Coach: Dillashaw man enough to rematch in Brazil?
“The ideal would be bringing this fight to Brazil,” said Andre Pederneiras. “Let’s see is these guys are man enough to fight Renan Barao in his house.”
T.J. Dillashaw beat Renan Barao and took his title on Saturday night at UFC 173. At the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White said “it wouldn’t be insane” for Barao to get an immediate rematch.
Barao’s coach Andre Pedereiras appeared on the Brazilian radio show No Mundo da Luta, and campaigned for an immediate rematch at UFC 179, at Maracanazinho stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 25.
“We’re asking for an immediate rematch,” said Pederneiras as translated by Guilherme Cruz for MMAFighting. “It’s fair, and we’re looking a way to do it. It can’t happen in less than five or six months, but I think that’s how long T.J. is going to be out. Everybody wants to see another fight between them, since it was the fight of the night.”
“The ideal would be bringing this fight to Brazil. There’s going to be a big event here in Brazil, apparently in October in Rio de Janeiro. Let’s see is these guys are man enough to fight Barao in his house.”
“After the first knockdown, Renan couldn’t get into the fight anymore and he went dizzy with every blow. Even between the rounds, when we were talking to him, he wasn’t even looking at us.
“After the first round, we told him not to trade with him so he could recover, but it was like we had told him ‘go there and trade punches with him’ because that’s exactly what he did. He kept fighting and asked us who was winning the fight before the fifth. When the fight was over, he asked us what happened, if he won or if he lost.”