{"id":189664,"date":"2016-03-17T05:56:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=189664"},"modified":"2016-03-17T05:56:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:56:50","slug":"report-rda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/report-rda\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: UFC denies RDA&#8217;s request to fight Robbie Lawler or Nate Diaz at UFC 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">Ariel Helwani<\/a>, the UFC has denied Rafael dos Anjos&#8217; request to fight either Nate Diaz or Robbie Lawler at July&#8217;s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;UFC Tonight&#8217; revealed the news on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UFC denied Rafael dos Anjos&#39; bid for Lawler or Diaz at UFC 200 (per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ip40btOG8i\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ip40btOG8i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCTonight\/status\/710263355668172800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;RDA&#8221; had stated his desire to either rematch UFC 196 winner Nate Diaz in a lightweight title fight, or move up to welterweight and have a &#8216;super fight&#8217; with 170-pound kingpin Robbie Lawler on July 9.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently the UFC has &#8216;other plans&#8217; for the 155-pound champ. Could a lightweight title fight with former Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez be on the horizon? <\/p>\n<p>Who do you think the UFC is planning to have their current lightweight champion defend his belt against at UFC 200? 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