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Cordeiro: 'Joker' Conor McGregor would get killed at lightweight

The famed coach of UFC champions Fabricio Werdum and Rafael dos Anjos thinks, Conor McGregor should go nowhere near the 155-pound weight class.

Conor McGregor may "only" be the UFC's interim featherweight titleholder right now, but in December, he wants to become undisputed champion against Jose Aldo and subsequently conquer the lightweight division. The brash Irishman has already sent multiple threats to 155-pounders, but legendary coach Rafael Cordeiro, who trains lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos, strongly advises against the idea.

"This guy is a joker," he told GNP1.de. "He have to keep in his division, if he goes up, people gonna kill him.