07-01-2017 07:00 via ufc.com

Former lightweight champ Dos Anjos announces move to 170

Former lightweight champ Dos Anjos announces move to 170By MMAJunkie StaffRafael dos Anjos is headed to a new weight class.The former UFC lightweight champion announced today he is moving up to welterweight, ending a nine-year run in the promotion at 155 pounds. The news was first reported by Brazilian MMA outlet Combate.Dos Anjos (25-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC), 32, said ongoing struggles with weight motivated him to try his luck in the 170-pound division.“I reached the top of (lightweight), (and) i
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