Enligt Jose Aldo hade Dana White sagt att vinnaren i den senaste titelmatchen i fjädervikt skulle hoppa upp till lättvikt.
Den omtalade matchen mellan Jose Aldo och Conor McGregor varade enbart i tretton sekunder. Efter att McGregor knockat Aldo och blivit mästare i fjäderviktsklassen är han nu bokad för en titelmatch i lättvikt mot mästaren Rafael Dos Anjos.
Aldo berättar nu att UFCs VD, Dana White sagt att vinnaren av matchen skulle lämna bältet och byta till lättviktsklassen. Förloraren skulle möta Frankie Edgar fjäderviktstiteln:
”Right after the fight, Dana went to the locker room and told us our next fight would be against Frankie Edgar for the belt, because Conor would move up for the lightweight division since he couldn’t cut weight anymore. I want a rematch with (McGregor), of course, especially because there was no fight. None of us fought, it was just a punch that he was able to connect and won the fight. Okay, congratulations, but it wasn’t what everyone expected. But I don’t live focused on that, I’m focused on the future.”
”When we signed the contract, the intention was that the winner would fight at lightweight, but we would need to abandon the featherweight belt. That was the plan, that’s what they told us. If we fought at lightweight, win or lose, and then had the opportunity to fight at featherweight again, it would be for the title immediately.”
Det som Aldo påstod att han blev lovad inträffade aldrig. McGregor är fortfarande fjäderviktsmästare och har inte övergett någon titel. Aldo anser att det inte skedde för att UFC gett McGregor för mycket makt:
”I think they gave him too much power, let him grow a lot, and he’s playing now, calling the shots more than the others. I think that’s wrong, no one ever did that. It doesn’t matter if it’s about money or not at this point, what matters is show who calls the shots, who’s the boss, and not just a piece of shit talking about things you see. He doesn’t deserve to be where he is. I’ve always respected all the merits, but he had more luck than merits.”
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