Aldo denies provocation to McGregor. Photo: Reproduction / YouTube
The controversial provocation of José Aldo a Conor McGregor added another chapter. After the Irishman was knocked out by Floyd Mayweather in the boxing superfight, the Brazilian took to social media and posted crying emojis. The repercussion did not please fans, journalists and other fighters. However, to the surprise of many, Aldo denied that he had made such a publication.
Aldo revealed that he didn't even watch the fight between Mayweather and McGregor, as he preferred to watch an American football game, during the NFL pre-season. Manauara also revealed that the emojis were published by his social media team.
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“I didn’t even see the fight, it starts there. I went to an American football game, which for me is the number 1 sport. I didn't even see the fight. It was the people who take care of my social networks. I can't even talk about what it was like because I didn't even stop to see it. I told people a lot because they saw it, but I didn't see it. I can not talk. Every athlete has someone who takes care of their social network”, revealed Aldo, during the launch of another franchise of his burger chain.
Despite not having watched the duel, Aldo was not surprised by the knockout suffered by his arch-rival.
“It didn’t surprise me. Conor doesn't have good gas and Mayweather was just closed up waiting for the time to attack. Mayweather hadn't fought in two years. A lot of people talk a lot of shit. Not you in the press, but people keep saying that he landed a lot more shots than (Manny) Pacquiao and (Miguel) Cotto and so on, but the guy hasn't fought for two years. But everyone knew it was very, very difficult. The chance was one in a million that Conor would win”, he concluded.
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