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Lightweight champ Rafael Dos Anjos almost quit MMA before joining UFC

UFC's lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos, looks back to when he first started fighting and how difficult it was to make a living out of it.

Sure, the UFC lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos is living the best moment of his whole MMA career right now. However, things haven't always been this great for the Brazilian. As he looked back on the beginning of his career at Sportv's show, "Ta na Area", Rafael remembered darker times where payments were low and he second guessed his ability of making a living out of fighting.

Surprisingly, it was his wife, Cris, who insisted he was talented enough to make it one day.