Rafael dos Anjos resumes title race against Tony Ferguson at UFC Mexico

R. dos Anjos (left) faces T. Ferguson (right) in the UFC Mexico

Rafael dos Anjos he already has a date and opponent to restart his race for the UFC belt. The Brazilian, who in his last fight lost the lightweight title to Eddie Alvarez last month, faces the tough Tony Ferguson at UFC Fight Night Mexico, scheduled for November 5th.

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The fight has not yet been made official, but Ferguson's team revealed to the Champions.co website that the duel has already been verbally agreed upon.

Rafael, who has a professional record of 25 wins and eight losses, had his run of five wins in a row when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez, in his second title defense. Now, in case of victory, the Brazilian may already have the chance to regain the title.

In turn, Ferguson, who is the winner of TUF 13, the UFC reality show, has a professional record of 21 wins and three losses. The North American is on a run of eight consecutive victories, and if he beats Rafael he should also have a chance at the belt.

Besides Rafael dos Anjos x Tony Ferguson: UFC Mexico will bring the final of TUF América Latina 3, which will be recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina.