{"id":284383,"date":"2018-09-06T06:26:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284383"},"modified":"2018-09-06T06:26:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T13:26:02","slug":"rafael-dos-anjos-makes-predictions-for-ufc-228-and-ufc-229-main-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/rafael-dos-anjos-makes-predictions-for-ufc-228-and-ufc-229-main-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael dos Anjos makes predictions for UFC 228 and UFC 229 main events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 228, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title opposite undefeated British challenger Darren Till. Rafael dos Anjos, who is one of the top contenders in the crowded UFC welterweight division, will be watching this fight closely.<\/p>\n<p>For Rafael dos Anjos, the outcome of this fight could come down to whether or not Till makes weight. This is something Till has struggled with before, and the reason dos Anjos doesn&#8217;t think he deserves a title shot. At the end of the day, however, he believes Woodley will probably retain the title.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3oZkQD\">\u201cI don\u2019t agree with that, but he got his chance,\u201d Rafael dos Anjos said on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCONFOX\/status\/1037525403647205376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC Tonight<\/a> recently (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/9\/6\/17825954\/morning-report-rafael-dos-anjos-doesnt-agree-darren-till-title-shot-picks-tyron-woodley-win-ufc-228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cHere\u2019s what I think, if Till does not make weight and the fight happens, I think he\u2019ll have a little advantage over Tyron. But I think that weight cut will be brutal on him, he\u2019s a big boy. I met him, he\u2019s a big guy and if he makes weight I give the fight for Tyron. If he does make 170, I think Tyron has a better chance, a lot more experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"hrWpAV\">\u201cIt\u2019s an MMA fight. Tyron is an intelligent fighter, he\u2019s going to find out everything he needs to do when the fight starts,\u201d dos Anjos continued. \u201cI think there could be a way, Darren Till if you strike with him, you\u2019re going to put him in his comfort zone, but I think Tyron has a lot more main events, five-round fights, and I think that\u2019s going to count to his advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rafael dos Anjos also made a prediction for the UFC 229 main event, which will see Khabib Nurmagomedov attempt to defend his title against <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"irEdHE\">\u201cLooking at the five-round fight, I think if Khabib put him down in the first round, I think he could get a finish,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s gonna pound on him and he\u2019s got good control, he\u2019s going to lay on him, on top of him, and it\u2019s gonna be a long night for Conor.\u201d<\/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 9\/6\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 228, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title opposite undefeated British challenger Darren Till. 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