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Jose Aldo spoke with Brazilian MMA media outlet Combate on Sunday, and unsurprisingly the now former champion was still struggling to come to terms with his brief but brutal defeat at the powerful hands of Conor McGregor at UFC 194. “It still is too hard to digest”, said Aldo. “We trained hard, did everything right, and the result wasn’t positive. It …

Conor McGregor’s 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo to unify the UFC’s Featherweight Championship was one of the greatest moments in Irish sport this year, and as we’ve seen in previous fights, McGregor’s predictions came to fruition inside the Octagon. McGregor had said in the build-up to Saturday’s fight that he could see Aldo’s right hand twitching at the weigh-in, and …

If you believe that Conor McGregor’s astounding 13-second knockout victory over Jose Aldo will be enough to silence his legion of doubters, you are very much mistaken. Though they might seem like the most definitive of victories, lightning quick knockouts have ready made excuses built right in. It’s too easy to claim that somebody was merely “caught cold” or hit …

The UFC’s locker room cameras caught some sad scenes immediately following the featherweight title unification fight between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor on Saturday night. Once Aldo had regained his bearings and realized that he had been knocked out in a mere 13-seconds by the lauded left-hand of the Irishman, the Brazilian struggled desperately to control his emotions. Tears were …

Conor McGregor took to social media on Sunday with a message of thanks to all those that have been part of his amazing journey to the top, but he also added some kind words of support to his fallen foe, Jose Aldo. Waking up this morning, the world must seem like a very different place for Jose Aldo. The tag …

There are few sports that manage to squeeze tension and emotion into such a small period of time as much as MMA does, making for highly emotive scenes after fights.  This is also true of each corner, with the coaches and medical staff watching hugely involved in the successes and failures of the fighter they look after. There’s hardly an angle …

Conor McGregor’s interim-featherweight title victory over Chad Mendes at UFC 189 set a new U.S gate record for the promotion, but UFC 194, once again headlined by a McGregor fight, has smashed that record to pieces. The UFC’s Vice President of Public Relations, Dave Sholler, opened Saturday night’s post-fight press conference by providing the gathered media with some impressive numbers. …

Conor McGregor last night shocked the world by beating Jose Aldo after just 13 seconds. This sensational victory for the Irishman is what has dominated headlines since the early hours of the morning, however as the dust gradually settles there’s time to reflect on some of the finer details of the night, one being what McGregor said to Aldo just …

The new Featherweight champion of the world, Conor McGregor, will no doubt be in attendance for this one. Conor McGregor promised free entry to his post-fight party if anyone presents a betting slip backing him to win by first round knockout, so don’t expect him to take too long at this conference. Jose Aldo was tearful after his shock 13 …

There has been plenty of talk about who Conor McGregor might fight if he beats Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 194, but what if he loses? For Irish MMA and for the head-honcho’s at the UFC, a Conor McGregor loss to Jose Aldo on Saturday night would be something of a nightmare. Since the cocky Dubliner came …

In the latest episode of the UFC 194 Embedded vlog series, the fighters finally hit the scales, but not before a little backstage drama. On Friday night several video’s circulated which showed a confrontation of sorts between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo’s team, just prior to the weigh-in. Fox Sports labelled the incident a “fracas”. Perhaps that was a little strong. It was …

The latest episode of UFC 194 Embedded includes footage from the final press conference and the days leading up to the weigh-in. The final presser turned out to be far less dramatic than most people were expecting. After all that has gone on in the long, long lead-up to the fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo the calm displayed by …

Watch the fighters of UFC 194, headined by Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo, step on to the scale and make it official from 11pm GMT/6pm ET in the U.S. UFC 194 Main Card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET in the U.S) Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor (Featherweight – 145lbs.) Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold (Middleweight – 185lbs.) Jacare Souza vs. Yoel Romero (Middleweight – …

Last week, YouTube channel FightTIPS uploaded a video detailing why Jose Aldo would destroy Conor McGregor at UFC194, today they have finally released the counter argument. There is now just over a day remaining before Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo finally lock horns at UFC 194. In the build up to what is now being viewed as the biggest fight …

Chael Sonnen has been very outspoken with regard to the Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor fight of late… Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor’s headline clash at UFC 194 is now being billed as the biggest fight in the history of the sport. Such is the gravity of the titanic clash that anyone even closely to related to the event is …

Conor McGregor discussed his unusually reserved demeanour at the UFC 194 press conference with ESPN’s Jonathan Coachman. Far from what he’s been attempting to do to get into Jose Aldo’s head for the past year, Conor McGregor was calm and collected at yesterday’s conference – even nodding in a show of respect for his UFC 194 opponent. When asked why, the …

While this Saturday’s mammoth showdown between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor will undoubtedly see two of the most skilled martial artists in combat sports in battle, a clash of styles could see the bout be decided by will rather than skill, with one punch potentially being all the difference. Of course, there are so many different possibilities and outcomes in …

The all-access, behind-the-scenes v-log leading up to the championship double-header at UFC 194 on December 12 continues in earnest with episode four. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo arrives in Las Vegas for fight week, and actually manages to out-trash talk his main event opponent in Conor McGregor – who usually dominates the stakes in that respect. In stark contrast to the …