LAS VEGAS – It looks like welterweight will be the home for the remainder of Rafael dos Anjos ’s MMA career, but with an exception. Dos Anjos, former UFC lightweight champion, is moving back up to 170 pounds to take on longtime contender Vicente Luque in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 51 . This bout is not just a one off, but a firm move back to welterweight for dos Anjos. “For me to compete at lightweight, it’s pretty hard,” dos Anjos said at Thursday’s media day. “I’ll be 39 in October, and I feel good at welterweight

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Rafael dos Anjos plans to finish career at welterweight, unless lucrative fight is offered at lightweight – MMA Junkie

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