Coach Andre Pederneiras Refutes Jose Aldo Retirement Rumors

Rumors of the demise of Ultimate Fighting Championship great Jose Aldo are greatly exaggerated.

At UFC 278, former champ Aldo collided with surging contender Merab Dvalishvili, and he fell short by decision. In his victorious tour around media outlets, Dvalishvili declared on “The MMA Hour” that Aldo told him, right after their fight, that he would retire. Aldo himself has yet to respond to clarify or otherwise discuss Dvalishvili’s statement. On Friday, Sherdog spoke to Aldo’s head coach Andre Pederneiras, who guaranteed the former featherweight champion is not done yet.

“No way,” Pederneiras exclaimed. “It’s not uncommon that high-level fighters say they are done after a loss, once I had…