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#1 Rafael dos Anjos' wife said his name wrong when they first met
The Octagon is not only where Rafael dos Anjos made his career, but it is also where he met his wife, Christiane Gurgel.
Gurgel was working at XFC Brazil as a ring-girl and a producer when RDA took part in the tournament. He competed against Thiago Meller in the semi-final. Hours before the fight, Gurgel was entrusted with the responsibility of calling out fighters' names and informing them about lodging details.
There were two fighters with 'dos' in their name - the other one was former UFC Heavyweight champ, Junior dos Santos. This was one of dos Santos' last outings before he went over to UFC.
Confused by the two names, Gurgel called out 'Rafael dos Santos' instead of 'Rafael dos Anjos', which led to their first interaction. After the fight was over, in which dos Anjos won, he came around and asked Gurgel for her phone number.
Gurgel later revealed in interviews that it was 'love at first sight' for her.
