Aldo has no regrets but Dana isn’t eager to book McGregor rematch

Jose Aldo insists McGregor didn’t get into his head at UFC 194 but Dana White isn’t too interested in booking a rematch with the Irishman.

After Conor McGregor’s thirteen second demolition of Jose Aldo at UFC 194, many believed the Brazilian had succumbed to the Irishman’s mental warfare before the fight.

Aldo, 29, had remained undefeated for 10 years before being dethroned by McGregor in December. “Scarface” had cemented himself as the pound for pound #1 after fending off the likes of Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar and Kenny Florian and has built a legacy inside the Octagon.

The former featherweight champion has no regrets about UFC 194 and says he didn’t let McGregor’s insults get to him.

“Nothing, man. Nothing. It’s actually good to talk about this,” Aldo said via MMA Fighting. “Everybody said I rushed, that I was too hasty when I decided to attack him. But I already won in seven seconds before, how did I rush now? I went to do something traditional in a fight between a right-handed and a southpaw. I threw a hand in his chest and a cross on top.

“He had done two attacks before and I went for a normal attack. He had the merit to land a good punch, but I didn’t rush anything or was angry. Everybody said I was too angry. Angry about what? I’m always cool in there. I go in there to do what I trained. I trained that. I threw a hand in his chest and then a cross. I thought about throwing a kick earlier but I thought ‘no, he prepared something for the kick, for sure’. I threw a boxing combination, which is normal for those who understand about fighting. He managed to get out and connect a good punch that caught be off base and finished the fight.”

Aldo isn’t budging from his position and demanded a rematch with McGregor — with or without the featherweight title on the line — on Instagram yesterday.

Dana White, however, doesn’t think Aldo has warranted a rematch with “The Notorious” after losing in such devastating fashion. The UFC president also cited Aldo’s unreliability in the past.

“It’s one of those things,” White told comedian Jim Norton (via JOE.co.uk). “We made the fight the first time and he got hurt and had to pull out. Then we made it again and it ended in 13 seconds. It’s tough to make that fight again right away.”

With Conor McGregor’s ambitions resulting in a lightweight championship fight with Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196, it’s possible that Aldo will have to fight Frankie Edgar to determine the next #1 145 lbs. contender.

The UFC 196 PPV will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5th.

Jose Aldo insists McGregor didn’t get into his head at UFC 194 but Dana White isn’t too interested in booking a rematch with the Irishman.

After Conor McGregor’s thirteen second demolition of Jose Aldo at UFC 194, many believed the Brazilian had succumbed to the Irishman’s mental warfare before the fight.

Aldo, 29, had remained undefeated for 10 years before being dethroned by McGregor in December. “Scarface” had cemented himself as the pound for pound #1 after fending off the likes of Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar and Kenny Florian and has built a legacy inside the Octagon.

The former featherweight champion has no regrets about UFC 194 and says he didn’t let McGregor’s insults get to him.

“Nothing, man. Nothing. It’s actually good to talk about this,” Aldo said via MMA Fighting. “Everybody said I rushed, that I was too hasty when I decided to attack him. But I already won in seven seconds before, how did I rush now? I went to do something traditional in a fight between a right-handed and a southpaw. I threw a hand in his chest and a cross on top.

“He had done two attacks before and I went for a normal attack. He had the merit to land a good punch, but I didn’t rush anything or was angry. Everybody said I was too angry. Angry about what? I’m always cool in there. I go in there to do what I trained. I trained that. I threw a hand in his chest and then a cross. I thought about throwing a kick earlier but I thought ‘no, he prepared something for the kick, for sure’. I threw a boxing combination, which is normal for those who understand about fighting. He managed to get out and connect a good punch that caught be off base and finished the fight.”

Aldo isn’t budging from his position and demanded a rematch with McGregor — with or without the featherweight title on the line — on Instagram yesterday.

Dana White, however, doesn’t think Aldo has warranted a rematch with “The Notorious” after losing in such devastating fashion. The UFC president also cited Aldo’s unreliability in the past.

“It’s one of those things,” White told comedian Jim Norton (via JOE.co.uk). “We made the fight the first time and he got hurt and had to pull out. Then we made it again and it ended in 13 seconds. It’s tough to make that fight again right away.”

With Conor McGregor’s ambitions resulting in a lightweight championship fight with Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196, it’s possible that Aldo will have to fight Frankie Edgar to determine the next #1 145 lbs. contender.

The UFC 196 PPV will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5th.