Rafael dos Anjos ‘not even a little impressed’ by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s performance at UFC on FOX 19

The last man to beat UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos returned from a two-year hiatus Saturday night, defeating Darrel Horcher via second-round TKO at UFC on FOX 19, but failed to impress the titleholder.

Nurmagomedov was initially scheduled to headline the event against Tony Ferguson, but the rising lightweight was forced out of the bout due to an injury. The Dagestani ended up facing a 12-1 UFC newcomer in Tampa, and asked for a shot at the gold after the win.

“I was not even a little impressed,” dos Anjos told MMA Fighting about Nurmagomedov’s win over Horcher. “He fought a guy who has a full-time job and took the fight on a week’s notice. After the first minute, with all due respect, (Horcher) looked pink, completely out of shape, and (Khabib) still needed almost two rounds to finish the fight.

“Congratulations to the opponent that accepted the fight, but there’s no way… When I lost to Khabib, I was ranked No. 5 or 6 and many things have changed since. He beat a guy who has a full-time job, and I beat Jason High, Ben Henderson, Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone.”

dos Anjos lost a decision to Nurmagomedov in April 2014, and finished three of his next six opponents …

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