Dana White says: 'Conor McGregor x José Aldo will happen in Las Vegas'

Dana White (photo) guaranteed a duel between Conor and Aldo on a 'neutral field'. Photo: Disclosure

All it took was for UFC 189 to come to an end, with the impressive victory of Conor McGregor about Chad Mendes, so that speculation about the duel between the new interim featherweight champion and the Brazilian José Aldo, holder of the linear title, began. However, at least one of the hypotheses raised was immediately ruled out by president Dana White: a fight between McGregor and Aldo in Ireland, possibly in a stadium.

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“There is something we talked about with Conor, if he fights and beats the José Aldo we'll let you fantasize all you want about a fight in Croke Park. When he and José Aldo fight, it will happen here in Las Vegas”, guaranteed the director, at the press conference immediately after the night of fights.

Furthermore, Dana also gave details about the results obtained by UFC 189. In addition to announcing a box office income of over US$7,2 million (R$22,7 million), the director also said that the event broke all records of engagement on the organization's social media and also had excellent performance in pre-sales of pay-per-view and internet subscriptions.

When they finally step into the octagon to face each other, José Aldo e Conor McGregor will put on a fight that, as impressive as it may seem, will be even bigger than it would be at UFC 189. With the Irishman holding the interim featherweight belt and the Brazilian holding the linear title, Aldo and McGregor will duel, in neutral territory, in the United States, for the unification of the belts in the up to 66 kg category.