Even though UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos just smoked Donald Cerrone in his first title defense, and has won five fights in a row, Las Vegas has installed him as an underdog for his next bout. That’s because he’s facing the current 145-pound champion, the "Notorious" Conor McGregor, who at this point is bending public perception to believe anything he says.
McGregor will challenge Dos Anjos at UFC 196 on March 5 in Las Vegas, trying to become the promotion’s first two-division champion. So far McGregor has gone 7-0 in the UFC, scoring the interim featherweight title against Chad Mendes at UFC 189, and then unifying the belts with his 13-second knockout of longtime champion Jose Aldo at UFC 194.