The days of Rafael dos Anjos cutting down to 155 pounds seem to be a thing of the past.
The former UFC lightweight champion requested in a social media post that he be removed from the promotion’s rankings at 155 pounds. Dos Anjos’ last appearance in the Octagon was at lightweight, where he defeated Mateusz Gamrot by unanimous decision at UFC 299 on March 9th.
“Please get me out of there [the lightweight] Ranking,” Dos Anjos wrote to X. [lightweights calling me out, I don’t compete at
[lightweight from] now. I have nothing to prove to anyone. I’m 39 years old and walk around 195. There are many matches that are meaningful to me at 170 years old. I want to play in July. [UFC] Please put me back in that Octagon. ”
Please remove it from LW rankings. For those of you LWs out there calling me, I won’t compete with LWs right now. I have nothing to prove to anyone and am 39 years old and walking around 195. There are many fights that are meaningful to me at 170 years old.
I want to fight in July @ufc Please take me back to that octagon.
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA)
May 15, 2024
Dos Anjos has bounced between lightweight and welterweight in recent years. He first moved to 170 pounds in 2017, posting back-to-back wins over Tarek Saffiedine, Neil Magny, and Robbie Lawler in his first three appearances in the division. The Rio de Janeiro native is 5-4 as a welterweight, with his most recent victory in the division coming against Brian Barberena in December 2022.
