Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is no stranger being on the receiving end of trash talk. He was bombarded by a lot of it during his scheduled (then cancelled) title fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 196 in 2016.
The Brazilian is once again faced with a talker of an opponent in Colby Covington, whom he faces next for the UFC interim 170-pound title. And having experienced insults from “The Notorious”, dos Anjos is not at all fazed by any of Covington’s remarks.
“I grew up in Brazil in the favelas, man.