It was as if Rafael dos Anjos had never left.
The former undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder returned to the division he once ruled for the first time since 2016 and looked like his old self, as he turned away Paul Felder by split decision in the UFC Fight Night 182 main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Judges Derek Cleary and Sal D’Amato scored it 50-45 for dos Anjos, while Chris Lee saw it 48-47 for Felder. Most observers agreed the result was far more cut and dried.