Published 12:09 IST, June 13th 2020

Conor McGregor challenged by cocky Rafael Dos Anjos to come out of retirement and fight

Conor McGregor retirement: Former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos recently called out 'The Notorious' via Twitter and challenged him to a fight.

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Since ‘Cor McGregor retirement' news hit helines last week, various UFC fighters and combat sports athletes have voiced ir opinion regarding it. While many UFC fans expressed ir gratitude towards Cor McGregor and ackwledged him for an illustrious MMA career, a bunch of UFC fighters including undefeated boxer Floyd Maywear has gone on to mock Irishman for his ‘early retirement’. ‘ torious’ was yet to respond to his critics while ar UFC fighter, Rafael Dos Anjos has alrey challenged him for a contest.

Cor McGregor and Rafael Dos Anjos have h a ‘history’ between m since y were expected to face off in 2015-2016 season. However, matchup could t be materialised back n and duo remained unmatched throughout ir UFC career till this date. w, when Cor McGregor has alrey expressed his interest in relinquishing his UFC career, Rafael Dos Anjos has seemingly re-ignited his urge of fighting Cor McGregor inside octagon.

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UFC: Rafael Dos Anjos challenges Cor McGregor

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Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos recently took to Twitter and called out Cor McGregor. According to Rafael Dos Anjos, he is rey to fight Cor McGregor at any of weight class between 155-170 lbs and also mentioned catchweight unit (165) for ir possible matchup. “You kw, I am always game,” wrote Rafael Dos Anjos before mocking Cor’s retirement plans on Twitter.

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Rafael Dos Anjos also posted a picture of his face-off with Cor McGregor from 2016, when y were expected to fight for lightweight strap at UFC 186. Although Rafael Dios Anjos failed to tch top spot in welterweight division, Brazilian appears to be looking for a re-incarnation. re were rumours that RDA is planning to come down to lightweight unit, but it seems that Dios Anjos is rey to come across any weight class if he gets to face Cor McGregor in near future.

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Will Cor McGregor return?

‘ torious’ has alrey garnered a lot of attention and criticism over himself. However, Cor McGregor is yet to respond to any of m. Since Cor has retired multiple times in past too, a lot of UFC fans believe that he will be returning to octagon again.

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12:09 IST, June 13th 2020