Rafael dos Anjos made Donald Cerrone look ordinary.
Dos Anjos blasted through “Cowboy” with a wicked body kick and follow-up punches to retain the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title in the UFC on Fox 17 headliner on Saturday at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. Cerrone (28-7, 15-4 UFC) succumbed to blows 66 seconds into round one, his run of eight straight victories at an end.
The champion got right to it. He jumped Cerrone with his ever-improving hands, softened him with a knee to the midsection and doubled over the Jackson-Wink MMA rep with a left kick to the solar plexus.