Crédito: fuente
Rafael dos Anjos thrived in his return to lightweight on Saturday when he beat Paul Felder in the UFC Fight Night 182 headliner.
Dos Anjos (31-13 MMA, 19-11 UFC), a former 155-pound titleholder, returned to the division where he once held gold when he beat short-notice replacement Felder (17-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) by split decision in the main event bout, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Felder’s victory over dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 182.
Pressuring RDA is the best RDA (backfoot RDA sucks though so not much of a comparison).
— Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) November 15, 2020
RDA with the first takedown of the fight. This is what I was expecting from the Brazilian. #UFCVegas14
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) November 15, 2020
Bisping going on and on about how sharp Felder looks as Paul eats 5 straight punches and gets taken down. #UFCVegas14
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) November 15, 2020
Very closely competitive fight so far! RDA looking strong in the grappling and Paul quick on the release of his strikes. #UFCVegas14
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 15, 2020
Fun rd 1. Felder looking sharp for zero camp but RDA edges it out. And we have 4 more! #UFCVegas14
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) November 15, 2020
The fight was in the middle of the cage for only a few seconds, but Felder immediately started doing better. Seems like he needs to keep it there.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) November 15, 2020
Serious question: When was the last time that there was a disappointing lightweight main event in the UFC?
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) November 15, 2020
Paul’s not ready to retire he looks great
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 15, 2020
Felder down 0-2 so far but still looking sharp and dangerous. Great fight from both men so far.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) November 15, 2020
RDA is beating his own double leg attempts because his head is on the wrong side.
That is all.
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) November 15, 2020
Rafael dos Anjos up 30-27 through three rounds in the #UFCVegas14 main event.
I think a lot of folks forgot how good RDA was at lightweight. He’s a monster. #UFCVegas14
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 15, 2020
RDA finding more success with his takedowns each round. Mixing up his strikes and entries nicely as well. Felder defending well but will need a finish.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) November 15, 2020
Rafael dos Anjos just became the second fighter in history to pass 7 HOURS of total UFC cage time. He joins Frankie Edgar. #UFCVegas14
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) November 15, 2020
Felder needs a finish here but damn if I don’t think he’s just the guy to dig down and find one! Tough work against a legend though! #UFCVegas14 @ufc
— Laura Sanko (@laura_sanko) November 15, 2020
3-1 RDA for me going into Rd. 5. Buckets of respect for both of these headliners.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) November 15, 2020
This fight is so damn good. And Felder is legit one of the toughest humans alive.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) November 15, 2020
Damn Felder is tough. He takes solid shots and doesn’t even flinch. His striking is so good too. Everything looks like it could take someone’s head.
— David Michaud (@bulldawg_170) November 15, 2020
Dang what a fight RDA and Felder threw down!
— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) November 15, 2020
Masterful performance in UFC appearance No. 30 for the future Hall-of-Famer @RdosAnjosMMA. Clean win to re-announce himself in the division he once owned. Serious output, cardio, pace, and skill. Boa noite! ????????????????
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) November 15, 2020
MOST LIGHTWEIGHT WINS – UFC History
19 – Jim Miller
17 – Donald Cerrone
16 – Gleison Tibau
15 – Rafael Dos Anjos
15 – Joe Lauzon
15 – Francisco Trinaldo#UFCVegas14— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) November 15, 2020
5 days notice and fought an animal like Dos Anjos that’s crazy! Paul Felder. What a legend!!! #UFCVegas14
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) November 15, 2020
Great main event. Proud of my colleague and friend @felderpaul for stepping up and fighting hard from bell to bell. Congrats on the W as well @RdosAnjosMMA. Both of these guys are great ambassadors of the sport and great men in life. #UFCVegas14
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) November 15, 2020
Awesome fight, always bittersweet when you have 2 really good guys and amazing fighters but I loved RDA’s reign as a champion and wouldn’t mind seeing it again. Feel like Felder earned himself a rematch if that happens as well. #UFCVegas14
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 15, 2020
