Michael Chiesa’s win over Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Raleigh was even more impressive given the “Maverick” suffered a fractured nose in sparring about six weeks before his fight.
Chiesa dominated the former lightweight champ Dos Anjos in the co-main event of UFC Raleigh to win a unanimous decision. Before his win over ‘RDA’, Chiesa won a decision against Diego Sanchez in 2019 and submitted Carlos Condit in his welterweight debut in 2018.
The 32-year-old released a video on Instagram showing the clash of heads with his sparring partner that caused his nose fracture.
“I didn’t want to lose the opportunity’s head of me, so I had to take a chance,” Chiesa wrote.