Dos Anjos 'totally different' to his fellow countrymen

Brazilian fighter Rafael dos Anjos believes his game is ‘totally different’ to his fellow countrymen.

Dos Anjos will fight Tyson Griffin at UFC Fight Night on April 1st. Griffin has managed victories in three bouts against three of Don Anjos’ fellow countrymen with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu backgrounds.

Gleison Tibau, Thiago Tavares and Marcus Aurelio have all lost their fights to Griffin.

"We [Brazilians with black belts in BJJ] have to deal with this situation of people thinking that we only train our original Martial Art. I train everything." Dos Anjos told UFC.com.

"Watching the matches Griffin had against the three Brazilians he fought, I observed that you need to be relaxed against him. We cannot lose positions and wait for his reaction, you need to be keep going all the time. On the feet we have to capitalize on the openings and work them over to gain superiority.

"I think that if Griffin has in his mind that he already has an antidote against Jiu-Jitsu specialists, he is giving me an advantage,” he continues.

“My game is totally different than the three other Brazilians he fought. Of course I do not want to sound arrogant, my game isn`t better, but on the ground Griffin will not do anything to me."

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