— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) June 1, 2016
On this day eight years ago, Rafael dos Anjos competed in his first professional MMA fight that was outside of Brazil at Pancrase 5. RDA went into the bout with a 9-2 record, and riding a 7 fight win streak.
Check out the video above ahead of RDA’s fight with Eddie Alvarez on July 7th, where he will look to defend his lightweight championship.
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is staying sharp between fights by sparring with one of the best middleweights in MMA at the moment: his fellow Brazilian, Caio Borralho.