{"id":361989,"date":"2020-09-23T05:54:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T12:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361989"},"modified":"2020-09-23T05:58:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T12:58:39","slug":"photo-rafael-dos-anjos-reinventing-himself-for-another-run-at-ufc-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/photo-rafael-dos-anjos-reinventing-himself-for-another-run-at-ufc-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo | Rafael dos Anjos reinventing himself for another run at UFC gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC veteran Rafael dos Anjos is reinventing himself ahead of another push to try and claim a UFC championship.<\/p>\n<p>Dos Anjos is a popular figure within the mixed martial arts community and is known as a true legend of the game. However, with his 36th birthday coming up next month, some believe that his time as an elite fighter is coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, dos Anjos seems to take exception to that, as he continues to prepare for his proposed UFC 254 showdown against Islam Makhachev.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reinvent yourself &#x1f44a;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f4a5;&#x1f44a;&#x1f3fc;&#x1f4a5;<br \/>\nI\u2019m coming for that gold. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ykPjfwztGs\">pic.twitter.com\/ykPjfwztGs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RdosAnjosMMA\/status\/1308570527875903489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#8220;Reinvent yourself,&#8221; dos Anjos wrote on Instagram this week. &#8220;I\u2019m coming for that gold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dos Anjos will be returning to action at his former weight class of 155 pounds where he captured the UFC Lightweight Championship back in 2015. Still, he&#8217;s keeping an eye on what&#8217;s happening at 170, which is why he was able to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/rafael-dos-anjos-makes-prediction-for-kamaru-usman-vs-gilbert-burns-fight\/\">provide an interesting insight<\/a> into what he believes will happen when Kamaru Usman defends the UFC Welterweight Championship against Gilbert Burns later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve known Gilbert since like first grade,\u201d Burns told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/06\/ufc-251-rafael-dos-anjos-picks-gilbert-burns-to-beat-kamaru-usman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI was his older brother\u2019s best friend. We were in like second grade, and Gilbert was in first grade. I\u2019ve known Gilbert for so many years him and his brothers, and he\u2019s a great guy. I like him a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s very motivated,\u201d dos Anjos added. \u201cOne thing I can be sure: He\u2019s motivated. I think since he and Kamaru, they trained a lot together in the past, I think he has a big chance. I\u2019ll put my money on Gilbert, because I feel like he\u2019s on his time, and he feels like he got a chance for the title, and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to go with everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If dos Anjos is serious about mounting another push for the title then he&#8217;ll need to put some of his more recent disappointments behind him. The Brazilian has lost four of his last five fights with his latest victory coming against Kevin Lee in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev is a dangerous man and is more than capable of pulling off the victory when the two meet next month but in equal measure, it&#8217;s foolish to underestimate someone as savvy and talented as Rafael dos Anjos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC veteran Rafael dos Anjos is reinventing himself ahead of another push to try and claim a UFC championship. Dos Anjos is a popular figure within the mixed martial arts community and is known as a true legend of the game. 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