Aldo (left) and McGregor (right) will face each other if the Irishman wins his next fight. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (Josh Hedges/UFC)
Since his meteoric emergence in the featherweight category, Conor McGregor is seen as one of the main rivals to the champion José Aldo. Now, Conor is just one victory away from confirming his position as number one contender for the belt in the under-66 kg division and UFC president Dana White has no doubts: a duel between the Brazilian and the Irishman would be the big fight on the biggest calendar. MMA organization on the planet in 2015.
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“(José) Aldo and Conor (McGregor), I think this would be the biggest fight of the year. I think it will beat all the other fights this year, and Jones against Cormier was this year. I think it would be the biggest fight this year. Part of making a great fight is that a lot of people care. You have so much buzz and expectation, the most marketable fighter of all time who is delivering what he promises, against a guy who hasn't lost a fight in nine years, and coming off the fight he just had in Brazil, I was honored to sit where I sat and watch what happened in Brazil that night, and now these two are going to face each other? I think it would be the biggest fight of the year”, said the director, in an interview with the North American website “MMA Junkie”.
Next Sunday (18), Conor McGregor He faces Dennis Siver in the main fight of UFC Fight Night 59 and if he wins, he will be confirmed as the next challenger for the featherweight belt. President Dana White himself recently revealed that the hypothetical duel between José Aldo and McGregor should take place in a stadium in Ireland, with a capacity of over 80 thousand spectators, or in Las Vegas (USA), the traditional home of most events in pay-per-view Organization.
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