The featherweight legend also revealed that ‘Notorious’ absolutely loves his liquor and would call up their private jet “talking sh*t,” during the tour for their fight. Aldo said in an appearance on the Portuguese podcast Connect Cast:
McGregor dethroned ‘Junior’ with an iconic thirteen-second knockout at UFC 194, in front of the latter’s home crowd. Giving due credit to ‘Notorious’, Aldo further said:
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However, Aldo accepted that he was very demotivated after failing to secure a rematch against Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor has also shown his respect for Jose Aldo over time
Conor McGregor was at the top of his trash-talking game when he declared ‘I own Rio de Janeiro’ ahead of his clash against Jose Aldo. Following that first presser, ‘Notorious’ waged mental-warfare on the Brazilian, which many believe was a key factor in McGregor’s victory.
However, the two have seemingly developed a sense of mutual respect over time as their careers took on different trajectories. ‘Notorious’ came to Aldo’s defense when Khabib Nurmagomedov claimed that the Brazilian was way past his prime, judging by his title loss to Petr Yan in 2020.
However, Aldo bounced back with a three-fight win streak at bantamweight which did not go unnoticed by McGregor. ‘Notorious’ wrote after ‘Junior’s’ win over Pedro Munhoz last year.
In his most recent outing, Aldo suffered a unanimous decision loss against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278. The former Strikeforce and UFC featherweight champion recently retired from the sport with a stellar 31-8 record.
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