UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has heard the hype, but he admits he doesn’t really know what it’s all about. Although Aldo (24-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) must first emerge victorious from a rematch with Chad Mendes (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) later this month at UFC 179, fast-rising contender Conor McGregor (16-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will be cageside at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanazinho Gymnasium for the Oct. 25 pay-per-view event. McGregor initially was expected to fight the winner of the title fight, but the Irishman recently suggested he could take another fight in the meantime. Aldo, though, isn’t too concerned about the prospects of fighting McGregor.
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UFC champ Jose Aldo on Conor McGregor: ‘I don’t see anything that stands out’ – MMA Junkie