Rafael dos Anjos doesn’t like Islam Makhachev’s possibilities of changing into a UFC double champion.
Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who defended his light-weight title thrice, has reiterated his curiosity in shifting as much as welterweight to problem Leon Edwards.
Dos Anjos (32-16 MMA, 21-14 UFC), who has competed at each light-weight and welterweight all through his profession, thinks Makhachev would wrestle with the scale at a weight class above.
“He’s in an excellent momentum proper now, however I don’t assume he can beat Leon Edwards and turn out to be a double champion,” dos Anjos instructed Submission Radio. “I simply assume like, the scale distinction. Leon is a a lot greater man, and we see smaller guys like (Dustin) Poirier giving Islam numerous hassle.
“Poirier, he’s very robust, however he normally fights at 145, and he gave Islam a tough combat. Islam choked him within the fifth, I feel. Poirier, you possibly can see he’s an amazing fighter. I received numerous respect for him. However if you happen to see all his title defenses, like he received submitted, and I feel he’s very weak on that time or like, his submission protection will not be on level. Like, he all the time falls brief on that side.”
Former light-weight champion dos Anjos plans on returning to 170 kilos after bouncing round weight courses in his previous six fights. He has two explicit names in thoughts for his subsequent combat.
“I see Stephen Thompson, he doesn’t have a combat arising,” dos Anjos stated. “Kevin Holland doesn’t have a combat arising. And people are good names, you recognize, like that make sense for me.”
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