J. Aldo (right) and Conor (left) faced each other in 2015. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @ConorMcGregor
MMA fans and, especially, fans of José Aldo, they will never forget the tough defeat suffered by the Brazilian against Conor McGregor in 2015. In addition to a personal feud, the negative result ended up costing Manauara the featherweight belt (up to 65,7kg.). Four years after the episode, the 'People's Champion' feels comfortable talking about the subject and narrated the moments leading up to the fight.
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“We never expected to lose, especially like that. (MMA) is a 50/XNUMX sport, this could happen at any time. As long as we are fighters, losing is a possibility, but I was very confident going into this fight. I was very prepared. I can't understand how this guy won,” said Aldo in an interview with 'MMA Fighting'.
To promote the fight, which represented the main fight of UFC194, Aldo and Conor went on a kind of world tour, holding press conferences and staring wherever they went. In all events, McGregor stood out for his provocations and attempts to get inside the Brazilian's head. José, however, saw the Irishman's actions as fuel for motivation and coldly believed in a great triumph.
“For everything that was said and everything that happened, my team and I were confident that we could beat him, but that wasn’t what happened,” said the man from Manaus.
On December 12, José and Conor were finally 'locked' in the Octagon and the moment of reckoning arrived. The fight, however, shocked the world. The then champion ended up being knocked out after just 13 seconds and confirmed McGregor as a new phenomenon in Ultimate.
After the negative result, Aldo tried to compose himself and made a promise to himself that that type of situation would never happen again.
“After the fight I said, 'I'm the champion. That was just a fact and will never happen again in my life. That’s why I have to train twice as hard, find the mistakes I made and not make them again”, he concluded.
After the setback for 'Notório', the man from Manaus has already made seven appearances in the UFC. The Brazilian managed to regain his belt when he defeated Frankie Edgar in the interim title fight, but ended up promoted to lineal champion after McGregor decided to play at lightweight (up to 70,3kg).
Aldo's new reign, however, was short-lived. In his first defense, the Brazilian ended up defeated by Max HollowayIn 2017.
Now, the 'People's Champion' has a new career goal. At 33 years old, the man from Manaus decided to test himself among the bantamweights (up to 61,2kg) and even made his debut in December last year. Even defeated by Marlon moraes, José performed well and achieved a prominent place within the division, being one of the favorites to face Henry Cejudo for the division belt in the near future.
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Deserved defeat! Of course we will always support our Brazilian fighters! But José Aldo at the time was very full of confidence and so on! If you think you're the beater, but arrogance does these things! Don't see Spider! Where's it? Your arrogance and lack of humility with your opponent do this! I hope you drop the ball next time! Otherwise! It's going to be another lap!