UFC welterweight contenders Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos booked their returns.
“The Silent Assassin” has been out of the octagon since facing off against Geoff Neal last August. In that co-main event between the ranked competitors, the Brazilian dominated. Neil ended up scoring a third round knockout on Lockie, giving him his second straight loss. The Brazilian had previously lost to Bilal Muhammad in April, starting his losing streak.
Fortunately for the welterweight title contender, he’ll get a chance to redeem himself in August. earlier this week, MMA fighting It reported that Lockie will take on former lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos, later this year. The report was later confirmed by Marcel Dorffwith two slated to headline UFC Vegas 89.
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This card, as with other UFC Vegas events, is expected to take place at the UFC Apex. Funnily enough, the match between Luque and dos Anjos is actually a rebook. The UFC Apex title was originally scheduled for July. However, the fight was moved to August, and Holly Holm and Mayra Bueno Silva were tapped to headline for a short time.
However, the August welterweight show promises to be an exciting event. While Luque enters the match on a losing streak, Dos Anjos has had much better luck. In his last outing in the octagon last December, the former UFC lightweight champion scored a second-round win over Brian Barberina.
This has helped the former champ bounce back after losing by knockout to Rafael Fizeev last July. However, Rafael dos Anjos heads into the UFC Vegas 78 main event against Vicente Luque having won three of his last four octagonal matches. At that time, the Brazilian scored lopsided victories over Renato Moicano and Paul Fielder.
What do you think of this fight ad? Who do you think will win? Renato Moicano or Rafael dos Anjos?