MIAMI – Rafael dos Anjos has been around the block in the UFC, and he seems to have a realistic view on what’s left in the tank.
At 39, dos Anjos nearly is eight years removed from when he lost the UFC lightweight title to Eddie Alvarez after one successful title defense. He’s had a welterweight title shot since then, but the los to Alvarez started his current slide, which sees him at 7-8 over the two divisions.
But despite the recent setbacks, and the likelihood that a return to title contention would be a monumental undertaking, dos Anjos (32-15 MMA, 21-13 UFC) said he’s not considering retirement ahead of his lightweight fight against Mateusz Gamrot (23-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at UFC 299 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) on Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami.
