UFC 194 Free Pick & Prediction: Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo

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McGregor, on the other hand, has not tasted defeat since 2010.

McGregor with a quick straight left to start.

“Nobody can take that left hand shot”.

But McGregor, who will earn a card-high $500,000 according to purse figures supplied by the Nevada Athletic Commission, has helped attract massive interest in the fight.

‘I feel for Jose, he’s a phenomenal champion, we deserved to go a bit longer.

Aldo kept a smirk on his face while stepping into the face off, and McGregor wasted no time walking toward the featherweight champion as UFC president Dana White quickly stepped in to defuse the rapidly escalating situation.

“He threw a cross at my chest, which was unexpected, then I threw a punch and he came back with another cross and that was that”, Aldo said through a translator.

The victory caps a stunning rise for “The Notorious”, who’d said Aldo – previously unbeaten in a decade – was running scared when he’d pulled out of their fight in July with a rib injury.

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Conor McGregor (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) said that he would only give Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) a rematch if he delivers a better-than-expected performance tonight at UFC 194.

Conor McGregor is the undisputed UFC featherweight champion of the world. As he fell, Aldo’s left hook came through and grazed McGregor across the face.

“I don’t care what people don’t think”. But Rockhold got back on top again in the fourth, and Weidman finally couldn’t defend himself effectively.

‘It didn’t effect me at all, he said. “I’m going to go in there and win, which is what I always do”, he said. Getting into the cage and ending Aldo’s 10-year winning streak at UFC 194 will be another matter entirely.

Rockhold had previously looked set to force a stoppage as the clock ticked towards the end of round three but, as he mounted Weidman and hit him repeatedly, the referee let them continue. Demian Maia also dominated Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson with his peerless jiu-jitsu to win a wide decision, and veteran bantamweight Urijah Faber finished the preliminary bouts with a bruising win over Frankie Saenz.