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Rafael dos Anjos Reacts To Conor McGregor’s UFC 197 Presser Rant

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos didn’t like what he saw at the UFC 197 presser, and he says it shows the Irishman is ‘scared’…. Last week the stars of UFC 197 gathered for a press conference that turned in to another edition of ‘The Conor McGregor Show.’ Much like the Go Big presser in

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UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos didn’t like what he saw at the UFC 197 presser, and he says it shows the Irishman is ‘scared’….

Last week the stars of UFC 197 gathered for a press conference that turned in to another edition of ‘The Conor McGregor Show.’ Much like the Go Big presser in Australia, ‘The Notorious’ took over the presser and made sure he blasted Rafael dos Anjos during his time on the mic. For his part, the Brazilian champion remained calm and collected, if a little quiet. Once again the stage has been set by McGregor.

It’s obvious by now that the UFC featherweight champion likes to pile the pressure on both the opponent and himself during the pre fight hype, he says it helps him perform better, and who are we to argue? After all he did just surgically remove Jose Aldo’s chin with a single precise punch at UFC 194, but will it be the same with the lightweight champion on March 5?

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In case you missed it, McGregor blasted RDA as a traitor to the Brazilian people and claimed he would behead the lightweight boss and drag his corpse through the streets of Rio.

Talking during a media scrum in his home nation of Brazil, the lightweight champion revealed how he felt watching McGregor talk trash during the 197 presser, as quoted by MMAFighting.com:

“When I saw him with that shirt I thought he had lost it. What was up with that? It’s horrible,” dos Anjos said. “A friend of mine showed me a video of ‘El Chapo’ later, and then I understood about the drug dealer.

“He thinks he’s the boss, he thinks he’s God,” he added. “Like I said, the next step is his fall. He will get scared.”

“I speak English, but he has an accent that is hard to understand sometimes. But I believe I was able to get in a debate with him,” dos Anjos said. “I believe it was worse for Aldo because he listened to what he said and watched everybody laugh but couldn’t understand a word. Press conferences aren’t the best thing to do, but it’s part of the job. It’s not fun to be there and listen to this clown do his comedy show.”

So here we are again, the champion trying to ignore Conor McGregor’s antics, ‘The Notorious’ promising a first round knockout, deja vu?

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Photo: Conor McGregor Looks RIPPED For Move To Lightweight

Featherweight champion Conor McGregor said that he’d be the bigger fighter in his lightweight championship bout against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5, and from the looks of a recent photoshoot, he wasn’t kidding. McGregor, who declared that we’ve ‘seen him on the salads, now we’ll see him on the steaks’

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McGregor, who declared that we’ve ‘seen him on the salads, now we’ll see him on the steaks’ at last week’s UFC 197 press conference has apparently been enjoying not having to put his body through the taxing cut down to featherweight’s 145-pound limit. He posted photo to his Instagram account of him looking rather huge and ripped in preparation for his bid to become a two-division champ.

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Jose Aldo’s Coach: Conor McGregor Should Be Stripped Of Featherweight Title

Jose Aldo unfortunately put forth what was by far the worst performance of his legendary mixed martial arts (MMA) career when Irish megastar Conor McGregor knocked him out with one fateful left hand in the main event of December 12s UFC 194 from Las Vegas. However, apart from the surprisingly swift nature of his

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However, apart from the surprisingly swift nature of his loss, Aldo simply won’t accept any other fight except for a rematch or some form of championship bout. The decorated former champion was undefeated for an unprecedented 10 years, and based on those merits, he told Irish site Independent.ie that the plan was for him to rematch McGregor, so he won’t take another bout unless it’s for the belt:

“That was the idea [re-match] when the fight was over. If someone asks me what I want, it’s the rematch, of course. I don’t see another fight for me besides a title fight or a rematch.”

While it could be quite some time before McGregor defends his featherweight belt given that he’s moved up to lightweight to take on champion Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of March 5’s UFC 197, Aldo could also be slated for a rematch for the title with Frankie Edgar if the ‘Notorious’ decides to stay put at 155.

The whole situation of allowing McGregor to hold onto the featherweight belt and fight for another title a weight class up has never been allowed in the UFC up until now, and Aldo’s head coach and longtime trainer Andre Pederneiras is understandably upset by it.

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Anthony Pettis vs. Nate Diaz Rumored To Finally Happen – Who Wins?

Nate Diaz came back with force when he shocked many by soundly defeating top contender Michael Johnson on the main card of December 19’s UFC on FOX 17, and he took the win to the next level by calling out featherweight champion Conor McGregor in his expletive-filled interview directly after the win. While Diaz won’t

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While Diaz won’t get the next bout with ‘Notorious,’ who will face Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight championship at March 5’s UFC 197, it looks like the popular and polarizing Stockton slugger will get a big fight next, and it’s one that has a lengthy backstory to it.

It’s only speculation, but apparently Nate’s brother Nick told MiddleEasy that the younger Diaz is in discussion to fight former champion Anthony Pettis, who lost an uninspired split decision to Eddie Alvarez at UFC Fight Night 81. The two top-ranked lightweights have a history with each other, as a back-and-forth trash talk war years ago ultimately failed to come to fruition with a fight.

Regardless, the bout could be perfect for both Pettis and Diaz’ striking-centered styles, as matchups with elite wrestlers have obviously proved to be the kryptonite for each man. A win would vault the No. 4 Pettis and the No. 7 Diaz back into title contention in a division with an uncertain future now that McGregor is involved.

The UFC recently made it clear that Tony Ferguson won’t be in that picture when it scheduled him to face Johnson at UFC 197, and it’s also unknown when touted but oft-injured grappler Khabib Nurmagomedov will return to the Octagon, so Pettis vs. Diaz does seem like one of the most obvious and best bouts to make at 155 pounds.

It’d be a marketable hit with the fans that could feature fireworks, and the winner could potentially set themselves up to face McGregor next. Who would you pick to win Pettis vs. Diaz if it is indeed booked?

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Rafael Dos Anjos: Conor McGregor Called Irish Fans ‘Traitors,’ They Should Abandon Him

It may have seemed that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor couldn’t get any more brash or outspoken in his instant-classic media quips, but heading into his historic bid to become the first simultaneous two-division champion when he faces Rafael dos Anjos at March’s 5 UFC 197, just that is actually transpiring. As usual, ‘Notorious’ ramped

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As usual, ‘Notorious’ ramped up the promotion for the blockbuster affair as only he can do at a press conference this week, promising to ‘dust dos Anjos’ in one minute and go on to win the welterweight crown, but he also may have crossed a line when he brought race into the equation by calling ‘RDA’ a traitor to his Brazilian country men due to him moving his family and camp to California.

McGregor has, of course, brought Brazil into the mix before his highly hyped promotion for his 13-second of Jose Aldo at last December 12’s UFC 194, but this time it’s gotten personal. Dos Anjos understandably isn’t too pleased with the accusations, and he lashed out at McGregor at the event.

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