R. Dos Anjos (left) and R. Fiziev (right) will face each other on February 19th. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS montage
O UFC Las Vegas 48, which will bring the long-awaited confrontation between 'Rafaeis', already has its official poster. Last Tuesday (25), Ultimate released the official art for the event, which will be headlined by the former champion Rafael Dos Anjos and the rising prospect Raphael Fiziev. The duel will be valid in the lightweight division (up to 70,3kg).
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Former lightweight champion and current number six in the rankings, Dos Anjos is trying to surprise the world again and regain the throne of the most difficult division in world MMA. After passing through the welterweight category (up to 77,1kg), the fighter from Rio returned to the weight range where he already led, with the right to victory over Paul felder. The Brazilian athlete has a record of 30 triumphs and 13 setbacks in professional MMA.
Considered one of the biggest revelations in the lightweight division, Fiziev boasts five consecutive victories in the UFC octagon. His last loss was April 2019 when he was knocked out by Magomed Mustafaev. Born in Kyrgyzstan, the 28-year-old fighter has a record of 11 triumphs and just one setback in professional MMA.
Scheduled for the UFC Apex, in Las Vegas (USA), the card will feature three more Brazilians, in addition to Dos Anjos. Glorinha de Paula, Nikolas Motta and Johnny Walker They will be responsible for flying the Tupiniquim flag in the most famous octagon in the world.
Your RDA v Fizziev poster is official 🎨
This is going to be some fight 🔥 pic.twitter.com/6YRRSE6oJj
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