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Andre Pederneiras says UFC blocked Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis, wants Conor McGregor to vacate featherweight belt

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.