Jose Aldo told Mundo da Luta his biggest regret is never getting a rematch with Conor McGregor, after Dana White said McGregor would not return to featherweight.
From 2 reports by 2 outletsWhat we know
- Aldo lost his featherweight title to McGregor by 13-second knockout at UFC 194 in December 2015.
- Aldo told Mundo da Luta that White said after the fight McGregor could no longer make 145 pounds, so there would be no rematch.
- Aldo says he cried because he knew a rematch would not happen, not because he lost.
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo revisited his December 2015 loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 194, a 13-second knockout, in an interview with Mundo da Luta, as reported by MMA Knockout on Sports Illustrated.
Aldo said his biggest regret was not losing but never getting the chance to get the win back. He recalled that UFC CEO Dana White came to the locker room afterward and told him McGregor could not make weight at featherweight any more, so the rematch could not happen.
Aldo also said fans were wrong to think he cried because of the defeat. In his words, he cried because he knew there was no way to fight McGregor again.
Aldo said his biggest regret was not losing but never getting the chance to get the win back. He recalled that UFC CEO Dana White came to the locker room afterward and told him McGregor could not make weight at featherweight any more, so the rematch could not happen.
Aldo also said fans were wrong to think he cried because of the defeat. In his words, he cried because he knew there was no way to fight McGregor again.
- Summary
- Jose Aldo told Mundo da Luta his biggest regret is never getting a rematch with Conor McGregor, after Dana White said McGregor would not return to featherweight.
- Key points (one per line)
- Aldo told Mundo da Luta his biggest regret is not avenging the 13-second UFC 194 loss to McGregor.
Aldo says White told him McGregor could no longer make 145 pounds, so no rematch would happen.
Aldo says he cried because he knew they would not fight again, not because he lost.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MMA Knockout on Sports Illustrated | https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/ufc-icon-jose-aldo-shares-sad-dana-white-chat-after-conor-mcgregor-loss
Knockout Daily | https://knockoutdaily.com/news/jose-aldo-opens-up-about-the-sad-dana-white-talk-that-followed-mcgregors-13-seconds
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