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“I want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for finally giving me an easy fight in the UFC.”<\/p>\n

The UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had some words of his own regarding his superfight<\/a> with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Dos Anjos appeared on the MMA Hour<\/a> on Monday and spoke about the historic fight with his outspoken opponent.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t difficult, man,\u201d said dos Anjos on Monday\u2019s edition of the MMA Hour (transcribed by Yahoo!<\/a>). \u201cMy parents, when I was kid, they [were] always telling me, you never argue with crazy people. You let them talk. So, that\u2019s what I did.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a calm-headed fighter. I do my job. I know the time will come March 5. I\u2019ll finally put my hands on the guy. [He’s] gonna pay for everything. Everything he say outside the Octagon. He say bad things about my God, he say bad things about my wife and my kids. Of course, for sure, he\u2019s crossing the line. But in the Octagon is the place where everyone will pay for their sins. And he\u2019s gonna pay. He\u2019s gonna pay on March 5.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dos Anjos admitted that the talk and antics<\/a> of McGregor has gotten into his head, but insists that he will beat him without letting emotions overcome the way he fights.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis guy thinks because he dresses in nice clothes, and he drives a nice car, that he has class,\u201d dos Anjos said. \u201cBut he\u2019s classless. He has no class. He\u2019s a low life. I can\u2019t wait to go in there. I\u2019m not taking it personal; he\u2019s an actor. He\u2019s acting. Once I go in there, I\u2019m a straight guy: I don\u2019t talk, I do. I\u2019m going to go in there and send this guy back to his home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dos Anjos said that he will be getting the same pay that he got in his last title fight with Donald Cerrone. However this being a PPV card against one of the biggest draws in the UFC, dos Anjos is likely to be compensated nicely, but insists that he isn’t concerned about the money.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody likes money,\u201d he said. \u201cI like money. I need money to survive. But I don\u2019t love money. Money is not my god. I don\u2019t worship the money like him. Everybody needs money, but I\u2019m a fighter. For what I make, I\u2019m happy with what I make. The money is not everything; it\u2019s about honor. I\u2019m going to show him why I\u2019m champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow UFC lightweight and former Bellator MMA champion Eddie Alvarez<\/a> was on the show earlier and said that the way to beat McGregor is to take him down to nullify his striking. Dos Anjos however is ever confident in his abilities wherever the fight happens to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I can beat this guy anywhere. If I fight a jiu-jitsu match with him, I\u2019ll beat him. If I fight a karate match with him, I\u2019ll beat him. If I fight a K-1 rules with him, I\u2019ll beat him. I think I can beat him anywhere.”<\/p>\n

What do you think fans? Will Rafael dos Anjos crush Conor McGregor’s dreams of becoming the UFC’s first simultaneous two weight champion? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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