D. White (center) tries to break up the fight between Aldo (left) and McGregor (right) after the Irishman takes the belt. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
The long-awaited duel between José Aldo e Conor McGregor There is already a date and place for it to take place. According to UFC president, Dana White, the fight to unify the featherweight belt will take place at UFC 194, on December 12, in Las Vegas.
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The UFC's initial objective was to hold the dispute between the Brazilian and the Irish at the “AT&T Stadium”, the Dallas Cowboys' stadium, in Texas, along with the rematch between Ronda Rousey e Miesha Tate. But according to White, MGM Resorts executives “moved heaven and earth” to make the fight take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. As a result, the expectation for a mega event in a football stadium is temporarily postponed.
In an interview with 'Yahoo! Sports' in the USA, Dana White also revealed that the third meeting between Ronda and Tate, which would take place on the same night, will be postponed and should only take place at the beginning of 2016. The manager took the opportunity to poke at his former enemy, the former champion from the UFC Tito Ortiz, businessman Chris Cyborg, who went so far as to guarantee that Ultimate offered the Brazilian a fight against Ronda at the AT&T Stadium.
“To show that Tito Ortiz You have no idea what he's talking about, we're not even going to do the event in Dallas. UFC 194 will be at the MGM in Las Vegas. This shows that Tito is talking nonsense. The deal with Cyborg is that we told her to make 61,2 pounds and then we could talk about her facing Ronda and they haven't done that yet! They’re still talking about fighting at 63,5 pounds in her next Invicta fight,” White said.
Aldo vs McGregor
The fight between José Aldo e Conor McGregor It would originally be held at UFC 189, last July. But with just over two weeks to go before the fight, the Brazilian fractured his rib and had to leave the event. The champion's injury angered UFC president, Dana White, who had made the organization's biggest promotional investment in the fight. With little time to find an opponent, Chad Mendes He agreed to fight for the interim belt against McGregor and ended up getting knocked out in the second round.
Now, after much provocation from both sides, Aldo and McGregor finally have a date to settle their differences.
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