We’ve obtained an thrilling matchup of Brazilian contenders happening this summer season, as former UFC light-weight champion Rafael dos Anjos is slated to face no. 10 ranked Vicente Luque at UFC Battle Night time 225.
UFC Battle Night time 225 is to go down on August 12, 2023, dwell from a to-be-determined venue and site.
These two had been initially anticipated to face each other at UFC Battle Night time 224 in July however had been moved to the following FN occasion for unknown causes.
Rafael dos Anjos simply returned to 170 lbs in his newest look, the place he submitted (neck crank) Bryan Barberena in December of final 12 months. Previous to that, he’d returned to the light-weight division following a 4-4 run at welterweight, the place he went 2-1, defeating the likes of Paul Felder and Renato Moicano, and shedding to Rafael Fiziev.
Vicente Luque however, although has shocked lots of people together with his outstanding profession resurgence, has had some hiccups recently.
A loss in his UFC debut noticed him fall to 7-5-1, earlier than he’d go 14-2 over his subsequent 16 bouts with 13 finishes (8 knockouts, 5 submissions), solely shedding to present welterweight champion Leon Edwards and two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson.
Nonetheless, since then he’s misplaced his final two-straight to no. 3 ranked Belal Muhammad, somebody he KO’d in a mere 79 seconds the primary time round, after which no. 8 ranked Geoff Neal, which showcased the primary time he’d ever been knocked out.
Each abilities are harmful on the mat, every of them boasting black belts in BJJ, and every of them are nice strikers, with dos Anjos having a black belt in Muay Thai, and Luque buying over half of his profession wins by way of knockout.
Who do you see popping out on prime on this epic welterweight encounter happening at UFC Battle Night time 225?
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