Andre Pederneiras

Jose Aldo's head coach and leader of the Nova União academy, Andre Pederneiras has tested positive for COVID-19. Pederneiras, who is 53, says he is now isolating at home away from his family after finding out he contracted the virus. "Fifteen days ago I felt chills for two nights in a...

Jose Aldo's coach responds to Conor McGregor expressing joy over Aldo's latest win. The rivalry between Aldo and McGregor is well documented. McGregor revved up the trash talk tenfold in anticipation of his featherweight title showdown against Aldo back in Dec. 2015. The "Notorious" won knocked out Aldo in 13...

Jose Aldo's coach believes his fighter will walk away from mixed martial arts once his UFC contract is up. Aldo is coming off a stellar first-round TKO victory over Jeremy Stephens. The two collided last month inside the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was Aldo's first finish since...

Andre Pederneiras has stepped down as the leader of Nova Uniao. For over 20 years, Pederneiras was the leader and head coach over at Nova Uniao. Former world champions such as future UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo, Renan Barao, and Eduardo Dantas have emerged thanks to the help of Pederneiras. Andre Pederneiras'...

Coach Andre Pederneiras believes Ketlen Vieira is one more win away from getting a title opportunity. This past Saturday night (Sept. 9), Vieira took on Sara McMann inside the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Vieira earned a second-round submission victory on the featured preliminary bout at UFC 215. Pederneiras recently said that...

Jose Aldo hopes to ditch the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in favor of boxing if Andre Pederneiras is to be believed. Aldo is one of the most dominant champions in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA). Despite his 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor and his third-round stoppage loss to...

Jose Aldo's longtime coach Andre Pederneiras is giving Conor McGregor his due. This past Saturday night (Aug. 26), McGregor stepped inside a boxing ring for the first time against Floyd Mayweather. The bout was held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Money" took a 10th round TKO victory. Despite...

Jose Aldo wasn't 100 percent going into UFC 212 according to his coach. At UFC 212, Aldo battled Max Holloway in an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title unification bout. "Blessed" became the undisputed featherweight title holder via third-round TKO. Speaking with Fox Fight Club, Aldo's coach Andre Pederneiras said Aldo suffered a...

Andre Pederneiras believes Jose Aldo didn't use all of his weapons at UFC 212. This past Saturday night (June 3), Aldo took on Max Holloway in a featherweight unification title bout. Holloway earned a third-round TKO victory to become the undisputed 145-pound champion. In a recent interview with Combate, Pederneiras said...

Jose Aldo hasn't forgotten about being involved in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) interim title triangle. In the middle of Tony Ferguson's contract dispute, Aldo claimed he'd be fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov for the interim lightweight championship. "The Eagle" dismissed the featherweight champion and said he only wanted Ferguson. "El Cucuy" settled...

https://youtu.be/5-wmhB-XKI4 This coming Wednesday, a new UFC Fight Pass original documentary will air that will give fans an inside look at Team Nova Uniao. Featured above is a preview for the special, "Fighting to Win," which stars Andre Pederneiras and looks at the decorated Brazilian MMA fight team, which features such...

Jose Aldo's longtime coach Andre Pederneiras recently addressed his fighter competing for an interim title against Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 instead of fighting Conor McGregor in a rematch for the undisputed title, as well as his thoughts on McGregor's upcoming 170-pound rematch against Nate Diaz. According to Pederneiras, he...

Following his 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 on Saturday evening, Jose Aldo's longtime head coach Andre Pederneiras has surfaced with a lengthy statement regarding his fighters' first loss inside the Octagon. According to Pederneiras, "The King has left, but will be back shortly." Pederneiras wrote the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SS5WVmVzOw Mixed martial arts has been struck by the second high profile weight cutting death in recent memory, as Chinese flyweight Yang Jian Bing passed away earlier today in Pasay, Philippines. He was scheduled to fight Geje Eustaquio today for ONE Championship (formerly ONE FC), the biggest promotion in Asia. Yesterday,...

The latest on the problems surrounding Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor.