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Fabricio Werdum Is Very Unhappy With Conor McGregor

Training partner of Rafael dos Anjos and current UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is not impressed by Conor McGregor’s recent antics… UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was in typical form at the UFC 197 press conference. Hijacking the even from start to finish, ‘The Notorious’ put his upcoming opponent Rafael dos Anjos on blast as

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Training partner of Rafael dos Anjos and current UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is not impressed by Conor McGregor’s recent antics…

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was in typical form at the UFC 197 press conference. Hijacking the even from start to finish, ‘The Notorious’ put his upcoming opponent Rafael dos Anjos on blast as a traitor, and vowed to behead the lightweight champion and drag his body through the streets of Brazil. ‘RDA’ didn’t really react to the taunts, but then he didn’t have much of an opportunity to either.

As was the case with Jose Aldo before him, Rafael dos Anjos doesn’t really tend to engage in the theatrics much. Of course this just means McGregor has more of a chance to get as much trash talking done as possible, but it also scores the brash Irishman his fair share of enemies.

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UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is not happy with the way McGregor spoke about his Kings MMA team mate at the UFC 197 presser, and has a strong opinion on the scene that went down between the two this week. Check out the quotes from MMAFighting.com:

“When have a fight with my friend, you have a fight with me, too,” Werdum said. “We’re a family. If you say something bad, you pay for this for sure.”

“When [reporters] had a question for Rafael and he talked over him, this is no good,” Werudm said. “If it was my opponent, I would do this [Werdum makes a gesture like throwing water in his face, then makes a slapping sound], I’d say ‘be quiet.’ But that’s not Rafael’s personality. He’s a smart guy, okay, he controls himself, he just thinks about the fight.”

“It’s very important to respect,” Werdum said. “You have your space, I have my space. We have a fight, why do you touch me before. I thought Conor McGregor wasn’t showing respect. It’s not good. If he does it to me, he has a big problem. It think it’s very important he respects my space and I respect his space.”

It seems there’s quite a division between the Brazilian style of promotion and pretty much the rest of the western scene. The pride and respect of traditional martial arts seems to be how dos Anjos’ image is translated, and obviously in contrast you have the WWE style antics of a Chael Sonnen or Conor McGregor type character on the other side of the coin.

The question is, which is more beneficial for the sport?

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Jose Aldo Hasn’t Seen A Dime Of UFC 194 PPV Cut

Jose Aldo said he hasn’t seen his cut of the UFC PPV sales, but that wouldn’t make up for his devastating loss to Conor McGregor anyway… Fighter pay has understandably been one of the hottest topics of discussion in MMA throughout 2015 and heading into 2016. The debate was in no small part amplified by

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Jose Aldo said he hasn’t seen his cut of the UFC PPV sales, but that wouldn’t make up for his devastating loss to Conor McGregor anyway…

Fighter pay has understandably been one of the hottest topics of discussion in MMA throughout 2015 and heading into 2016.

The debate was in no small part amplified by the UFC’s heavily criticized uniform sponsorship deal with Reebok, and many well known fighters have let their not-so-positive feelings about it be known. The most high-profile of those names has undoubtedly been former featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who’s criticized everything from the supposedly low pay for his training partners to the Reebok fight kits, to which he hilariously compared to those of children’s TV show ‘Power Rangers’.

Yet even though he was knocked out by archrival Conor McGregor in 13 seconds at December 12’s UFC 194, Aldo was expected to be headed for a huge payday apart from his $400,000 base salary thanks to his perceived pay-per-view (PPV) cut from the massively awaited event, which is expected to have drawn well north of 1 million buys.

But Aldo curiously hasn’t seen a dime of that money.

Speaking at the opening of his new hamburger restaurant in Brazil (via MMA Fighting), Aldo said that the thought of that money doesn’t make him feel better about the loss, partly because he hasn’t seen it anyway.

And as usual, he didn’t seem too happy with his employers. Jump to the next page to find out what the seemingly disgruntled champ had to say about his UFC 194 backend profits….

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Jose Aldo: I’ll Run Over Conor McGregor In Rematch

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is coming off the biggest loss of his career, and now he wants his revenge. By now, everyone knows that Conor McGregor beat Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194 in the main event to become the undisputed UFC featherweight champion. Aldo was devastated by this loss as it

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Aldo told Combate in Brazil that the loss hurt him as a man because it was to McGregor. Aldo explained that he could have lost to Frankie Edgar or Chad Mendes in the past and would be okay with it since he knew he would lose one day, but on December 12 (UFC 194’s date), he felt that he could not lose.

“That was the thing that hurt me most, for sure. Everyone who knows me, my family, my friends at the gym, they knew that I always said I would lose one day, and I would accept my defeat, but not to that guy, because of the proportion things took. It hurt more because of that. I could have lost to Frankie Edgar or Chad Mendes, who I fought really hard against, or any other athlete, really. I was disappointed in myself; I couldn’t lose that day.

Aldo did make it clear that he has one thing in mind, and that is to fight for the featherweight title against McGregor. When he does, he promises to go over on McGregor.

I have one thing in my mind. He’ll be here a while, and I work for the UFC, we have a contract. The world will keep turning and sooner or later he will be in front of me again and then I’ll run over him.”

McGregor fights Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 for the lightweight title. It will be interesting to see what the UFC does after that event with McGregor and Aldo.

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Video: Conor McGregor Hijacks UFC 197 Presser, Leaves dos Anjos Speechless

Outspoken UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor does it again, this time it’s Rafael dos Anjos he leaves speechless with some very heavy insults… UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is not known for mincing his words. His outspoken swagger outside the octagon has made his every move a media frenzy, and his performances inside the arena

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Outspoken UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor does it again, this time it’s Rafael dos Anjos he leaves speechless with some very heavy insults…

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is not known for mincing his words. His outspoken swagger outside the octagon has made his every move a media frenzy, and his performances inside the arena of combat speak for themselves. Whether you love or hate him, you have to admit ‘The Notorious’ keeps the spotlight firmly fixed on the world of mixed martial arts.

But is it for the better? In terms of pay-per-view buys for the UFC events he headlines, most certainly yes. There is a clear division between McGregor and his last opponent Jose Aldo, and it’s one that’s present with is upcoming foe Rafael dos Anjos, and that’s the element of showmanship. Aldo has never been known for the theatrics, and neither has the current lightweight champion ‘RDA,’ who faces McGregor on March 5 at UFC 197.

As we remember from the infamous Go Big presser, McGregor will take any opportunity to jack an entire media event and make it his own. The same was true of the UFC 197 press conference that went down yesterday, and once again ‘The Notorious’ one was on prime form. This time he actually paid respect to ‘Scarface,’ while simultaneously destroying dos Anjos’ reputation with the help of only a microphone.

But has the Irish sensation gone too far this time?

Skip to page 2 for the video of McGregor hijacking the presser and the intense staredown…

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Conor McGregor Promises To ‘Dust Dos Anjos’ In One Minute, Win Welterweight Title

Conor McGregor kicked off his all-out verbal assault on Rafael dos Anjos with a bold prediction… As usual, featherweight champion Conor McGregor set the MMA world ablaze during yesterday’s UFC 197 press conference with a new set of seething quotes directed at his current opponent, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, whom he’ll meet in

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Conor McGregor kicked off his all-out verbal assault on Rafael dos Anjos with a bold prediction…

As usual, featherweight champion Conor McGregor set the MMA world ablaze during yesterday’s UFC 197 press conference with a new set of seething quotes directed at his current opponent, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, whom he’ll meet in the highly anticipated main event of the March 5 pay-per-view (PPV) card from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

‘The Notorious’ has been busy on the mic since his emphatic 13-second KO of MMA legend Jose Aldo at December 12’s UFC 194, and even though the recently dominant dos Anjos presents a stiff challenge, it seems as if McGregor is brushing that prospect off a little bit. To him, he’s just another roadblock on the way to more UFC title belts:

“I will go through every single one of them; make no mistake about it. Rafael is next, and that is it. More gold belts.”

Not predominantly known for his trash talk as opposed to his fighting skills, Dos Anjos has made headlines by trouncing Benson Henderson, Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis, and Donald Cerrone in rapid succession to become the best 155-pound fighter in MMA. Yet McGregor once again partook in mind games to seemingly look past ‘RDA’ by bringing up the prospect of moving up to 170 pounds to fight for a third belt:

“I am an active champion. I will fight in many weight divisions. As it grows and all of this forms now, I like the sound of that 170-pound title. I feel I can take down them three gold belts, and I feel I can do it by the year’s end.”

While that may seem like an almost unattainable goal to work towards, McGregor cited his high activity level in conjunction with the belief that he’ll finish dos Anjos inside of one minute like he did Aldo. To him, dos Anjos is just a slower version of ‘Junior,’ whom he labeled a ‘true Brazilian champion’ unlike dos Anjos.

Jump to the next page to find out how McGregor sees his fight with dos Anjos unfolding…

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Rafael dos Anjos Vows To Brutally Punish Conor McGregor At UFC 197

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos came face to face at today’s (January 20, 2016) UFC 197 press conference ahead of their March 5 super fight for the Brazilian’s title, and as expected, things got heated very quickly. The “Notorious” one is attempting to do something no other fighter

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The “Notorious” one is attempting to do something no other fighter in UFC history has done before: simultaneously hold two titles at one time. Coming off of a sensational 13 second knockout over former longtime 145-pound boss Jose Aldo, the Irishman, confident in prediction as always, is eyeing yet another quick finish.

The Brazilian champion on the other hand, has different plans, detailing that he will drag McGregor into deep waters, before punishing him for his relentless trash talk:

“I’m gonna have a chance to finish this fight in the first round,” said dos Anjos. “But I want to punish him all the way until the third, until the fourth. I’m gonna make him bleed. He’s gonna pay for everything he’s talking about everybody. For all the disrespect this guy has.”

As far as the trash talk goes, McGregor has repeatedly called dos Anjos a traitor to his native Brazil, something that just doesn’t make sense to the lightweight king:

“For me, it doesn’t make any sense,” said Dos Anjos. “The whole world has American dreams. This country has people from all parts of the world. We have Irish who live here, we have Brazilians. I think these people don’t deserve to be called traitors.”

For dos Anjos, it’s not about the talk, as he’s simply focused on sending McGregor plummeting back down to featherweight:

“I’m not a trash talker,” said Dos Anjos. “I respect my opponents. I don’t trash talk, I just talk the truth. On March 5, I’m gonna send this guy home sad and I’m gonna keep my belt.”

Just under a month away from fight night, March 5, 2016 promises to be a historic night for the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).

Which champion will walk away victorious?

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