There are several themes to the torrent of trash talk that spews from Conor McGregor’s mouth with such regularity that you wonder if it is a recording on a loop.
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Sonnen believes Jose Aldo will not make weight for his fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 194 on Saturday.
The middleweight title will also go up for grabs this weekend when Chris Weidman takes on possibly his toughest challenge to date in former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold.
With that victory, the colorful Irishman extended his current win streak to 14, and he enters Saturday night’s McGregor vs. Aldo matchup at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a ideal 6-0 record since joining the UFC in 2013, and an 18-2 overall professional record.
“I love seeing those Irish flags everywhere, I f***ing love it”, beamed McGregor he got drowned out by the Ireland fans, their numbers looking to have trebled in the space of 24 hours.
And Edgar added: ‘I got in to this sport to be No 1 and I don’t want to be average. Before his last fight he consistently called Mendes a twerp.
“I wasn’t lying when I said I had a hell of a lot of adversity to overcome”.
First, can Aldo attack McGregor’s lead leg while avoiding the straight left that will counter every kick?
After beating Dennis Siver in January, McGregor jumped over the cage and went in the crowd to got in Aldo’s face. That includes a submission finish over Cub Swanson as well as wins over Cole Miller and Andre Fili.
“One of the reasons you get into the UFC, is you want people watching”, he said.
Earlier today at the UFC 194 pre-fight press conference, Ariel Helwani asked the Notorious for his thoughts on Fury’s claims.
Sonnen brought up the fact that Aldo is not promoting this fight at all and he feels that Aldo is trying to not have anyone watch this fight in case he loses. That’s Aldo. Keeping it simple while McGregor made calm dance, rather than the puffed out chest and bristling energy of previous fights. McGregor has been impressive in the last four bouts, winning all of his matches since 2014 via TKO. He submitted Machida, Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch and picked up a knockout over Costas Philippou during the stretch. Unfortunately for Jose Aldo, it was also a fresh reminder of how he is seen by his Irish rivals disciples.
The fight will generate one of the largest gates in MMA history and pay-per-view sales are expected to reach somewhere near one million.
Austin: Unfortunately, this question is super easy to answer: The best outcome for the UFC is Bruce Buffer dropping his patented “And new…’ before declaring McGregor is the UFC featherweight champion”. That’s what I think fans like as well.
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The tension in the air in Las Vegas on Saturday night will be palpable as these two fighters hit the Octagon and there’s little doubt that Aldo vs McGregor will ultimately be the must-see fight of 2015 so don’t miss it!
