Can Conor McGregor rule two divisions?
And by virtue of his dominant “blink and you’ll miss it” performance over Jose Aldo, UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor has taken that spot.
“Jose was an incredible champion”. The Brazilian fighter had defended his belt seven times in the Octagon before UFC 194. In fact, he claims it was a technical mistake made by Aldo.
The Irish fighter clearly knew his way with words and also in the ring.
McGregor knocked out Aldo in thirteen seconds with a knockout punch heard around the world.
Meanwhile, Aldo is also determined to get a rematch with McGregor, but the Brazilian featherweight admitted the defeated was “too hard to digest”.
“I think I am the pound-for-pound No. 1”, McGregor said. “To the naked eye it was 13 seconds, but to my team and my family it has been a lifetime of work to get to that 13 seconds”, he wrote.
Conor McGregor is not a company man; he is the company.
This is the fastest stoppage in UFC title fight history and the most definitive way we have seen a champion lose thus far.
I wish him and his loyal team well on their journey back. He believes that his next fight will be against the victor of Dos Anjos-Cerrone for the lightweight belt in March or April, then he’ll defend his featherweight belt against Edgar at UFC 200.
‘Of course, I want a rematch, and I think I have this right.
One thing is for sure I will be waiting eagerly for Aldo’s second encounter with McGregor, as a fan of the sport, both of these athletes and for the simple dream of one day sharing the cage with them.
‘We trained hard, did everything right, and the result wasn’t positive.
“I mean if you can see it here”, McGregor replied, pointing to his head, “and you have the courage enough to speak it, it will happen”.
The rematch itself is very hard to do right now as “Notorious” is planning to move up to challenge the Lightweight champion and Frankie Edgar just earned himself a ticket to fight for the Featherweight title. Aldo, for his part, quickly called for a rematch.
“Nobody can take that left hand shot”, McGregor said of his punch. McGregor slipped the right hand and threw the counter left that dropped Aldo instantly.