Rafael dos Anjos has made it clear at this point in his career he’s not really concerned by title gold aspirations. Former lightweight champion dos Anjos (31-14 MMA, 20-12 UFC) faces Bryan Barberena ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A long road to the UFC lightweight championship came to an unceremonious end for Donald Cerrone on Saturday night. Rafael dos Anjos (25-7), the 155-pound champion, recorded his first ...

Rafael dos Anjos continued a successful campaign since his return to lightweight with a dominant win Saturday. The former UFC champion put on an impressive showing against short-notice replacement ...

When Rafael dos Anjos reflects one day on the last two years of his career in the UFC, a stretch of characteristically difficult matchmaking that netted four defeats in five bouts at welterweight, the ...

Conor McGregor is well known for his trash talk and mental warfare leading up to all of his fights, but he's going to have to do more than push a few buttons to get to lightweight champion Rafael dos ...

The UFC Lightweight Champion at the time, Dos Anjos was scheduled to defend his title against featherweight champ McGregor at UFC 196, who was dead-set on becoming the promotion's first simultaneous ...

Rafael dos Anjos’ place among the all-time Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweights seems secure as he enters the twilight phase of his stellar career. The 37-year-old Brazilian will return to the ...

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