Conor McGregor has come to the defense of José Aldo after Khabib gave a brutally honest opinion on whether Aldo’s prime was experiencing a second wind. Khabib has stated in the past that no fighter can reach his prime again after it is gone. Duri…
Conor McGregor has come to the defense of José Aldo after Khabib gave a brutally honest opinion on whether Aldo’s prime was experiencing a second wind. Khabib has stated in the past that no fighter can reach his prime again after it is gone. During a recent press conference, a reporter challenged Khabib on this […]
Conor McGregor is not happy with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent comments about Jose Aldo. The former featherweight king looked as good as ever at UFC 265 as he easily outpointed Pedro Munhoz over three rounds. Many fans and pundits believe Aldo has returned to the top of his game with this recent win, Nuramgomedov doesn’t agree. […]
The former featherweight king looked as good as ever at UFC 265 as he easily outpointed Pedro Munhoz over three rounds.
Many fans and pundits believe Aldo has returned to the top of his game with this recent win, Nuramgomedov doesn’t agree.
During a recent Gorilla Energy press conference, the former undisputed lightweight champion explained why Aldo is no longer at his peak and used McGregor as a point of reference.
“How is he showing it? He got beat up when he fought… Who’d he fight? He fought Petr (Yan) right? A guy wins one fight and everyone starts talking,” Nurmagomedov said.
“When Conor fought Cowboy he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like scared chicken. Fighting top fighters shows your worth. Like I said – the level of Russia’s football team will be shown against Croatia, not Malta. A fight against Cowboy won’t show what level you’re at. Just like Aldo’s fight against Pedro Munhoz. Let him fight Petr Yan in the same way then we can say he’s peaking again. You saw what he did, he closed up and waited for the ref to stop the fight. That shows that you’re not at your peak. If you’re getting hit and you’re conscious and you’re not defending yourself, I call those fighters businessmen, they come out to make money. There are real champions who go hard on everyone. They don’t care about how the money, of course, it’s an important aspect but he has the competitive spirit.
“There’s no way Aldo’s having a second peak,” Nurmagomedov concluded. “You can try to prove it all you want but I’ve been through this. I know better, thank you, you’re a journalist and I’m a fighter.”
McGregor got wind of his rival’s comments and slammed Nurmagomedov for disrespecting Aldo.
“Another press conference,” McGregor said on Instagram live. “What’s he even doing? More talking, is he? And then disrespecting (Jose) Aldo. The little fool of a thing. I’m sick of these little fools mouthing about people.”
Do you agree with Conor McGregor? Did Khabib Nurmagomedov make disrespectful comments about Jose Aldo?
Former UFC featherweight champion and current bantamweight contender Jose Aldo is on a title run once again, with back-to-back flawless performances over Pedro Munhoz and Marlon Vera. But, one of Aldo’s memorable moments in his career is one of his toughest on a personal level; his rivalry with Conor McGregor and his knockout loss to […]
Former UFC featherweight champion and current bantamweight contender Jose Aldo is on a title run once again, with back-to-back flawless performances over Pedro Munhoz and Marlon Vera. But, one of Aldo’s memorable moments in his career is one of his toughest on a personal level; his rivalry with Conor McGregor and his knockout loss to the Irishman at UFC 194.
Despite the heated rhetoric between the two former UFC champions in the past, Aldo and McGregor have been relatively complimentary of each other recently; with Aldo supporting a potential McGregor comeback with McGregor replying and calling Aldo a legend of the game.
Aldo and McGregor will always be linked, but the UFC all-time great believes that there won’t be a second chapter to their rivalry as he continues his rise up the bantamweight division and McGregor recovers from a leg injury before a widely-expected return to lightweight.
“No, I don’t see myself fighting Conor,” Aldo said in a recent interview with MMA Fighting. “That’s not the path. I root for him today, I hope he recovers from the injury and fights again at the highest level, and becomes champion again because that way he and I will always be together. No matter if I’m down and he’s up or the other way around, people will always put out names together, and that way we carry each other up.”
McGregor is in the midst of his recovery from leg surgery after suffering a nasty leg break during his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Aldo is coming off one of the best performances of his career and he looks in incredible shape, and appearing to still be in the prime of his career.
Aldo and McGregor’s rivalry remains one of the most notable in UFC history and is widely regarded as one of the main reasons for the sport’s rise in popularity during the mid-2010s. Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny Aldo and McGregor’s impact on the sport.
What do you think would happen in a hypothetical Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo rematch?
Former UFC featherweight champion and current bantamweight contender Jose Aldo is on a title run once again, with back-to-back flawless performances over Pedro Munhoz and Marlon Vera. But, one of Aldo’s memorable moments in his career is one of his toughest on a personal level; his rivalry with Conor McGregor and his knockout loss to […]
Former UFC featherweight champion and current bantamweight contender Jose Aldo is on a title run once again, with back-to-back flawless performances over Pedro Munhoz and Marlon Vera. But, one of Aldo’s memorable moments in his career is one of his toughest on a personal level; his rivalry with Conor McGregor and his knockout loss to the Irishman at UFC 194.
Despite the heated rhetoric between the two former UFC champions in the past, Aldo and McGregor have been relatively complimentary of each other recently; with Aldo supporting a potential McGregor comeback with McGregor replying and calling Aldo a legend of the game.
Aldo and McGregor will always be linked, but the UFC all-time great believes that there won’t be a second chapter to their rivalry as he continues his rise up the bantamweight division and McGregor recovers from a leg injury before a widely-expected return to lightweight.
“No, I don’t see myself fighting Conor,” Aldo said in a recent interview with MMA Fighting. “That’s not the path. I root for him today, I hope he recovers from the injury and fights again at the highest level, and becomes champion again because that way he and I will always be together. No matter if I’m down and he’s up or the other way around, people will always put out names together, and that way we carry each other up.”
McGregor is in the midst of his recovery from leg surgery after suffering a nasty leg break during his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Aldo is coming off one of the best performances of his career and he looks in incredible shape, and appearing to still be in the prime of his career.
Aldo and McGregor’s rivalry remains one of the most notable in UFC history and is widely regarded as one of the main reasons for the sport’s rise in popularity during the mid-2010s. Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny Aldo and McGregor’s impact on the sport.
What do you think would happen in a hypothetical Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo rematch?
UFC lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has said there’s no chance of José Aldo having a second career peak in MMA. Aldo, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists to have ever entered the Octagon, was last in action …
UFC lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has said there’s no chance of José Aldo having a second career peak in MMA. Aldo, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists to have ever entered the Octagon, was last in action at UFC 265 earlier this month. Against fellow Brazilian bantamweight contender Pedro […]
TJ Dillashaw has opened up on a potential future meeting with fellow UFC veteran and former featherweight champion, José Aldo. As a result of never losing his belt, TJ Dillashaw is widely considered to be the rightful #1 contender to the bantamweight c…
TJ Dillashaw has opened up on a potential future meeting with fellow UFC veteran and former featherweight champion, José Aldo. As a result of never losing his belt, TJ Dillashaw is widely considered to be the rightful #1 contender to the bantamweight crown, but both injury and an upcoming title fight between Aljamain Sterling and […]