Conor McGregor inadvertently stirred up his long-standing feud with Jose Aldo last year by proposing a boxing match between the two fighters.
The rivalry between ‘The Notorious’ and ‘The King of Rio’ is etched in UFC history for its intensity. McGregor famously taunted the Brazilian during a global press tour, aiming to get under Aldo’s skin before their highly anticipated showdown.
Their clash headlined UFC 194, where ‘The Notorious’ stunned the MMA world with a lightning-fast 13-second knockout, claiming the featherweight championship. Despite their past tensions, they had appeared to reconcile and even develop a friendly relationship, until McGregor briefly reignited their rivalry.
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McGregor’s Proposal and Aldo’s Reaction
Last April, McGregor’s and Aldo’s paths crossed again after Aldo’s boxing bout against former foe Jeremy Stephens. McGregor, the former two-division UFC champion, reacted on his social media, suggesting another chapter to their rivalry—this time in a boxing ring. McGregor wrote:
“Me and Aldo should box”
“Conor [McGregor] is an a*****… He only talks now because he has a fight booked, and does so to sell anything, not to actually fight. He’s a son of a b****… And tell Conor fu*k yourself again…We should have fought [again] in the UFC and he never wanted, and now he’s talking sh*t nonstop.” [H/T MMA Fighting]
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Despite this heated exchange, it seems the two fighters have once again settled their differences and returned to a cordial relationship.