R. dos Anjos (photo) is the current UFC lightweight champion. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Shortly after hitting Anthony Pettis and win the UFC lightweight belt, Rafael dos Anjos already had to face his possible first challenger. Khabib Nurmagomedov, the last one who defeated the Brazilian fighter inside the octagon, guaranteed that will go in search of the belt if you win your next fight, against Donald Cerronein May.
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The Brazilian stated that he is already thinking about the possibility of facing the Russian again and assured that, this time, the result will be different in relation to the fight in April 2014, won by Nurmagomedov in a unanimous decision by the judges.
“I think [about the rematch], because I lost to him and I would like to clarify that. Now the time is different, everything has changed. The next fight will be different,” he said, in an interview with “The MMA Hour” podcast. “I still have that loss against Khabib. Khabib has a tough fight, Cerrone is a tough opponent. I don't know how he will come back from a serious injury, but we'll see. If he beats Cerrone, we'll fight, but I don't have a preference. I’ll be ready for either one.”
However, despite already planning his first defense, Dos Anjos stated that he is not yet thinking about the date of his return to the octagon, as, at the moment, he wants to rest. “I have had six training periods in the last 11 months. My body is destroyed. I have never had so many injuries in my life, and in the last month I started to feel different injuries on my body. I want to spend some time with my family. I don’t want to think about fighting right now,” he said.
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