Two former big-show champs will meet in June at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (25-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC) and ex-Strikeforce welterweight titleholder Tarec Saffiedine (16-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) are slated for a 170-pound fight at the event, UFC officials confirmed with channelnewsasia.com . UFC Fight Night 111 takes place June 17 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, and the entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass. Dos Anjos, who’s No. 5 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA lightweight rankings , recently announced his planned move to welterweight; Saffiedine quickly issued a challenge and said he’d welcome him to the division.
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Ex-champ Rafael dos Anjos meets Tarec Saffiedine at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore – MMA Junkie