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After dropping his second straight loss at lightweight in 2016<\/a>, Rafael dos Anjos announced that he would be making the jump up to welterweight in hopes of experiencing a bit of a career resurgence. <\/a><\/p>\n

The former lightweight champ explained that over the course of his two losses in 2016, he continued to experience struggles making the lightweight title fight limit of 140 pounds. <\/p>\n

\"Rafael<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m killing myself to make 155, and [without the championship] I\u2019m not making much money,\u201d Dos Anjos said. \u201cI would make 155 pounds for a super fight or something, but for what I\u2019m making today? No, it\u2019s not worth making 155.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, the former champ has named several potential opponents for his potential 170 pound debut, explaining in an interview with MMAJunkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Robbie Lawler is a good name and a fight that interests me,\u201d dos Anjos (25-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC) told MMAjunkie. \u201cNick Diaz. I think I can beat these guys for sure. Those are some of the names on my mind right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWelterweight is a different division, but I\u2019m not fighting light at welterweight,\u201d dos Anjos said. \u201cEverything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top. Now I\u2019m at welterweight, and I want to fight the best guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to fight in Brazil,\u201d he said. \u201cI just heard about the show with (Max) Holloway and (Jose) Aldo (at UFC 212). My last fight in Rio was in 2007, and I would love to have a chance to fight in my hometown again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I deserve it because of my history, because of what I did for the sport.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"ufc<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if the former lightweight champ is able to secure himself a spot on June 3rd’s UFC 212 fight card in Brazil, where Jose Aldo and Max Holloway will fight for the undisputed featherweight title.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 2\/16\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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