UFC books Rafael dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Rafael dos Anjos when he faced Paul Felder at the UFC APEX.Fresh off defeating Thiago Moises in his first ever main event, Islam Makhachev has landed a former UFC lightweight champion for his next bout in the form of Rafael dos Anjos.

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that the bout will take place in the lightweight division and will happen at UFC 267 on October 30. That event is scheduled to take place on the so-called Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

Dos Anjos told ESPN that he wanted a five round contest with Makhachev, but that this request was turned down. “Islam doesn’t want to fight five rounds. That was my request, but it didn’t work out. So, fine. Let’s do three…