A top lightweight bout won’t go as planned on Feb. 19. Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev don’t have UFC Vegas 48 cards.
Ariel Helwani was the first to report that the fight had been moved because of visa issues surrounding Fiziev. The bout is said to have been re-registered for UFC 272 on March 5. That bout will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fighting MMA confirmed that the co-main event of Jamahal Hill and Johnny Walker will be the main event of UFC Vegas 48.
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A 2003 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship gold medalist, dos Anjos joined UFC 2008. In 2015, he won the UFC lightweight title against Anthony Pettis and lost to Eddie Alvarez in 2016. At 19-11 With a promotion match, dos Anjos played his last match in November 2020, defeating Paul Felder via split decision. This was his first bout back at lightweight since 2016, as he was previously competing in lightweight.
A rising star of the UFC, Fiziev, who fights outside of Kyrgyzstan, made his professional debut in 2015. He joined the UFC in 2019. Losing his first UFC career to Magomed Mustafaev, Fiziev has won five consecutive fights. next. His last match was a KO win over Brad Riddell in December.
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Walker, ranked 10th in the UFC light heavyweight rankings, is 1-2 in his previous three fights. His last game was a loss to Thiago Santos in October. Hill is 2-1 in his previous three games, beating Jimmy Crute in December via KO.
The current main event of UFC 272 is a gritty showdown between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal.
