{"id":242532,"date":"2017-06-18T09:35:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T16:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=242532"},"modified":"2017-06-18T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T16:35:16","slug":"rafael-dos-anjos-outlines-path-welterweight-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/rafael-dos-anjos-outlines-path-welterweight-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Dos Anjos outlines his path to the welterweight title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, on the main card of the UFC&#8217;s latest trip to Singapore, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/rafael-dos-anjos-colby-covington-trade-barbs-twitter\/\"> jumped up to the welterweight division<\/a> for a battle with former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine. Dos Anjos won this welterweight debut with a well-deserved unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media shortly after his win, dos Anjos explained how he felt at welterweight<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t even close to [as hard as] it was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/former-lightweight-champ-reveals-massive-walk-around-weight-ahead-welterweight-debut\/\">to make 155<\/a>,\u201d dos Anjos said (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>). \u201cI can\u2019t say it was easy, but compared to 155, it was easy. I was 180 (pounds) today. But (I was) feeling strong and feeling fast, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for. My health comes first.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dos Anjos then explained that, while he&#8217;s got a few opponents in mind for his next fight, he&#8217;s happy to take his time on the road to the welterweight title.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI want to fight again before the end of this year,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s many guys. We have (Donald) Cerrone and Robbie Lawler. Tyron Woodley is fighting Demian Maia for the title. I don\u2019t have anyone in mind, but I want to fight higher-ranked guys, and somebody who leads me to take a step up in the division. I don\u2019t want to go backward.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dos Anjos then admitted that he feels he has a few adjustments still to make at 170.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve reached the top, and right now at welterweight, I feel like I have to make some adjustments. I will make those technically and be a better fighter at 170.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m at the top of my game in this division, but I\u2019m coming.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Rafael dos Anjos can reach the top of the welterweight division as he did at lightweight? Weigh in in the comments section!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 6\/18\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, on the main card of the UFC&#8217;s latest trip to Singapore, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos jumped up to the welterweight division for a battle with former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine. Dos Anjos won this welterweight debut with a well-deserved unanimous decision. 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