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Dos Anjos: I’m rewriting the history of the UFC
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<p>Rapahel dos Anjos shocked most fans and media by dominating Anthony Pettis and winning the lightweight title at UFC 185. Dos Anjos was overjoyed to win the title and bring the belt back to Brazil:</p>
“I really feel like I am rewriting the history of the UFC by bringing this belt to Brazil,” an emotional dos Anjos told UFC.com. “It means everything to me.”
The gracious Brazilian, 30, captured the lightweight title on March 14 with a unanimous five-round decision over Anthony Pettis at UFC 185 in Dallas. It was a grueling, punishing brawl that saw dos Anjos, the underdog, take the upper hand early.
“I’ve prepared to fight five rounds before against Benson Henderson, but Pettis, he is a tough guy. I hit him hard, but he kept on going,” dos Anjos recalled. “After the second round, I thought ‘Now the fight is really starting.’
“I knew that my strategy was working. I was determined to get this belt. And I was confident the whole fight.”
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