Jose Aldo won’t get rematch with Conor McGregor, says Dana White
He said he’d deliver a knockout to Jose Aldo in UFC 194, and he did just that-in a record-setting 13 seconds.
McGregor (19-2) finished the fight with an electrifying exchange shortly after the opening bell, slipping Aldo’s lead right and cracking him on the jaw with a huge left hand.
McGregor’s whole coaching staff erupted in ecstasy after the 27-year-old knocked out Aldo in 13 seconds.
And a video of the shock on both of the fighters’ teams’ faces as McGregor sucker punched Aldo with a terrific left is particularly telling of the overwhelming emotions felt by both camps.
The answer came back “72 million”.
Speaking on Brazilian TV, Aldo said: “Of course, if god wills it, now, firstly I want to get back to gym and come back stronger”.
“Even if I was to suggest it or encourage it, I know it is a pointless effort”. It’s a new era. I wish him well, but now we are on to the next chapter.
“I’m only warming up”, said the new champ, who banked a disclosed $500,000 for his win before undisclosed bonuses.
“I’m not considering leaving the featherweight division for good because I am the unified champion”. The Brazilian was widely considered the pound-for-pound best mixed martial artist in the world. Aldo 25-2 who held the title for 10 years was helpless.
Regardless, Edgar seems to have conditioned himself to be McGregor’s next opponent.
“We spoke (with Dana White) right after, but I think it’s too soon to talk”, Aldo said in an interview with Combate the day after his defeat. “When you bring in a $10.1 million gate, back-to-back MGM records, the pay-per-views that we’re bringing in here, it’s nothing but good business-times are good”.
“Maybe that’s going to be around March-April, something like that, I think there is possibility of a big NY card around then”. I get to go home.
Behind every great fighter is the woman who keeps him on his toes. “It’s done. He has already lost”.
The Dublin native is now UFC Featherweight champion and he took to Facebook to thank people for their support thus far. “It’s going to be a green Christmas in Las Vegas, that’s for sure”. “I said one round”.