José Aldo defends belt against Conor McGregor at UFC 189 in July

Aldo x McGregor will face each other on July 11th. Photo: Reproduction

One of the most important events of 2015 in Ultimate will host one of the most anticipated title fights in recent times in the organization. On July 11th, the Brazilian José Aldo will put the featherweight title on the line against the Irish Conor McGregor at UFC 189, at the MGM Grand Garden, in Las Vegas (USA).

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The information was confirmed by McGregor himself, during a question and answer session before the UFC 183 weigh-in, on the same stage as his duel against the Brazilian. UFC 189 is the event that follows the 4th of July holiday (USA Independence) and will be the first after the new million-dollar exclusive contract for the supply of sports material between Ultimate and Reebok comes into force.

the duel between José Aldo e Conor McGregor has been anticipated for a long time, ever since the spotlight on the Irishman intensified. On January 18th, in Boston, McGregor beat Dennis Siver and qualified to face the Brazilian. Shortly after the triumph, Conor jumped over the bars of the octagon and went towards Aldo in the stands, only to then start shouting and trying to intimidate his rival.

At the time, at the press conference after the event, UFC president Dana White even stated that the featherweight title fight would take place in May, at UFC 187. However, in recent days, the Irishman and his team had already indicated that a change in the date would happen, and White himself commented that the most likely duel for May is the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones e Anthony Johnson.

The clash between Aldo and McGregor is the fifth title fight involving Brazilians already confirmed for 2015, the only one in which the Brazilian athlete defends the title. The other duels are: Vitor belfort x Chris Weidman for the middleweight belt at UFC 184, in Los Angeles (USA), in February; Rafael dos Anjos x Anthony Pettis for the lightweight title at UFC 185, in Dallas (USA), in March; Renan Barao x TJ Dillashaw for the bantamweight title at UFC 186, in Montreal (Canada), in April; It is Fabricio Werdum x Cain Velazquez in the heavyweight belt unification at UFC 188, in Mexico, in June.