Dustin Poirier Gets An Enthusiastic Callout From Former UFC Champion

Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier recently received a callout from a fellow lightweight great. ‘The Diamond’ last fought at UFC 282 in a blood-soaked clash with Michael Chandler. Poirier endured a pressure-heavy assault…

Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier recently received a callout from a fellow lightweight great. ‘The Diamond’ last fought at UFC 282 in a blood-soaked clash with Michael Chandler. Poirier endured a pressure-heavy assault from Chandler to secure a third-round submission victory via rear-naked choke. Poirier was visibly furious with what he deemed Chandler’s…

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Mateusz Gamrot calls for shot against Rafael dos Anjos

Mateusz Gamrot, Rafael dos Anjos, UFC 286Mateusz Gamrot wants to fight former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos.  Dos Anjos (32-14) posted a tweet indicating his desire to fight on March 18 in London, England at UFC 286. Gamrot (21-2) responded to the tweet by throwing his name into the mix.  A potential fight between Gamrot and Dos Anjos would be […]

Mateusz Gamrot, Rafael dos Anjos, UFC 286

Mateusz Gamrot wants to fight former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos. 

Dos Anjos (32-14) posted a tweet indicating his desire to fight on March 18 in London, England at UFC 286. Gamrot (21-2) responded to the tweet by throwing his name into the mix. 

A potential fight between Gamrot and Dos Anjos would be a fight between two lightweight contenders. Gamrot is ranked No. 7 while Dos Anjos is No.8. 

Mateusz Gamrot is a Former MMA Champion in His Own Right

Gamrot last fought at UFC 280, where he lost via unanimous decision. Prior to that, he was on a four-fight unbeaten streak. The Poland native is a former KSW featherweight and lightweight champion. He had four total title defenses. 

Dos Anjos is a former UFC champion. He defeated Anthony Pettis for the UFC Lightweight title in March 2015. He defended the title once against Donald Cerrone. The Rio de Janeiro native is also the first and only UFC fighter to accumulate eight hours of total fight time inside the octagon. He last earned a submission win over Bryan Barberena last month on UFC on ESPN 42.

UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (7/29-8/4): Geoff Neal, Rob Font, Robelis Despaigne, & More Get Next Fights

MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring all the additions to the upcoming cards. With UFC events being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new bouts are confirmed each and every week. In recent days, a […]

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MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring all the additions to the upcoming cards.

With UFC events being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new bouts are confirmed each and every week.

In recent days, a few notable fights were made official by the UFC or reported by reputable sources. For more information on those matchups, check out the links below:

A number of lower-profile matchups also came together. For those, check out this week’s quick hits:

But it wasn’t all positive, with two fights falling through or being adjusted. For those, see below:

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Rafael dos Anjos backs Islam Makhachev to defeat Alexander Volkanovski

rafael dos anjosFormer UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos weighs in on the upcoming UFC lightweight title clash. For a while, it seemed as if dos Anjos and current lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, were destined to square off. The pair would trade barbs for some time over social media, but after several fight cancellations the fight never […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos weighs in on the upcoming UFC lightweight title clash.

For a while, it seemed as if dos Anjos and current lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, were destined to square off. The pair would trade barbs for some time over social media, but after several fight cancellations the fight never materialized and the two now find themselves on completely different career paths.

Makhachev is set to take on featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who will be moving up to challenge Makhachev for his newly acquired title.

When asked his opinion, dos Anjos backed Makhachev, but was clearly not a fan of the matchup.

Islam’s gonna win that fight,” dos Anjos said. “He could take somebody at lightweight, a real challenge, but this guy… I can’t understand that.” (H/T MMANews)

Rafael dos Anjos speaks following his recent win

Makhachev’s fight against Volkanovski, which is scheduled to take place on February 11, will be the champion’s first defense since capturing it from Charles Oliveira back in October. Makhachev would dominate the short affair, dropping Oliveira before ultimately submitting the Brazilian in the second round.

This win was one of the 2022’s most impressive, with Oliveira previously bulldozing his way to lightweight supremacy.

Makhachev is currently sitting at around at -350 favorite against the Australian, but expect Volkanovski to put in a stellar performance.

Although Makachev’s now 11-fight win streak, Volkanovski tops him with an astounding 22-fight win streak.

Since his breakout win over Chad Mendes back in 2018, Volkanovski has been taking out the best of the best at 145lbs, including three victories over former champion, Max Holloway.

While Volkanovski will give up a size advantage, he will definitely not give up a skill advantage.

Do you agree with Rafael dos Anjos? Will Makhachev win?

Rafael dos Anjos Predicts Islam Makhachev Vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has given his prediction for Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski. dos Anjos picked up a massive win over Bryan Barberena in his return at UFC Orlando earlier this month. He submitted Barberena with…

Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has given his prediction for Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski. dos Anjos picked up a massive win over Bryan Barberena in his return at UFC Orlando earlier this month. He submitted Barberena with a neck crank in the second round in his return to welterweight. dos Anjos has…

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Sean O’Malley Thinks Rafael dos Anjos Wasted His UFC Orlando Callout

UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley feels Rafael dos Anjos’ UFC Orlando callout of Conor McGregor was the wrong move. dos Anjos used his UFC Orlando post-fight interview to call out McGregor for his next fight. He defeated Bryan Barberena v…

UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley feels Rafael dos Anjos’ UFC Orlando callout of Conor McGregor was the wrong move. dos Anjos used his UFC Orlando post-fight interview to call out McGregor for his next fight. He defeated Bryan Barberena via submission to get back in the win column following a loss to Rafael Fiziev. dos…

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