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Nicolas Atkin

Conor McGregor has opened the door to a potential rematch with Jose Aldo
It took just 13 seconds for McGregor to knock out the Brazilian and cap off his rise to MMA superstardom by claiming the featherweight title in December 2015.
The two fighters’ careers have gone in drastically different directions since, with Aldo having now dropped down to bantamweight, where he lost his debut by split decision against Marlon Moraes last month.
“You never know, Aldo’s coming back at me. Maybe, if he wants it,” McGregor told a media scrum in Las Vegas.


“I thought he looked very well in his weight cut. I was very impressed. It takes complete discipline and dedication with that. Thought the bout was good with Marlon.
“I think once he switched on with that high kick it was a comfortable enough fight. I think he switched off at moments that made it close, but I think Aldo was the better fighter and should’ve won the fight.


“I wish Jose well. You never know, maybe down the line.”
Asked if he would consider cutting down to featherweight again, a division he tore through during his rise to superstardom, McGregor was indecisive.
“I don’t know. I’m in a great spot not having to cut weight right now,” he said. “It’s easy for me to say, ‘Ah yeah, I’ll do it’ but when you’re cutting weight it’s tough.
“That’s why I have immense respect for Jose. The media were saying he’s cutting too much weight. But I knew by his physique and his body he put immense work into that, I have an understanding of that because I know what it feels like. I’ll never say never.”


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Irishman says ‘maybe down the line’ when asked if he would fight his former featherweight rival again
‘I’m in a great spot not having to cut weight right now … I wish Jose well. Never say never’



Conor McGregor says ‘maybe down the line’ when asked if he would fight former UFC featherweight rival Jose Aldo again – ‘never say never’.


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