Former champ Rafael dos Anjos might not be on the cusp of a title shot with simply 2 directly wins.
But if he beats Rafael Fiziev (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) on Saturday, it will be difficult to reject dos Anjos (31-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) oughtto be back in the discussion.
Dos Anjos and Fiziev heading UFC on ESPN 39, which takes location at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Six years ago to the day Thursday, dos Anjos lost the light-weight title to Eddie Alvarez. After a loss to Tony Ferguson lateron in 2016, the Brazilian m