The UFC officials later reported that the 28-year-old champion was re-examined and it was determined the injury was not fractured rub, paving the way for Aldo to make his eighth title defense against McGregor at UFC 189 in Las Vegas, according to reports on ESPN.
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Pederneiras said: “There’s medical report here and an evaluation there. I’m not a doctor to say which one is correct”, Pederneiras said.
“He doesn’t need to worry about his ribs, and I’m not going to go out and purposely target an area”.
“This is someone we’ve been training for since he got into the UFC”.
Whether it’s Aldo or Mendes facing up against him, this guy is going to take some beating. I AM DONE WITH HERITAGE NOW I HAVE LOST MY LAST 6 DEPOSITS 4 OF THEM ON ONE BET ALL DEPOSITS ARE 800 DOLLARS.REMEMBER MY 25 GRAND CASH HIDDEN DOWN Indiana MY BASEMENT WELL ITS DOWN TO ABOUT 13 GRAND NOW:doh1I MIGHT BE MAKING A DEPOSIT TODAY WITH EITHER YOUWAGER OR BET ONLINE I HAVENT USED BET ONLINE Indiana ABOUT 5 YEARS SO I WILL HAVE TO REFRESH MY MEMORY ON HOW THEY PAY AND IF THEY ARE ANY GOOD Jeem…if you lose 7 deposits in a row you get the 8th free.
Chad Mendes is on stand-by and getting himself in shape should Aldo pull out nearer fight night and McGregor is remaining relaxed about the situation.
“If you move, the injury won’t heal, so he needs to stay to do some rest”, he explained.
It’s common knowledge that no fighter is really at 100 percent by the time they enter the Octagon.
“We will only have this answer next week”, he continued.
Due to Aldo’s uncertain health, it’s going to take something truly special for McGregor to win this fight and get the respect he will undoubtedly feel he deserves as champion.
“UFC remains committed to delivering the featherweight and the welterweight championship fights at UFC 189 during UFC global Fight Week in Las Vegas”, UFC said in its statement.
McGregor taunts Aldo with an Instagram picture upload simply captioned, “Tick-tock”.
Speaking to Jon Anik during the UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero, “The Notorious” said there is a lot at stake in the mega-fight. At the end of the day, it is rare in that a fighter is completely healthy leading up to a fight. Who’s going to be on the scales when we turn up to weigh in?
“We took him to the hospital and a lot of people saw him there”.
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‘Don’t even tell me, ‘ McGregor added.
