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Veteran Coach Andre Pederneiras Provides Insight on UFC 229 Nurmagomedov-McGregor Scrap



When former Ultimate Fighting Championship dual-division champion Conor McGregor was interviewed by TMZ days after Jose Aldo’s stoppage victory over Jeremy Stephens, fans were surprised when the Irishman gave the Brazilian a glowing praise and said he was “so happy” for him and his coach Andre Pederneiras.

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The comments didn’t surprise Pederneiras, who is very familiar with McGregor when the Irishman and Aldo met back in 2015 at UFC 194. The fight lasted only 13 seconds via a knockout. However many fans believed the constant sledging during the world tour by “The Notorious” had completely sapped the Brazilian and the fight had already been won before it started.

Pederneiras told the media recently in his training center in Rio de Janeiro that McGregor’s recent comments towards Aldo show who he really is as a person and all his antics -- including the bus attack -- is purely for show (via MMAfighting.com):

”That’s him being the artist, in my opinion,” Pederneiras said. “He knows that he will have to fight Khabib, so since he has to do that, why not start the mess now and start promoting it?”

”I think Conor created this pejorative myth around him because of the things he says, but backstage he’s none of what he portrays himself to be to sell,” Pederneiras said. “Every time I met him he was super respectful, we shook hands, so it doesn’t surprise me that he had that reaction, especially now that he doesn’t have anything booked with Aldo. If he had something booked with Aldo he would say he was lucky, that he’s sh*t [laughs], only to provoke. He’s a guy that had done things I can’t see anyone else doing. He’s unique in history, can’t say anything.”

During the same media session, Aldo fielded a number of questions including who he’d like to face next with the former champ referring to his coach. Without hesitation Pederneiras said a rematch with McGregor:

”The first fight didn’t represent what the fight really could be, and that’s unfortunate for everyone who wanted to watch it,” Pederneiras said. “So I would choose Conor even though I have nothing against him. I know there’s a good person behind that artist and it doesn’t represent what he says. He says a bunch of crap to get attention and sell.”

Many fans are expecting Nurmagomedov to beat McGregor in October but Pederneiras said not to dismiss the Irishman as he’s proven people wrong many times before.

”Man, I’ll tell you this, Conor is someone you can’t underestimate,” Pederneiras said. “He has done things I didn’t believe he could do, so I think it’s 50-50, but the physical advantage for Khabib is too big. I see the stand-up fight being too dangerous for Khabib, depending on how long it takes for him to take the fight to the ground. But if he takes the fight to the ground quickly, his chances increase a lot.”
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