Rafael dos Anjos News
VIDEO | Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez preview
Chris Taylor - June 25, 2016
The UFC lightweight title will be on the line July 7 in Las Vegas when current champion Rafael dos Anjos defends his strap against former Bellator title holder Eddie Alvarez.
Rafael dos Anjos wants "easy money" fight with Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2016
Earlier this year, after Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to claim the UFC featherweight championship, McGregor was slated to move up to lightweight to fight lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 196. Unfortunately, dos Anjos was forced out of the bout with a broken foot, and was ultimately replaced by Nate Diaz, who defeated McGregor in a welterweight matchup. With a rematch between McGregor and Diaz slated for UFC 202 on August 20th, dos Anjos spoke to MMAJunkie to give his thoughts on that bout, and campaign for a fight with McGregor:
VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos wins first pro fight out of Brazil 8 years ago today
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
VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos training for Eddie Alvarez
bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2016
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VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos goes beast mode in training
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.
VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos looking like a savage training for bout against Eddie Alvarez
Russell Ess - May 9, 2016
https://www.facebook.com/evolvevacation/videos/1731945097064080/ UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is training hard for his title fight against Eddie Alvarez at UFC Fight Night on July 7. UFC Fight Night will air exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.
Rafael dos Anjos calls out Conor McGregor
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!
PHOTO | Rafael dos Anjos points out a flaw in Conor McGregor's BJJ brown belt
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.
Khabib and "RDA" exchange shots on Twitter
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.
Rafael dos Anjos reacts to Conor McGregor's retirement announcement
bjpenndotcom - April 19, 2016
Tuesday afternoon UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor left the MMA world confused after he took to Twitter to announce his retirement. While many suspected that the Tweet was a ‘troll job’ by McGregor, sources revealed that McGregor was not joking when he announced his retirement. This was then followed up by a Tweet from McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh, who revealed that McGregor was in fact retiring.
Rafael dos Anjos predicts how he will finish Eddie Alvarez
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.
Rafael dos Anjos gives thoughts on matchup with Eddie Alvarez
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.
VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos' trainer spills the beans, RDA fighting at UFC 200
bjpenndotcom - April 15, 2016
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Rafael dos Anjos rips Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - April 12, 2016
It’s no secret that Rafael dos Anjos and Conor McGregor don’t like each other. In the one press conference that the pair had before RDA was forced out of the fight with a broken foot, the pair exchanged heated words. McGregor even went as far as to question dos Anjos as a parent, bringing the lightweight champ’s kids into his trash talk.
Rafael dos Anjos gives updated timetable for return
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.
VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos gives update on injury, talks Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
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.
Rafael dos Anjos offers to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
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’.
Eddie Alvarez vs. Rafael dos Anjos set for UFC 200?
bjpenndotcom - April 1, 2016
While UFC President Dana White stated recently that the co-main event for UFC 200 had yet to be announced, it appears as though Eddie Alvarez may have broken the news via Twitter. Alvarez, who is currently riding a 2-fight win streak that has seen him defeat both Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis via split decision, posted the following photo on Twitter: