders in the crowded UFC welterweight division, will be watching this fight closely. For Rafael dos Anjos, the outcome […]
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Rafael dos Anjos explains why he doesn’t want to fight Santiago Ponzinibbio in Argentina
Earlier this month, surging UFC welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio called for a fight with recent interim welterweight title challenger Rafael dos Anjos. It was his hope, he said, that he could battle dos Anjos in the main event of the UFC’s upcoming debut in his native Argentina. Dos Anjos, however, wasn’t interested in flying down […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio calls out Rafael dos Anjos, dos Anjos fires back
In a recent interview with Combate, surging Argentine welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio called for a fight with former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. It’s his hope that he and dos Anjos can fight in the main event of the UFC’s November 17 debut in Argentina. “Want to fight in November? Fight me,” Santiago Ponzinibbio said […]
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Former champ Rafael dos Anjos defends Shogun after UFC Hamburg, slams “sad” critics
On Sunday evening, in the headlining bout of UFC Hamburg, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua returned to the cage opposite Anthony Smith, a fresh new light heavyweight contender who stepped in to replace Volkan Oezdemir on short notice. Unfortunately, this fight did not go as planned for the MMA legend Shogun, as […]
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REPORT | Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is likely next for Kamaru Usman
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will likely be the next man to square off with surging welterweight contender Kamaru Usman. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported that news earlier today. I’m told that the UFC is currently working on booking a welterweight fight between recent interim title challenger Rafael dos Anjos and surging division contender […]
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Rafael Dos Anjos breaks silence following UFC 225
The original plan for UFC 225 was to have two title fights atop the stacked night of fights. Unfortunately, one ended up not being over a championship but the other went along as planned. In UFC 225’s co-main event this past Saturday, former UFC lightweight champion, Rafael Dos Anjos took on Colby Covington in search […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington ‘100%’ sure that Rafael dos Anjos was cheating in their fight
Last night a new champion was crowned. That champion was none other than the outspoken American Top Team product, Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington. Covington fought and defeated former UFC lightweight king, Rafael Dos Anjos in UFC 225’s co-main event to become the new UFC interim welterweight champion. Thus setting him up for a future date with […]
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UFC 225 Results: Colby Covington defeats Rafael dos Anjos (Highlights)
Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos squared off for the promotions interim welterweight title in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 225 event in Chicago. Colby Covington entered tonight’s championship bout on a five-fight win streak, his latest being a lopsided decision win over Demian Maia. Meanwhile, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has won […]
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Rafael dos Anjos doesn’t think Darren Till will last long at welterweight
Last weekend, in the main event of UFC Liverpool, Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, scoring a close decision victory over two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Regrettably, Till’s win was shadowed in controversy, as he missed weight for the bout, tipping the scales three and a half […]
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Rafael dos Anjos rips Colby Covington: “he’s just a worse version of Conor McGregor”
Colby Covington, who battles Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight title at UFC 225 this June 9, is perhaps the most polarizing fighter in mixed martial arts today. The American welterweight has unleashed a stream of incendiary trash talk over the last few months, but apparently, it’s not bothering his opponent dos Anjos. “I […]
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Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Bisping take aim at Bellator’s Dillon Danis
Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Bisping take aim at Bellator’s Dillon Danis Former UFC champions Rafael dos Anjos (lightweight) and Michael Bisping (middleweight) took aim at Bellator MMA’s Dillon Danis on social media this weekend. The brash jiu-jitsu specialist, Danis, who recently picked up his first career mixed martial arts victory at Bellator 198, decided […]
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Colby Covington says the UFC has guaranteed his safety in Brazil, but Rafael dos Anjos is still in danger
Weeks after our initial report that Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos will battle for interim welterweight gold at UFC 224, the bout is now official. One of the most interesting details of this contest is that it will occur in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Covington, of course, is public enemy number-one in the country, […]
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VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos promises Brazil he will “take care of business” against Colby Covington
Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington’s UFC 224 interim welterweight title fight, which was first reported by BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor, is now a done deal. The bout is expected to be announced by the UFC any minute now, while both fighters will participate in a press conference in Brooklyn, NY this Friday. Speaking with Helen […]
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Tyron Woodley questions RDA’s choice to fight Covington: he could have fought me next
Though the UFC hasn’t made it official just yet, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is expected to battle Colby Covington for interim welterweight gold at UFC 224 this May 12. Speaking during a recent Instagram live video session, the division’s undisputed champ Tyron Woodley questioned dos Anjos’ choice to accept this fight. In […]
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Report | An interim welterweight title fight is in the works for UFC 224
UFC 224, which goes down on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has looked like it could be a very big card from the moment it was announced. According to BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor, who has spoken with multiple sources close to the situation, the card is about to get a whole lot bigger, as […]