Rafael dos Anjos open to Conor McGregor fight but won't wait like Michael Chandler
"It's not about money," says the former champion, who fights Alexander Hernandez at UFC 332 on Saturday.
Rafael dos Anjos is open to fighting Conor McGregor, ten years after he was due to face him, but says he will not wait around for it the way Michael Chandler did.
"That would be awesome... it's not about money. I'm not gonna do like Michael Chandler and sit on the sidelines for 2 years waiting for a fight that never happened, that might never happen," dos Anjos told MMA Fighting.
Dos Anjos was due to defend the lightweight title against McGregor at UFC 196 in March 2016, but pulled out with a broken foot.
The 41-year-old fights Alexander Hernandez at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, and weighed in at 155.5lb on Friday. Their lightweight bout is on the early prelims, which start at 21:00 UK and Irish time. Where to watch each part of the card, and the full running order, is on our UFC 332 UK start time page.
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