“It’s a long time ago now but I remember our first fight”, Cerrone said. So what of the rematch? “I said one round”.
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McGregor says he is fascinated with movement, combat and becoming the best in the world and while civic receptions and awards are nice symbols of recognition, ultimately, he has achieved the goal of becoming a champion and is focused on the next fight, whoever that might be against.
“This is a sport, it’s part of it, winning and losing”.
Once and for all, this potential slugfest will finally take place after originally being booked for May 2012’s UFC 146.
Although Overeem has massive knockout power and world-class stand-up skills, it might be wise to utilize his underrated grappling skills to possibly neutralize “Cigano’s” own thunderous knockout power.
What we have seen from McGregor and his camp following the victory over Aldo is a sense of humility that many did not believe existed.
Dos Santos said he hopes that’s not the case.
Fellow ex-UFC champ Junior Dos Santos said that would be unfair to Aldo (25-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who went undefeated for more than 10 years prior to the quick and shocking loss to McGregor (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC). I can’t lie, this really isn’t a hard pick for me, and I’m surprised the oddsmakers have this one even relatively close.
With that said, it seems only natural to hear that Aldo wants a rematch and the UFC should immediately nod in approval. His opponent Overeem is also a highly touted striker, and a former kickboxing world champion. Dos Santos by second round knockout. “There are people who do great things, but when you combine it all together, when you combine the whole package, the whole animal that is the fight game, I don’t think there’s nobody that does it better than me”.
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Wherever he ends up in 2016, McGregor will remain unshakably confident in his fists and their ability to make his wildest predictions come true. “That’s my contract, so, that’s where I’m at and I’ve done it the way I’ve done it. Either learn from it or don’t”, he said in a report by Realty Today.
