Rafael dos Anjos Gets Another Shot In The UFC
by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 30, 2009 2:57 PM EDT
Email
Print
You may remember me doing a poll asking if Rafael dos Anjos deserved another fight in the UFC after losing a decision to Tyson Griffin at UFC 18. Well 75% of you guys(and myself) voted that he deserved one more shot at it, and by golly he's going to get it according to Rafael himself speaking to Tatame:
"The fight was good, the best of the night. The guys (of the UFC) liked it, thanks God". I don’t do this position at my training, because everybody already knows, but always when the guy gives me a chance I'll reach it and locks it. He turned to the side I wanted and the position was fit, I was able to put him in trouble", remembers Raphael, investing the extra bonus in trainings, with an eye in his next fight in the Ultimate. "They liked the fight and I have one more in the contract, but I don’t know when it will be”
MMA4Real reader(3PA) suggested that they give him Junie Browning with the loser of that fight being released from the company. I thought that was a pretty good suggestion. This guy has skills and is a handful for a lot of fighters. Who would you like to see him matched up against next?
The FanPosts are solely the subjective opinions of MMA4Real readers and do not necessarily reflect those of MMA4Real editors or staff.
3 comments
|
2 recs |
![From MMAJunkie.com:
Strikeforce heavyweight and former NFL great Herschel Walker (1-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) suffered a deep cut in training and has been forced to withdraw from next month's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" event.
Strikeforce officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Featuring a light heavyweight matchup between Dan Henderson and Renato "Babalu" Sobral, "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" takes place Dec. 4 and airs on Showtime.
"I feel terrible about this," Walker stated in today's official release. "I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again."
Walker had been expected to face one-time WEC veteran Scott Carson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF).
According to Strikeforce officials, a Daniel Cormier knee strike opened a "deep cut under [Walker's] left eye that required multiple stitches"...
Despite the setback, Walker said he hopes to return to action quickly.
"I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals," Walker said.](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/161814/herschel-walker-2_small.jpg)
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
