An injured foot required Rafael dos Anjos to bail from his lightweight title defense against Conor McGregor, setting up for the epic submission by Nate Diaz.
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The heavy-handed champ will be part of a huge week leading up to UFC 200, where dos Anjos eyes a title defense against Eddie Alvarez:
BREAKING: UFC 155lbs title is on the line ONLY on #UFCFIGHTPASS, Thursday, July 7 @RdosAnjosMMA vs @Ealvarezfight! pic.twitter.com/BwxI5T2vat
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) April 15, 2016
Alvarez (27-4), a former Bellator champ, lost his debut bout in UFC before rattling off back-to-back wins. Dos Anjos (25-7) is on a five-win streak, with his latest victory coming at the hands of a 66-second TKO of Donald Cerrone.
