For Nova Uniao coach Andre Pederneiras, the situation is simple. Conor McGregor should either grant Jose Aldo an immediate rematch or vacate the UFC featherweight belt he won just a short month ago.
Speaking to Sherdog.com, Pederneiras said he isn't interested in having Aldo fight Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight title while awaiting the outcome of UFC 197 featuring a lightweight title bout between McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos.
The Brazilian coach said Aldo asked UFC for four years about fighting at 155 pounds but his requests were allegedly denied:
"If Conor goes up he should relinquish the featherweight belt.