Jose Aldo: Conor McGregor Needs To Learn Jiu-Jitsu
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who lost to Conor McGregor in 13-seconds at UFC 194, is making it very clear that he wants to fight McGregor next. On the other hand, McGregor, who had several options on the table for him going into UFC 196, plans to go back down to 145lb and make his first title defense at the UFC 200 PPV event in Las Vegas on July 9th.
Both Aldo and #1 contender for the featherweight title Frankie Edgar are asking for the chance to fight McGregor at the big event this summer.
Aldo not only responded to McGregor but Edgar as well in a recent Facebook post. Aldo pointed out that Edgar lost twice to Benson Henderson when he fought for the lightweight title on the line and that he doesn’t deserve to “cut in line.”
Aldo posted this on Facebook:
“I heard you were asking for a title shot. I respect you as a fighter but let’s check the facts: you lost twice to Ben Henderson before coming to the 145 division and geting a title shot against me without having fought once in the featherweight division. We had a great fight, but everybody knows the result. You can’t come here now and cut the line, you have to wait because you don’t have any right to ask for a title shot yet. Conor McGregor: instead of running up to a different weight division and talking shit about me, you could make your time valuable and go to a real gym to learn real jiu-jitsu. I’ll be ready for you at UFC 200, so we can leave no doubt.
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Edgar has a strong case regarding his status in the division, and he is the #1 contender for the title. On the flip side, you have Aldo, who lost to McGregor in a way that doesn’t give fans much interest in seeing a rematch. It will be interesting to see what the UFC does going forward.
