Dos Anjos shrugs off McGregor trash talk: 'This guy is out of his mind'

Rafael dos Anjos is prepared for Conor McGregor's mind games.

Shortly after a superfight between the the two champions was announced on Tuesday, McGregor accused the Brazilian of being a "traitor" for choosing to live and train in California. Dos Anjos, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, is confident that his countrymen won't be swayed by the comments.

"It doesn't make any sense," Dos Anjos told David St. Martin of MMAFighting.com. "We have a lot of Brazilians in the United States. It doesn't mean we're traitors to our country. I've got kids and I have to move for different things like better wrestling training partners here. I think that was a frustrated way to try to win the Brazilian fans.

"The guy is out of his mind. He's going to try to do his best to try to mess with my head. I don't hate him, but the Brazilians do. Brazil is on my side."

McGregor notably put his gift of gab to use during his feud with Jose Aldo, which may or may not have played a part in the 13-second knockout that knocked Aldo from the top of the division. These same tactics might not work on the stoic Dos Anjos who is used to silencing mouthy opponents.

"Lightweight division is a different story," Dos Anjos said. "We'll see. Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened? I'll let him talk and we'll see what happens.

"I hope he's training hard. I think he's going to be scared once I hit him."