UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor ‘s plan to “keep going until all the belts are wrapped up” has received a major setback, as lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has reportedly had to pull out of their UFC 196 headlining bout. The fight, a battle for dos Anjos’ belt, had been scheduled for March 5 in Las Vegas. According to multiple reports, including Brazilian outlet Globo , dos Anjos broke his foot in training late last week. He attempted to wait out the injury over the weekend, but according to MMAFighting.com , his representatives on Monday made the call to pull him from the fight. If successful in the fight, McGregor would have become the first UFC champion to hold belts concurrently in two different weight classes. BJ Penn and Randy Couture each won titles in two different weight classes, but neither held both belts simultaneously. It’s a major setback for McGregor’s ever increasing goals in the UFC
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Rafael dos Anjos Injured, Out of Conor McGregor Fight at UFC 196 – MMA Weekly