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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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Coach Wouldn’t Be Surprised If Conor McGregor Fought Robbie Lawler At UFC 200

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will attempt to make history in just a few weeks as he aims to become the first man to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight classes. The “Notorious” one will take on reigning lightweight king Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196 from Las

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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will attempt to make history in just a few weeks as he aims to become the first man to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight classes.

The “Notorious” one will take on reigning lightweight king Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of March 5’s UFC 196 from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Despite having an extremely tall order in front of him, could we possible see McGregor challenge for a third world title as early as this summer? His head coach John Kavanagh wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out that way:

“I’ve seen that rumors of Conor fighting Robbie Lawler for the 170-pound belt at UFC 200 on July 9 have been gathering momentum. It’s not something we have discussed specifically but after Conor wins the lightweight belt, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the next fight is for the welterweight belt,” McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh wrote in a post on The 42 on Thursday.

“If that’s what Conor wants to do, I’ll absolutely support that move. I think that would be fantastic. We’re already talking about making history in a few weeks, but can you imagine what it will be like if Conor is the champion in three weight classes by the summer?”

Due to the fact that he cuts a tremendous amount of weight to fight at featherweight, moving to 155-pounds was likely from the onset for McGregor, and he’ll likely size up well with the lightweight elite.

That being said, moving up another 15 pounds to welterweight is a different story. Once again, Kavanagh isn’t worried, noting that with proper time McGregor could be a force at 170-pounds:

“As time goes on, it’s harder to predict what will happen in the future. Conor has a sort of unusual body type in that even though he can make featherweight, he’s still a very big lightweight,” Kavanagh explained.

“Given some time, as well as a bit of strength and conditioning work, he could also be a force at welterweight. This is an interesting time.”

While holding two titles at one time has been unheard of in the UFC, being a three-weight world champion just seems silly to even fathom about. If any man could do it, however, it would be the brash Irish knockout artist.

What do you think the future holds for McGregor?

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Rafael dos Anjos: “Conor McGregor Is Going To Break Like A Girl”

Rafael dos Anjos is feeling confident heading into his UFC 196 fight against Conor McGregor. In an interview with the MMA Hour, dos Anjos spoke about his upcoming UFC Lightweight Championship fight against McGregor.

“If I have an opportunity to finish, I will finish, but I will feel him first. I want to hit him first a couple of times. I want him to feel my power, you know, because his thing is always having such a good time in the Octagon. Everything that he’s predicting has been happening, but I think this time his crystal ball is a little blurry. I think he’s not seeing well, and he’s going to feel the difference. I’m going to show him the bad part of the Octagon. I went through the good part and the bad part, but now I’m going to introduce him to the bad part.”

dos Anjos predicts he will end the fight in two or three rounds.

“My prediction is, I’m going to win for sure,” he said. “I don’t see how this guy can beat me. But, a prediction — this fight will not be five rounds. It’s going to be maybe three or two rounds. This guy, he’s not going to be able handle me for more than two rounds. He’s going to break. He’s going to break like a girl.”

UFC 196 takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on March 5, 2016. What do you think will happen when McGregor and dos Anjos step into the octagon? Leave your predictions in the comments below.

“If I have an opportunity to finish, I will finish, but I will feel him first. I want to hit him first a couple of times. I want him to feel my power, you know, because his thing is always having such a good time in the Octagon. Everything that he’s predicting has been happening, but I think this time his crystal ball is a little blurry. I think he’s not seeing well, and he’s going to feel the difference. I’m going to show him the bad part of the Octagon. I went through the good part and the bad part, but now I’m going to introduce him to the bad part.”

dos Anjos predicts he will end the fight in two or three rounds.

“My prediction is, I’m going to win for sure,” he said. “I don’t see how this guy can beat me. But, a prediction — this fight will not be five rounds. It’s going to be maybe three or two rounds. This guy, he’s not going to be able handle me for more than two rounds. He’s going to break. He’s going to break like a girl.”

White To McGregor On Poster Controversy: You’re Right, Conor

At last month’s UFC 196 (previously UFC 197) press conference, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made it vividly clear that he wasn’t happy with the promotional posters for the event. McGregor is scheduled to move up in weight and challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title on March 5, 2016 from Las Vegas, Nevada.

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At last month’s UFC 196 (previously UFC 197) press conference, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made it vividly clear that he wasn’t happy with the promotional posters for the event.

McGregor is scheduled to move up in weight and challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title on March 5, 2016 from Las Vegas, Nevada.

At the press conference, the “Notorious” one was angered that he wasn’t holding his title on the poster, and that his belt wasn’t sitting in front of him at the time. While only dos Anjos’ title is on the line, the fight is indeed a battle between two champions.

UFC president Dana White said at the time that the reasoning was, in reality, because RDA was the defending champion, but it seems as if he has since changed his tune.

With the rescheduling of the events, a new poster was forced to be made, and this time, each man has his title with the bout being billed as champion vs. champion. Recently speaking on the changes with the Grant and Danny show (via MMAFighting), White admitted that McGregor was right:

“Conor made his argument, ‘This is a superfight. I’m a [145]-pound champion. He’s the [155]-pound champion. My belt should be represented even though I’m not defending my belt.’

“And I said, ‘You know what? You’re right, Conor. All right, we’ll do it,” White recalls.

In the end, the UFC boss acknowledged that he had a super fight on his hands, making the switch up a necessity:

“We actually switched the poster and they’ve both got their belts and it’s champion vs. champion,” said White. “It’s a superfight: 45 vs. 55 for the 55-pound title.”

Check out the new and improved poster below courtesy of the UFC:

FIRST LOOK at the Official #UFC196 Poster! pic.twitter.com/UT6HFXLxWv

— #UFCVegas (@ufc) February 4, 2016

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Video: Main Event Preview For UFC 196: dos Anjos vs. McGregor

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The UFC uploaded a new preview for the main event of UFC 196: dos Anjos vs. McGregor to their YouTube channel on Tuesday night. The video looks at the build-up for the fight between the two, and examines t…

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The UFC uploaded a new preview for the main event of UFC 196: dos Anjos vs. McGregor to their YouTube channel on Tuesday night. The video looks at the build-up for the fight between the two, and examines their most recent bouts.

Rafael dos Anjos will defend his UFC Lightweight Championship against Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor on March 5th, as McGregor tries become to the UFC’s first simultaneous multi-division belt holder. In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm will defend her title against Miesha Tate. The event takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. We will have live round-by-round results of UFC 196 right here on MMANews.com on the night of March 5.

Will McGregor be the UFC’s first fighter to hold simultaneous multi-division championship? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.