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Jose Aldo: Dana White Told Me Conor McGregor Will Fight At 145 Next

Coming off of his dominant five round victory over Frankie Edgar for the interim 145-pound title at UFC 200, former UFC featherweight king Jose Aldo is ready for his shot at vengeance against the man who took away his decade of dominance in a mere 13-seconds, Conor McGregor. Since winning the title, however, McGregor has […]

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Since winning the title, however, McGregor has been embroiled in a welterweight rivalry with Stockton Native Nate Diaz who handed the brash Irishman his first career UFC loss at UFC 196. McGregor succumbed to Diaz’s superior ground game after tapping to a rear-naked choke, following being rocked by Diaz after a 1-2 combo landed flush on McGregor’s chin.

Diaz whips a straight left hand that wobbled McGregor during their UFC 196 encounter... — Diaz whips a straight left hand that wobbled McGregor during their UFC 196 encounter…

McGregor has been obsessed with avenging the loss to Diaz, and will now rematch his counterpart in the main event of UFC 202 in Las Vegas. The featherweight division has been subsequently put on hold while McGregor handles his business at 170-pounds, forcing the implication of the interim featherweight strap that rests around Aldo’s waist.

While many mixed martial arts (MMA) fans have sceptisized weather or not McGregor will ever return to the featherweight division, given the fact that the weight cut is a strenuous one for the Irish champ, Aldo claims that UFC President Dana White has assured him McGregor’s next bout will be contested at the 145-pound weight class.

During a recent media scrum in Brazil, courtesy of The Daily Star UK, Aldo had this to say:

“Dana said his next fight has to be at featherweight, so I’m hopeful. I’m thinking about that and hope that is the case. But if it’s not, I have no problem. I want to be champion. Whoever they put in there, I will win.”

McGregor and Aldo originally met in the main event of UFC 194, after their first scheduled bout at UFC 189 fell through, after nearly a year of heavy promotion for the most anticipated featherweight contest in UFC history.

With a quick swipe of a counter-left hook, ‘Notorious’ solidified himself as the man in the featherweight division by shutting the Brazilian’s lights out for the first time in his historic career.

Aldo would go back to the drawing board and return against Frankie Edgar for the interim title at UFC 200, and looked to be in phenomenal condition throughout his five round dismantling of the former 155-pound champion.

Pending the result of McGregor vs Diaz II later this month, one can’t help but ponder the possibility of the two hated rivals meeting once again in the main event of UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden.

Both men seem to have something to prove as many regard McGregor’s sudden knockout of Aldo as a simply the luck of the Irish, and Aldo needs to get over the hump of having lost to the man he holds so much spite for.

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Stephen Thompson Guarantees He’s Fighting Tyron Woodley Next

Top-ranked UFC welterweight Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson may be known as one of the nicest fighters in MMA, but after newly crowned welterweight champion Tyron Woodley snubbed him for a title shot in the aftermath of knockout win over Robbie Lawler in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 201, he may be starting to believe a different […]

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When questioned by Thompson on the UFC 201 post-fight show, Woodley eschewed with ‘Wonderboy’ in favor of a ‘big money fight’ with the returning Nick Diaz or all-time great former champ Georges St-Pierre, who quickly accepted the fight.

On a seven-fight win streak, he clear top contender spoke up for his case during an appearance on today’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, describing his shock at Woodley’s insistence to call his own shots minutes after winning the belt:

“In my head I was like, really, you’re kidding me, right, that he wouldn’t give me this shot? Yeah, he went out there, he defeated Robbie Lawler, but you know, he took this fight, and a lot of people didn’t think he deserved it in the first place, but just seconds after winning that title, already choosing his fights? I mean, come on. Who gets that? Who really gets to do that. I mean, you’re starting to see that a lot more. It’s almost like, do the rankings really count? Do they really matter?”

Thompson thinks Woodley should at least defend his title before calling out big names:

“And I was kind of upset for him to say that just because, he knows I’m the No. 1 guy. He knows I’ve been working really hard. You know, I’m on a seven-fight winning streak. But to pick some, I think you have to defend the title at least once before you can start picking your shot.”

Questioned about his belief if Woodley was ducking him, Thompson responded that he would be fighting “The Chosen One” at Madison Square Garden regardless of what the champ wants:

“I don’t know. I don’t think he’s scared of me, but it almost seems like he just doesn’t want to fight me, he just doesn’t want to step in the ring. I don’t know if he thinks it’s a bad match-up, but no matter what, I’m fighting this guy, I’m fighting Tyron. I’m fighting Tyron Woodley, and it’s gonna be at Madison Square Garden; no ifs, ands, or buts, come on guys, come on UFC, and come on Tyron. You gotta give it to me, man.”

If he were not to get the shot, however, ‘Wonderboy’ expressed his trepidation at not getting the next title fight, which is why the normally reserved phenom suddenly became so vocal today:

“No. If they don’t give this to me, then something is really wrong. It is disappointing to hear that, and it does worry me a little bit, but in my head, I’m getting the shot. I don’t care. I gotta put my foot down, man, I gotta tell everybody how I’m feeling, and as of right now, I’m very disappointed that he wouldn’t take it.”

Thompson was willing to give Woodley credit for the huge shot he landed on Lawler, but he also believes that wasn’t the surging version of Lawler we’d grown accustomed to seeing over the past three years:

“I mean, yes he did land that big one punch, but you know, I don’t know man, it wasn’t enough for me. He did land that one punch, but we all know that wasn’t the same Robbie. Just going out there, looking at the fight, that was the Robbie we all expected, and I think he knows that.”

He named several reasons why we may not have seen the true “Ruthless,” but at the end of the day, Thompson insists something was just off with the former champ, and he may not have been motivated:

“There could be a lot of different reasons why we didn’t see the same Robbie Lawler, but it wasn’t him.”

After repeatedly predicting Lawler would win and then move on to throw down in an exciting war with ‘Wonderboy,’ Thompson admitted he was disappointed at not being the one to dethrone “Ruthless.” He gave some more thinly veiled credit before the new champ before telling him to stop calling out aging legends, who, despite being some of the most recognizable names in MMA, hadn’t won a fight in nearly eight years combined:

“Yeah, I was. I was disappointed because he was the guy I wanted to beat. I wanted to be the guy to take him out. But hat’s off to Tyron, he beat me to it. But he is the champ and I am the No. 1 contender, stop calling people out who haven’t fought in a year or three years. Fight the guy who’s ready, man, fight the guy’s who earned it this year, who’s beat the No. 1, beat the No. 2, and take on me, man. That’s what I got to say to him. I just think it’s kinda crap that he won’t take it.”

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Tyron Woodley Calls Out Nick Diaz For ‘Money Fight’ At UFC 202

Continuing the jaw-dropping streak of UFC champions losing their belt by brutal stoppage, new welterweight champion Tyron Woodley put a stamp on his title victory when he knocked out Robbie Lawler with one massive punch in the main event of last night’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. […]

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After the bout, Woodley appeared on the post-fight show on FOX Sports 1, where top-ranked welterweight contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was auspiciously a co-host for the evening. With two straight wins over Rory MacDonald and Johny Hendricks, it’s largely perceived that “Wonderboy” would receive the next shot, something he predictably called out for while interviewing Woodley:

“That was a first round finish, and I know you’re not injured. What are the chances we get it on in November my friend?”

But while “Wonderboy” wants to fight Woodley at the UFC’s New York debut event of UFC 205 in November, the new champ has other plans. He’s said he’s looking for a big money fight with a certain returning fan favorite instead:

Woodley took a jab at Thompson by citing his preference to fight Lawler rather than him, and said he would rather get a more lucrative bout with longtime veteran Nick Diaz, who returns from suspension next month, at August’s UFC 202:

“Well this is what I think, I think that you say you wanted to fight Robbie Lawler, and you’ll get an opportunity to fight Robbie Lawler, because who I wanna fight now is, I think now Nick Diaz comes off of suspension in two days, he’s a money fight. I’ve been in this game, I’m an O.G., I wanna make the big dough, so if he wants to fight August with his brother Nate Diaz, I think me and him can show down at that event. I’m uninjured, August, I’m ready to go, 202, let’s make the money. I think he’s deserved it, I think he’s put enough butts in the seats, he deserves to make that payday, so let’s go get it.”

Thompson wouldn’t stop pressing the issue, however, issuing a bit of a half-hearted congratulations to Woodley before proclaiming he could beat both Woodley and Diaz:

“I know I got your number. I know you count on Nick Diaz; I know I can beat both of you guys. I’m just saying man, come on, you gotta give it to me!”

Woodley had the perfect response for that, stating that “Wonderboy “ will have his chance after he gets his big payday and Thompson fights some lower-ranked ‘young buck’ contenders:

“You’ll get your chance after I go make this money. You and the rest of the ‘young bucks’ can scrap each other up; Gastelum and Magny, I’m gonna go get that money.”

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Cris Cyborg Looking To Fight Undefeated Boxing Champion

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Invicta FC featherweiht champion, former Strikeforce 145-pound queen and recent UFC debutante Cris Cyborg Justino is truly a force to be reckoned with. Her smash-and-grab debut under the UFC banner was a sub-round destruction of Leslie Smith that left fans salivating over the prospect of a Cyborg UFC title run. The time since UFC 198 has involved talk of a very different kind though, mainly focused once again on the issue of weight. She’d battered Smith on May 14 at UFC 198 in a 140-pound catchweight contest, and had a very draining cut to make it that far.

The fact there’s no women’s featherweight division in the UFC has led to a number of intriguing rants by the Brazilian knockout artist lately. Much like the good old days of Ronda Rousey’s title reign, Cris Cyborg has again been firing shots at ‘Rowdy’ over social media. Recently demanding her own division in the UFC, Justino laid down the gauntlet for Rousey to fight her at UFC 205 in New York.

In the absence of any kind of response from the former 135-pound champion, Cris Cyborg has apparently been looking elsewhere. We know she likes to experiment, as was apparent from her three-fight Muay Thai career and Jiu Jitsu competitions circa 2009, but now it looks a though professional boxing is an area of interest for the Invicta champ. As reported by Nettavisen.no, and loosely translated by yours truly and google, Cyborg has been enquiring about a boxing match against 28-0 welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus:

MMA athlete Cristiane Santos, better known as Cris Cyborg, has contacted Cecilia Brækhus and mooted the idea of a duel between the two in the boxing ring.

“There have been rumors that she would like to go over to boxing for a while, for no one would meet her in the UFC. I also think she is looking to top his career with a big fight that will create tremendous attention throughout the world, a fight between her and me would,”

“It seems that I have a mandatory fight against the winner of (Mikaela) Lauren and (Klara) Svensson, so a fight against Cyborg is the earliest in 2017. But it fit enough good for her, too, because then she can train boxing,”

“It will be gigantic, both in Europe and the United States. Both boxing and MMA audiences will follow.”

Cris Cyborg fed her fists with the brains of Leslie Smith, but they are still hungry... — Cris Cyborg fed her fists with the brains of Leslie Smith, but they are still hungry…

So perhaps a trip to professional boxing is on the cards fr Cristiane Justino while the UFC ponders her request fr a 145-pound division. If they drag their feet like they did the whole time trying to sign her to the promotion, Cyborg may well have the time for as many boxing and Invicta title fights as she can stomach.

Cecilia Brækhus is also a former kickboxing world champion and amateur boxing European champion, currently holding the IBO, WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO welterweight championships. She most recently dominated Chris Namus to extend her tally to 28-0 in February.

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Jose Aldo Refutes Spy Claims: I’ve Always Fought Fair

Former longtime UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo made headlines earlier this week when he told media in Brazil that he had a spy in Frankie Edgar’s training room prior to their UFC 200 (July 9, 2016) interim title rematch. Aldo had said that his spy gave him secret information regarding Edgar’s game plan, and also

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Now, however, “Scarface” is going back on his comments. Taking to his official Instagram account, Aldo wrote that it was all just a joke and that he was simply taking a ‘jab’ at bitter rival and reigning 145-pound titleholder Conor McGregor as McGregor made similar comments prior to his clash with Aldo at December 2015’s UFC 194:

“Guys now I’ve become invincible… Nobody can beat me and my spies… Sometimes we aren’t taken seriously, and other times we joke around and get taken too seriously, so… let’s clarify I’ve always fought fair. I got to the top through a lot of hard work- both mine and my team’s. I am a principled person and fighter. My team is renowned for its development of tough, technical fighters but also for our collective character, and that’s what we’ll continue to be known for. I’d never do anything that goes against our principles. I fight clean, I fight fair, and I fight tough. When I talked about having spies in Edgar’s camp, it was a reference to a comment Macgregor made before our fight. It was just a jab. Everyone knows you can’t change up your entire strategy on fight week- of course Frankie’s strategy was going to be everything that worked for him in our first fight- it was a no-brainer that he would try the same things. As to spies in camp, relax people…my spies are just in your heads. I’m ready for anyone, no spies required.”

Aldo will now likely go on to rematch McGregor in a unification bout for the ages. In fact, the Brazilian recently said that the fight is being rumored for the UFC’s debut in New York at UFC 205 on November 12, 2016 at the historic Madison Square Garden.

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Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo 2 Rumored For UFC 205

Interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is all set to meet hated rival Conor McGregor in a unification bout in the near future, after besting Frankie Edgar in a brilliant five round performance at UFC 200 for the interim strap earlier this month, and is hoping for a spot at UFC 205 in New York for the

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Aldo and McGregor initially met at the peak of the brash Irishman’s decorated UFC run, in the main event of UFC 194 last December, for a unification bout between the two world-class combatants.

McGregor shocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world when he ended the Brazilian’s decade of dominance in 13-seconds with a beautifully timed counter left hand to Aldo’s chin.

Now with another win under his belt since his devastating loss to ‘Notorious’, Aldo is ready for a second crack at the man he holds so much spite for, and is hoping to see McGregor succumb to Nate Diaz once again at UFC 202.

In a recent media scrum in Brazil, courtesy of MMA Fighting, Aldo stated that he wants McGregor to lose to Diaz next month in order to set up a rematch with the Irishman in New York this November.

‘Scarface’ does, however, fear that if McGregor is able to pull off a victory against the Stockton Native in their welterweight contest, it may set up an immediate trilogy bout, thus putting Aldo’s shot at ‘Notorious’ on hold:

“If he loses (to Diaz), it’s highly likely that they put us to fight on November 12, at Madison Square Garden.

The Irish community is big over there,” Aldo said. “But if he wins, I think they will do a third fight between them and ruin all my plans.”

Aldo claimed that if he had to put money down on McGregor or Diaz, he would take Diaz who is looking large as of late and will now have a full training camp heading into the second contest between the two men:

“If I had to bet, it would be Nate again,” he said. “From what I saw he’s way bigger, stronger, and he’s training. He got that fight on short notice and still was able to win.

Well trained, it’s really hard for McGregor. If you look at (Diaz’s) fights, even when he’s getting beat, he finds a way to come back. If I had to bet, it would be Nate.”

Despite UFC President Dana White claiming that McGregor will return to defend his featherweight title regardless of the UFC 202 outcome, Aldo doesn’t want to take any chances with his shot at once again reclaiming 145-pound glory, and fears a trilogy bout between McGregor and Diaz as a possibility if the Irishman is able to pull off the victory:

“No, no. He has to lose. Otherwise, they will do a third fight,” Aldo said. “I’m rooting for him to lose, of course. If he wins, they will do another rematch with Nate, and that’s bad. He has to lose. He has to lose. He will lose.”

When pondered with the possibility of McGregor never returning to the featherweight division, Aldo had this to say:

“Then I’m f—ed,” he said. “But I really hope it happens. If it’s a fight against Holloway, I don’t see any problem. This event in New York will make history. I really hope I’m at this card because I want to be part of history.”

McGregor and Diaz will meet in the main event of UFC 202 live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 20, 2016.

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