Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II is likely to be announced soon, meaning Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo will have to wait for their turn at the Irishman. But a consolation for Edgar is that he could be lined up for the UFC’s first fight that would be held in New York.
Max Holloway has indirectly inserted his name as a possible opponent to Conor McGregor’s featherweight title though his chances of making it don’t look promising. His eight-fight winning streak is impressive but one thing is hindering all that -- a match with a big name fighter.
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo made it clear that he would fight again only if it would be against last conqueror Conor McGregor and it seems president Dana White is seriously considering it.
After several months of hype, Jose Aldo lasted only 13 seconds with Conor McGregor at UFC 194 for his first loss in 10 years. His Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras finally gave his comments more than a week after the fight, saying that "Notorious" got lucky and Aldo wants to fight in April.
UFC Featherweight champion Conor McGregor was called out by three different fighters in last Saturday's UFC on FOX 17. McGregor quickly responded to Charles Oliveira, Nate Diaz, and lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos via a post on Twitter.
First of all, Aldo got knocked dead. When you get knocked dead like that you need a long time off. You need at least six months off. Conor McGregor could fight next Tuesday and so could Frankie Edgar.
Undisputed UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor sets a new record at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for an MMA event with a $10.1 million gate. The record for the arena is "The Fight of the Century" between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao last May 2, but McGregor already has plans on topping the mark for his next fight.
UFC's former lightweight champions Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn will face off in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 19 happening on July 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
