“I think that was always his plan”, UFC president Dana White told SportsCenter.
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McGregor could remain at featherweight and face No. 1 contender (20-4-1), a former lightweight champion who is on a five-fight win streak and is coming off a knockout win against. You can see what is happening around you.
“I feel for Jose”, McGregor added. “If I go up to that lightweight division there’s no way in hell that I’m vacating my belt”.
“It’s the biggest night of my career, the biggest night of the company’s career and the biggest night in the game”, McGregor said, having declared himself the biggest star in the UFC.
“He threw a right on my chest, I expected that”, said Aldo inside the Octagon, “When I attacked him, he hit a good right, and that was it. I think after this fight, we have to go for a rematch”.
McGregor and Aldo were originally meant to meet in July of this year, however Aldo pulled out of the fight claiming an injury – despite being cleared to fight by a medical professional.
McGregor (19-2) finished the fight with an electrifying exchange shortly after the opening bell, slipping Aldo’s lead right and cracking Aldo on the jaw with a huge left hand.
Not even the most ardent Conor McGregor supporters could anticipate that he would knock out Aldo with a single punch. He was a phenomenal champion.
McGregor, now 7-0 in the UFC, told reporters after the fight that he’d head home to Dublin to celebrate Christmas with his family before figuring out his next matchup.
The Conor McGregor knockout video had many UFC fighters expressing their shock on social media.
Here’s the problem: If Ronda Rousey is getting a rematch with Holly Holm (which Rousey wants to happen at UFC 200), Aldo easily deserves one against McGregor.
Indeed, McGregor reigns atop the featherweight division and the sport after a remarkable 2015.
The fighters didn’t touch gloves to start, and they both landed solid blows in a competitive first round.
On the very same night that Chris Weidman was also debunked, the pound-for-pound king Jose Aldo fell from the first significant punch. But McGregor didn’t exactly back that assessment, noting he’s never come in heavy on the scales.
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But there would be a new undisputed champion within seconds.
