--- title: Renato Moicano Steps Up to Fight Dos Anjos in UFC 272 Co-Main Event description: Preview of Renato Moicano's catchweight fight with Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272 image: https://blog.millions.co/hubfs/RenatoMoicanoThumb2.png --- [![millions-logo-black](https://blog.millions.co/hubfs/2022/images/millions-logo-black.svg "millions-logo-black")](https://millions.co/) [![Logo](https://blog.millions.co/hubfs/2022/images/mobile-header-logo.svg "Logo")](https://millions.co/) [Login](https://millions.co) [Sign up](https://millions.co/?sign-up) - [Home](https://millions.co) - [Athletes](https://millions.co/athletes) - [Gyms](https://millions.co/gyms) - [Products](https://millions.co/merch) - [Merch](https://millions.co/merch) - [AMA](https://millions.co/amas) - [WatchStreams](https://millions.co/streams) - Company - [News](https://blog.millions.co/) - [About us](https://millions.co/about-us) - [Careers](https://careers.millions.co/) -   -   -   -   -   [Privacy policy](https://millions.co/privacy-policy) [Terms of service](https://millions.co/terms-of-service) ![](https://blog.millions.co/hubfs/RenatoMoicanoThumb2.png) # Renato Moicano Steps Up to Fight Dos Anjos in UFC 272 Co-Main Event ![](https://blog.millions.co/hubfs/Theme_2021/Blog/commnets.svg) 0 Comments ![](https://blog.millions.co/hubfs/Theme_2021/Blog/share.svg)Share - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.millions.co/renato-moicano-rafael-dos-anjos-ufc-272-preview) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.millions.co/renato-moicano-rafael-dos-anjos-ufc-272-preview) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.millions.co/renato-moicano-rafael-dos-anjos-ufc-272-preview&text=Renato%20Moicano%20Steps%20Up%20to%20Fight%20Dos%20Anjos%20in%20UFC%20272%20Co-Main%20Event) March 3, 2022 -Shane Mercer [**Renato Moicano**](https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma) is embracing the anyone, anytime, anywhere philosophy.  Fresh off a victory at UFC 271, he stepped up at the last minute to fight fellow Brazilian, Rafael dos Anjos in a catchweight fight as the co-main event at UFC 272 on Saturday.     > LFG 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 [pic.twitter.com/e8PATjdVGH](https://t.co/e8PATjdVGH) > > — Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) [March 1, 2022](https://twitter.com/moicanoufc/status/1498732489413513217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Ahead of his last fight, Moicano called his shot and told [**MILLIONS**](https://millions.co/) how the fight would end saying, “round 2 submission choke!”  And that’s exactly what happened against Alexander Hernandez back on February 12th. > Two straight submission wins for [@MoicanoUFC](https://twitter.com/moicanoufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > > He stops Alex Hernandez via RNC at [#UFC271](https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC271?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 💪 [pic.twitter.com/lkbguT1g4S](https://t.co/lkbguT1g4S) > > — UFC Canada (@UFC\_CA) [February 13, 2022](https://twitter.com/UFC_CA/status/1492711624490237954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Moicano got the submission victory over Hernandez in the second round with a rear naked choke.  After the fight he said, “let me tell you, rear naked choke is the most base position in all combat sports, I did 88 times, everybody can do.” Moicano enters the fight against dos Anjos with a record of 16-4-1, winning three of his last four fights.  But he isn’t ranked yet, while dos Anjos is ranked 6th in the lightweight division and has a record of 30-13.  A win for Moicano would make it three in a row, and would likely catapult him into the UFC rankings. There’s another big motivator for Moicano, who told Daniel Cormer after his last fight that he wants “a big cheque performance…I have a son to raise, taxes to pay, a life to live. Big cheques, big money, let’s go! Moicano wants money!” A sentiment he emphasized earlier this week as he was pushing to get the fight against dos Anjos. > Here is the message from [@moicanoufc](https://twitter.com/moicanoufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) about [#UFC272](https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC272?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#moicanowantsmoney](https://twitter.com/hashtag/moicanowantsmoney?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 💰 [pic.twitter.com/e08ZXZLYm8](https://t.co/e08ZXZLYm8) > > — KOreps (@ko\_reps) [February 28, 2022](https://twitter.com/ko_reps/status/1498399950476087296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Those big pay cheques could be coming with another impressive performance this weekend.  You can support Moicano by buying his [**merchandise**](https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma), and you can also follow his fight journey by regularly checking out the [**MILLIONS blog**](https://blog.millions.co/)**.**      [![TEAM MOICANO MEN'S T-SHIRT, YELLOW LOGO](https://blog.millions.co/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-11-28-39-PM.png?width=206&name=image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-11-28-39-PM.png)](https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma/merch/tshirt-team-moicano-men-s-t-shirt-yellow-logo-male) [![https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma/merch/hoodie-team-moicano-women-s-hoodie-white-logo-female](https://blog.millions.co/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-13-25-02-PM.png?width=203&name=image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-13-25-02-PM.png)](https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma/merch/hoodie-team-moicano-women-s-hoodie-white-logo-female) [![TEAM MOICANO WOMEN'S T-SHIRT, GREEN LOGO](https://blog.millions.co/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-13-59-90-PM.png?width=200&name=image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-13-59-90-PM.png)](https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma/merch/tshirt-team-moicano-women-s-t-shirt-green-logo-female) [![TEAM MOICANO MEN'S HOODIE, GREEN LOGO](https://blog.millions.co/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-14-58-33-PM.png?width=203&name=image-png-Feb-10-2022-03-14-58-33-PM.png)](https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma/merch/hoodie-team-moicano-men-s-hoodie-green-logo-male) [![SEE ALL RENATO MOICANO MERCH](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19508085/a4a5eec5-f8b2-4192-827a-0eed7cc8fe0a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19508085/a4a5eec5-f8b2-4192-827a-0eed7cc8fe0a) ## Comment ### TAGS [Jiu-Jitsu](https://blog.millions.co/tag/jiu-jitsu) [BJJ](https://blog.millions.co/tag/bjj) [merchandise](https://blog.millions.co/tag/merchandise) [Renato Moicano](https://blog.millions.co/tag/renato-moicano) [UFC](https://blog.millions.co/tag/ufc) [lightweight](https://blog.millions.co/tag/lightweight) ## Related articles ##### [RENATO MOICANO CALLS HIS SUBMISSION SHOT AT UFC 271](https://blog.millions.co/renato-moicano-ufc-271-preview) February 10, 2022 [**Renato Moicano**](https://millions.co/renato-moicano-mma) is a dangerous man when a fight hits the mat, and he plans to show the world what... 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