Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos made an impressive debut at 170 pounds on Saturday with a victory over former Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine in Singapore.
Dos Anjos moved up a division after a pair of losses to Eddie Alvarez and Tony Ferguson but more importantly he was struggling through a tough weight cut to get down to the 155 pound limit.
Judging by his performance on Saturday, dos Anjos didn’t miss a step moving up to welterweight except now he’s not taxing his body nearly as much to get down to the lightweight limit.
As the fight got underway, Saffiedine surprised with a takedown after catching one of dos Anjos’ first kicks of the fight as he looked to take control on the ground.