In 2015, Anthony Pettis was riding high and had been for years. Pettis came to the UFC as the final WEC champion on the heels of his famed “Showtime Kick” against Benson Henderson. He was outworked and outsmarted by Clay Guida in his UFC debut in mid-2011, but just four fights later beat Henderson again to win the UFC’s lightweight title. Another title defense submission followed, as did a coveted spot on a Wheaties box – a first for an MMA fighter. But at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015, Brazil’s Rafael dos Anjos brought the “Showtime Era” as lightweight champ to a fast halt
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UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway Live Weigh-in Results
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June 13, 2024
Rafael dos Anjos requests to be removed from UFC lightweight rankings, eyes welterweight return in July
May 15, 2024
Paddy Pimblett called out by lightweight knockout artist
December 26, 2023
Paddy Pimblett questions why ‘stupid bastard’ Rafael dos Anjos called him out after UFC 296
December 18, 2023
Former champ Rafael dos Anjos returns to lightweight to fight Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 299 in March
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