Former undisputed light-weight champion, Rafael dos Anjos has shut the proverbial door on his future within the division – urging the promotion to take away him from the official rankings, as he hopes to safe a July comeback to the Octagon in a return to the welterweight restrict.
dos Anjos, the present quantity fourteenth ranked light-weight contender, has been sidelined since he featured at UFC 299 earlier this 12 months, dropping a choice defeat to surging contender, Mateusz Gamrot in Miami.
The outing got here because the Brazilian’s return to the light-weight restrict – for the second time since a divisional debut at welterweight again in 2017 – having beforehand dropped a choice loss to compatriot, Vicente Luque at 170lbs final August.
Rafael dos Anjos shuts door on light-weight future
And matched with perennial contenders and up-and-coming stars on the light-weight restrict in recent times since his flip-flopping from welterweight, Niteroi native, dos Anjos has urged the promotion to cease reserving him at light-weight, as he explores a July return at 170lbs.
“Get me out of LW rankings,” Rafael dos Anjos posted on his official X account. “For you LW on the market calling me out I don’t compete at LW now on. I’ve nothing to show to nothing, I stroll round 195 at 39 years outdated. There’s plenty of fights that make sense to me at 170. I need to struggle in July @ufc get me again in that Octagon.”
With out a victory since his submission win over Bryan Barberena two years in the past on the welterweight restrict, dos Anjos, who struck gold with a dominant win over Anthony Pettis again in 2015, has turned in victories over Tarec Saffiedine, Neil Magny, Robbie Lawler, and Kevin Lee in addition at 170lbs.
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