Whether Conor McGregor ever returns to the UFC is up for debate, but longtime McGregor rival Rafael Dos Anjos believes his earmarked opponent doesn’t deserve the fight. RDA took to the UFC Vegas 78 media day to air his opposition to Michael Chandler’s perceived privilege.
“He fights whoever he wants, he picks his fights. I think it makes sense because of the show. To be honest with you, I don’t think Chandler deserves that fight.
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There’s other guys that deserve that fight. But I think it will make sense because of the show and all of that. Usually, all of the coaches fight at the end of the show.
Nothing against Chandler, but I think there is other guys that deserve that fight. Justin Gaethje is a guy who fought everybody, would make sense if he got that fight.”
Gaethje actually sparked McGregor’s attention recently when he defeated McGregor’s most recent opponent, Dustin Poirier, for the BMF belt at UFC 291.
RDA managed to get a jab at the novelty belt in while he was at it. “I don’t think I meet the requirements to fight for the BMF.
I’m a former champion, so I held the lineal belt. Guys that fight for that belt are guys that never held the championship before.”
Dos Anjos is at the tail end of his career, and plans to stay at welterweight until he rides off into the sunset.“If I have a fight, like a superfight that I’m going to make a very good amount of money.
I see that after this fight, I still have six more under my contract. I could tell you that if it was a lightweight fight, I could fight three more times, four more times to be honest with you.
It’s just too hard on my body. I think at welterweight I can go longer and extend my career more. Back in the day, everyone fought everyone and whoever kept winning would eventually fight for the title. My goal now is to keep winning my fights. Being a former world champion, I know the way for the belt is shorter.
I remember back in 2017, when I moved up the first time and I fought Tarec Saffiedine in Singapore, by the time I got home I said, ‘Man, I’m way behind in the rankings. I’ll never probably fight for the title for this division.’
UFC called me, ‘Hey, Demian Maia doesn’t want to take the fight with Tyron Woodley. Would you take it?’ So that’s how this game works. So, beating Vicente now, everything can happen. Somebody can get hurt, you don’t know how this game changes.”
