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Brazilian Veteran Aims To Celebrate His 40th Birthday With A Win Over Geoff Neal In Abu Dhabi At UFC 308

By Maddyn Johnstone-Thomas • Oct. 25, 2024

What better way to celebrate your 40th birthday than getting in a fistfight in Abu Dhabi. That’s how former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos will be celebrating his birthday on Saturday night.

“I was ready to fight in September, but this specific date and being Abu Dhabi, I decided to wait a little longer and fight on my birthday, in Abu Dhabi, which is where I fought 14 years ago and I got Submission of the Night, so I'm happy to be here again.