Rafael dos Anjos News

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

Jun1.2008 In what was his 1st fight outside of Brazilian soil,@RdosAnjosMMA submits Takaichi Hirayama via armbar pic.twitter.com/Uz2Kc7hEE7

bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

https://youtu.be/7vIsU4Ftymw Back in March, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was slated to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196 for the lightweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - May 17, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/evolvevacation/videos/1734932516765338/ UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is currently gearing up for his title defense against Eddie Alvarez on July 7th. Ahead of that fight, dos Anjos took some time to train at Evolve MMA in Singapore.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

While reports have emerged that indicate a boxing match between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is close to being finalized, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos believes that he has unfinished business with McGregor. The pair were initially slated to fight at UFC 196 for dos Anjos’ lightweight championship, however a broken foot forced RDA out of the bout. Ultimately, the UFC replaced RDA with Nate Diaz, and the rest is history!

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor were supposed to meet in a superfight at UFC 196. However, Dos Anjos broke his foot leading up to the fight and Nate Diaz stepped in as a late replacement and now dos Anjos is no longer in the picture to fight “The Notorious.” This hasn’t stopped dos Anjos from getting his jabs in on McGregor when he can.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

While Rafael dos Anjos is currently the UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov holds a win over dos Anjos, something ‘The Eagle’ hasn’t been quick to let RDA forget. Nurmagomedov had been sidelined for two years before his return to the Octagon earlier this month at UFC on FOX 19, where he defeated UFC newcomer Darrell Horcher via 2nd round TKO.

Chris Taylor - April 20, 2016

Khabib Nurmagomedov improved his mixed martial arts record to a perfect 23-0 last weekend when he defeated Darrell Horcher on the main card of UFC on FOX 19 in Tampa. Following his impressive TKO victory over Horcher, “The Eagle” decided to call out current UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in his post-fight interview.

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

On July 7th on UFC Fight Pass, Rafael dos Anjos will fight Eddie Alvarez in a lightweight title fight. The fight will be dos Anjos’ first back in the Octagon after he was forced to withdraw from his UFC 196 title defense against Conor McGregor back in March. While dos Anjos believes that Alvarez will try to out-wrestle him, he also believes that his elite level Jiu-Jitsu will be the X-factor.

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

After Rafael dos Anjos’ trainer posted a video of the lightweight champ training following a broken foot, there was much speculation as to when RDA would return to the Octagon. The UFC wasted no time announcing dos Anjos vs. Alvarez for a July 7th event on UFC Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - April 15, 2016

After UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos’ strength & conditioning coach captioned an Instagram photo with a major hint at dos Anjos fighting at UFC 200, the UFC officially announced the bout. On Thursday July 7th, just two days before UFC 200, Rafael dos Anjos will look to defend his UFC lightweight championship against Eddie Alvarez on UFC Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - April 15, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016

There’s been no official word yet on who UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will face when he makes his return to the Octagon following a broken foot. RDA joined Bas Rutten and Mauro Ranallo on Inside MMA to give an update on the foot injury which forced him out of his UFC 196 title fight with Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016

Since Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot in training leading up to his UFC 196 lightweight title scrap with Conor McGregor, the champ has yet to book another fight inside the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - April 8, 2016

Apr7.2007@RdosAnjosMMA earns the 5th victory of his professional career, when he submits Johil de Oliveirapic.twitter.com/hRZLBRg6MY

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

Late Tuesday evening, news broke that Tony Ferguson was injured and would no longer be able to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th in Tampa Florida. While it didn’t take long for fan favorite fighter Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone to offer to fill-in on short notice to fight Khabib, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is now offering to fight Khabib in order to attempt to avenge his 2014 loss to ‘The Eagle’.

bjpenndotcom - April 1, 2016

Recently the UFC announced that Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 200 on July 9th. While the majority of the MMA community was thrilled with the announcement of the bout, Rafael dos Anjos wasn’t. During a Periscope session, dos Anjos stated:

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was initially slated to fight Conor McGregor for the lightweight championship at UFC 196 on March 5th, however a broken foot forced dos Anjos out of the fight. Ultimately Nate Diaz stepped in as a late replacement for dos Anjos with less than two weeks until fight night. Diaz then proceeded to submit McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap.