{"id":197155,"date":"2016-06-21T09:57:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T16:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197155"},"modified":"2016-06-21T09:57:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T16:57:58","slug":"rafael-dos-anjos-wants-easy-money-fight-with-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/rafael-dos-anjos-wants-easy-money-fight-with-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael dos Anjos wants &#8220;easy money&#8221; fight with Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, after <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-mcgregor-knocks-out-aldo-in-13-seconds\/\">Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds<\/a> to claim the UFC featherweight championship, McGregor was slated to move up to lightweight to fight lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 196.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, d<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/rafael-dos-anjos-releases-statement-on-ufc-196-along-with-new-photo\/\">os Anjos was forced out of the bout with a broken foot<\/a>, and was ultimately <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">replaced by Nate Diaz, who defeated McGregor<\/a> in a welterweight matchup. With a rematch between McGregor and Diaz slated for UFC 202 on August 20th, dos Anjos spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/06\/rafael-dos-anjos-conor-mcgregor-fight-would-be-easy-money-after-he-loses-again-to-nate-diaz\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a> to give his thoughts on that bout, and campaign for a fight with McGregor:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI thought at first, McGregor would win. \u2026 Diaz, he didn\u2019t have time to train at all.  Diaz took those shots and did not crumble, and I know how durable he is because I hit him with some good shots, too, \u2026 and McGregor gassed out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst me \u2026 [the finish] should be even earlier, I would hurt that guy,\u201d offered dos Anjos. \u201cHe will get hurt one day, and I think it will not be funny if I say something to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this fight happens down the road I will be there. If UFC thinks he deserves a lightweight shot I will be there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think money comes and goes. What comes easy, goes easy, and that would be an easy money.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>dos Anjos is currently gearing up for his &#8216;UFC Fight Night: 90&#8217; fight with Eddie Alvarez on July 7th, where he will look to defend his lightweight championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, after Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to claim the UFC featherweight championship, McGregor was slated to move up to lightweight to fight lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 196. 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