After six years, 15 fights with the promotion and six victories in his past seven fights, Rafael dos Anjos is finally getting his long-awaited wish: the chance to headline a UFC event. Ever since the 29-year-old Brazilian opened his UFC career with a pair of defeats in 2008, dos Anjos has become one of the organization’s most consistent winners. Yet, his name has never been on top of the marquee. Now, with Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 49 headliner against former champion Benson Henderson, dos Anjos finally gets a main-event slot. “It’s my first time in the headliner,” he told MMAjunkie Radio
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Six years and 15 fights later, Rafael dos Anjos finally gets a UFC headliner – MMA Junkie