Rafael dos Anjos puts lightweight belt on the line against Eddie Alvarez in July

RDA and Alvarez duel in July. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

After being cut from the fight against Conor McGregor at the last minute, the Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos he already knows what his next challenge will be as lightweight champion. Dos Anjos will put the 70,3 kg division title on the line against American challenger Eddie Alvarez on July 7th.

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The duel between Dos Anjos and Alvarez will be the main fight of UFC Fight Night Vegas, an event that takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and opens the week of the historic UFC 200, which will now feature three events – in addition to those already mentioned, on Friday (08), the TUF 23 Finale will take place, which will be headlined by the strawweight title fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk e Claudinha gadelha. In the United States, the lightweight title fight will only be broadcast on the streaming platform. streaming online “UFC Fight Pass".

At 31, Rafael dos Anjos, who won the lightweight title in March last year, has a professional record of 25 wins and seven losses. In his last fight, in December last year, Rafael defeated Donald Cerrone in his first title defense.

Eddie Alvarez, 32 years old, has a record of 27 wins and four losses. Former Bellator champion, Alvarez comes from two consecutive victories, both over important names in the UFC lightweight category, Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis.