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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 12: Conor McGregor of Ireland celebrates his KO victory over Eddie Alvarez of the United States in their lightweight championship bout during the UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 12: Conor McGregor of Ireland celebrates his KO victory over Eddie Alvarez of the United States in their lightweight championship bout during the UFC 205 event at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior, commonly known as Jose Aldo. Jose announced his retirement recently, from the sport of UFC. The Brazilian fighter shared a story about Conor McGregor that turned out to be a comedy gold.
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A large part of McGregor’s success came through his battle against Jose Aldo. Interstingly, the two fighters have bonded well over the years.
Jose Aldo talks about Conor McGregor’s drunk tales
Jose Aldo is a former Featherweight champion, with a record of defending his title seven times. In a recent Brazilian podcast with Connect cast, Aldo revealed about McGregor and how their fight affected him.
The champion shared that losing that way to McGregor impacted him deeply. He said, “Demotivated me a lot.”
While describing The Notorious, Aldo stated that McGregor is a fan of Alcohol, by revealing, “The guy drinks a lot.”
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He comically added, “F**k yeah, he probably even likes to drink gasoline.”
While laughing about it, Aldo started sharing a story, explaining how drunk The Dubliner gets. He iterated, “Bro, he would call our private jet completely drunk, just talking s**t. F**k, it was so funny.”
Aldo shares a good laugh recollecting those funny moments. But, Aldo gave McGregor credit for being “a good person”. The Featherweight legend further added that The Irish superstar, understands the other person really well. “Junior Mac” appreciated the vision McGregor has, that led him to be as successful as he has been.
Aldo opens up about his defeat against McGregor
Jose Aldo shared a few words about the fight against Conor McGregor, which was hugely anticipated at the time.
The “Scarface” handed it to McGregor saying, “It was his merit,” that won him the fight. The key factor in McGregor landing the knockout punch, according to Jose Aldo was “Like it or not…He has more reach than me.”
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 07: (L-R) Jose Aldo of Brazil punches Pedro Munhoz of Brazil in their bantamweight bout during the UFC 265 event at Toyota Center on August 07, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
Conor McGregor faced Jose Aldo only once in his career. The highly anticipated featherweight bout featured, The Notorious, as the latest sensation and Aldo as the proven champion.
The Build-up to the fight was extreme. Many had their predictions of how the fight was going to end, but McGregor defied everyone’s expectations. The Notorious delivered a knock-out punch to Aldo in 13 seconds of the first round.
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Should there be a rematch between the two fighters? What do you make of Aldo’s comments for McGregor?
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