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Quote: McGregor Is A Simpler Fight Than dos Anjos

Reigning UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is slated to defend his title in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196 against brash and outspoken featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor. The Irish challenger will look to become the first man in promotional history to hold two belts at one time, and if he

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The Irish challenger will look to become the first man in promotional history to hold two belts at one time, and if he can topple the Brazilian champion, he intends to defend both titles actively.

Regarding the lightweight division, No. 1-ranked former Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez feels as if he’s next in line after the upcoming super fight.

While McGregor has been deemed the ‘Money Fight’, Alvarez actually has his sights set on dos Anjos, who he feels is the superior competitor:

“I would want McGregor because it’s more money and a simpler fight,” Alvarez said to Inside MMA. “He’s the easy guy and more money. Dos Anjos is a bigger challenge. To me, he’s the better fighter. In a perfect world, I’m fighting dos Anjos in June, or July, for the world title.”

Dos Anjos has indeed established himself as the man to beat at 155-pounds, running a demolition course through the division’s elite in recent memory.

However, McGregor isn’t just all talk either. He’s compiled a perfect 7-0 UFC record, and is coming off of a spectacular 13-second destruction of former long-time featherweight champion Jose Aldo.

Who do you see Alvarez eventually squaring off with for the title?

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UFC 196 Extended Video Preview With Get You Fired Up

From the opening seconds until the final, the extended video preview released for UFC 196: Dos Anjos vs. McGregor is a non-stop, action-packed thrill-ride.

And you can see the entire video below.

Featured is a look at the main event, which will s…

From the opening seconds until the final, the extended video preview released for UFC 196: Dos Anjos vs. McGregor is a non-stop, action-packed thrill-ride.

And you can see the entire video below.

Featured is a look at the main event, which will see featherweight champion Conor McGregor attempt to make history against lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. McGregor will be trying to secure his second UFC title, something no other fighter has done at the same time.

In the co-main event, Miesha Tate challenges Holly Holm for the female bantamweight belt.

Rafael dos Anjos’ Coach: “McGregor Will Ask For The Fight To Be Stopped”

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Rafael Cordeiro, the head MMA coach for Rafael dos Anjos, is not intimidated by Conor McGregor. In fact, he told Combate that his pupil Dos Anjos will make McGregor quit in the middle of their Lightweight Championship fight.

“The way I see it, Rafael will do just fine. He’s very excited about this fight and will drag McGregor to deep waters,” Cordeiro said. “He has never faced anybody like Rafael. We believe he can beat Conor up badly. It may even be the first time Conor will ask for the fight to be stopped.”

Rafael dos Anjos will face Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5 in Las Vegas. Holly Holm will face Miesha Tate in the co-main event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HX2kPa4_9g

“The way I see it, Rafael will do just fine. He’s very excited about this fight and will drag McGregor to deep waters,” Cordeiro said. “He has never faced anybody like Rafael. We believe he can beat Conor up badly. It may even be the first time Conor will ask for the fight to be stopped.”

Rafael dos Anjos will face Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5 in Las Vegas. Holly Holm will face Miesha Tate in the co-main event.

Video: Conor McGregor Grounds & Pounds Ahead Of UFC 196

UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor will likely be facing his toughest test to date when he moves up in weight to challenge reigning 155-pound kingpin Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Up until this point, McGregor has backed up his brash and relentless

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Up until this point, McGregor has backed up his brash and relentless trash talk with seven consecutive Octagon wins including six by way of T/KO. The Irishman is also coming off of a shocking 13-second demolition of former 145-pound boss Jose Aldo at last December’s UFC 194

With that being said, dos Anjos has looked like a different animal as of late, winning five straight including multiple one-sided beatings over the likes of former champions Benson Henderson and Anthony Pettis, as well as highly-touted contenders Nate Diaz and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.

Despite his much improved striking, it’s important to note that the Brazilian’s strengths lie in the area of McGregor’s perceived weakness: wresting and grappling. The Irishman was repeatedly taken down by Chad Mendes at UFC 189 before scoring a second-round knockout.

Dos Anjos has been known to inflict relentless pressure and wrestling on his opponents, and possesses a third degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

As the event nears closer, it appears as if McGregor has been working on his ground game, releasing a video earlier today (February 14, 2016) via his official Instagram account of his latest sparring session which featured some ground and pound work:

Roses are red, violets are blue, here is some precision ground and pound for you! #HappyValentinesDay

A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 14, 2016 at 11:13am PST

While the video looks to just be some light training, one would have to believe that McGregor has worked endlessly on his grappling. Although he’s predicted an early knockout, he obviously won’t be able to let his strikes go if he can’t keep the fight standing.

Do you see the Irishman making history on March 5th?

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Coach: Rafael Dos Anjos Will Make Conor McGregor Quit

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is as confident as UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor going into UFC 196. Anjos’ coach Rafael Cordeiro recently spoke with Mirror.uk about the upcoming fight and according to Cordeiro, Anjos will put McGregor in deep waters. “From my perspective, Rafael will do well and is going to fight very

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UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is as confident as UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor going into UFC 196. Anjos’ coach Rafael Cordeiro recently spoke with Mirror.uk about the upcoming fight and according to Cordeiro, Anjos will put McGregor in deep waters.

“From my perspective, Rafael will do well and is going to fight very well. He is very excited for this fight, and we are going to put McGregor in deep waters. He’s never fought anybody on the same level as Rafal.”

McGregor’s last few fights have not gone the distance and has ended very quickly due to his knockout power.

Cordeiro strongly believes that if McGregor went into the championship rounds in his fight with Jose Aldo at UFC 194, then McGregor would have lost to the former featherweight champion.

“We knew if it had gone to the second, third and fourth, we knew Jose Aldo could have beat him, but unfortunately, it was a knockout, but a fight is a fight, and we are going to do everything to make sure Rafa raises his arm at the end of the fight, and we are going to work hard for that”

Cordeiro finished the interview by saying that dos Anjos will beat McGregor so bad that he will ask for the fight to be stopped.

“We believe Rafal can beat McGregor in a bad way. Maybe it’s going to be the first time that [McGregor] is going to ask to stop the fight.”

UFC 196 takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5 and airs on PPV, FOX Sports 1, and UFC Fight Pass.

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Anderson Silva Sends Warning Message To Conor McGregor

Anderson Silva sends a clear message to UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, is there anyone that isn’t offended by McGregor’s antics? The UFC featherweight champion and next contender to Rafael dos Anjos’ lightweight belt, Conor McGregor has a lot of business to tend to in two very stacked divisions. The jury is out on his

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Anderson Silva sends a clear message to UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, is there anyone that isn’t offended by McGregor’s antics?

The UFC featherweight champion and next contender to Rafael dos Anjos’ lightweight belt, Conor McGregor has a lot of business to tend to in two very stacked divisions. The jury is out on his 155-pound legitimacy until UFC 196, but his chops at 145 pounds are undeniable. Defeating the long reigning Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194, ‘The Notorious’ leaves the division on hold for his next battle with yet another Brazilian champ.

RDA will be a huge enough test as it is, but McGregor also revealed he’d be asking for a welterweight title fight if he wins the 155-pound belt. Now there’s someone in the UFC middleweight division that has beef with McGregor, and that’s the former champion Anderson Silva. He told FOX Sports that although he’s impressed by ‘The Notorious’ as a fighter, he doesn’t like the way the Irishman talks ill of Brazilians.

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“(Conor) McGregor, he’s a great fighter and he’s doing his job very well. He’s very intelligent and he knows exactly what he’s doing. But Rafael (dos Anjos) can not get led on by his antics because it didn’t work out very well for Jose Aldo,” Silva said during an open workout with media on Thursday in Los Angeles.

“I think both Jose Aldo and Rafael can both beat him and I also think Conor McGregor should really be careful about what he says about the Brazilians. Because the last person that spoke about a Brazilian, it didn’t end too well for him.”

There are similarities and differences when comparing McGregor to fellow trash talker Chael Sonnen, one huge point is that only one of them actually made it to title glory, although the ‘American Gangster’ did come close.

Who knows what the future holds for the featherweight champion, or the division he’s currently putting on hold to fight in other weight categories. One thing will probably remain constant as long as ‘The Notorious’ keeps winning though, and that’s the amount of enemies he’ll be making all over the place, let alone in Brazil.

Stay tuned.

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