Businessman denies vetoing McGregor from Brazilian team: 'That's not true'

C. McGregor (photo) did not ask to train at Kings, says agent. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum, recently stated that the team where he trains, Kings MMA, refused to receive Conor McGregor to sharpen your stand-up game before facing José Aldo at UFC 194. However, the Irish fighter's manager, Audie Attar, denied that this happened.

See too

Werdum reveals McGregor's veto in Brazilian team: 'We were going to break him'

McGregor's trainer plans to fight for the lightweight belt in April

UFC owner: McGregor will be the first fighter to earn $100 million

According to Werdum, the team led by coach Rafael Cordeiro would never agree to prepare an athlete to face Aldo, a friend of the team members. Attar, on the other hand, stated that he did not ask McGregor to train, as the new UFC featherweight champion remains faithful to his longtime gym, John Kavanagh's Straight Blast Gym. The businessman stated that the only contact he had with Cordeiro was regarding training for another athlete he manages, the UFC middleweight. Uriah Hall.

"Is not true. The only contact my office made with Kings was to see if Uriah Hall I could train there, but no one got back to me about that. We would never make that call to Conor, as he doesn't train with anyone other than his trainer, John Kavanagh, or his gym mates. He keeps a small circle, so someone is making up stories and telling Werdum lies. I have the greatest respect for Rafael and his gym, but that’s not true”, explained Attar, in an interview with the North American website “MMA Fighting”.

Last Saturday (12), McGregor became the only champion of the UFC's under-66 kg division by beating Aldo in an incredible 13 seconds, by knockout. As a result, the Irishman remains undefeated inside the Octagon, with seven wins in seven fights.

[vox id=”36859″]