The Brazilian fighter posted the corresponding statement in the social network.
“Take me out of the lightweight rankings,” Dos Anjos wrote. “To all the lightweights who challenge me – I don’t fight in the lightweight division anymore. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore. At 39 years old, I weigh 195 pounds (88.5 kg). There are a lot of fights in the welterweight division that make sense to me. I want to fight in July. UFC, get me back in the octagon.”
In March of this year, Rafael Dos Anjos suffered his third loss in his last four fights, losing a three-round unanimous decision to Mateusz Gamrot, and is currently ranked fourteenth in the organization’s lightweight rankings.