dos Anjos: Diaz doesn’t deserve fight with me
Standing in his way next is Nate Diaz, who is currently ranked fourteenth, and according to dos Anjos, doesn’t deserve the fight in the first place.
Rafael Dos Anjos has won seven out of his eight UFC fights, including his last, a TKO win over former champion Benson Henderson. He is now ranked third in the lightweight division and poised for a shot at the UFC light weight title. Standing in his way next is Nate Diaz, who is currently ranked fourteenth, and according to dos Anjos, doesn’t deserve the fight in the first place:
“I was surprised because he hasn’t fought in a year, and he’s not in the top 10,” dos Anjos said. “I wanna be in shape, stay active. I think that the only guy before me is Khabib (Nurmagomedov), but he’s out (with an injury) and will only be back next year, so I accepted this fight because I wanna be in shape and fight around the same time of the title fight.
“To be honest, I think no, he doesn’t deserve (this fight),” dos Anjos said. “But like I said, I accepted this fight because I wanna be active, I wanna be in shape, and I wanna fight at the same time of the title fight because we have a good time to fight next. I wanna have my chance. I wanna be the first Brazilian to get this belt. I wanna get this belt to Brazil.”