Aldo: McGregor won’t have any belt at end of 2016
Jose Aldo: “A fight is a fight and you have to respect the other side…but I see Rafael with the (lightweight) belt and the (featherweight) belt back to me. That’s a fact.”
At a media today in Rio De Janeiro, former featherweight champion Jose Aldo stated he believed Conor McGregor will lose to Rafael Dos Anjos and that he will take back the title from McGregor as well:
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“I think it’s tough,” Aldo said when asked if he thinks McGregor can beat dos Anjos and go after the welterweight title next. “And I’ll say this: I don’t think he will have any belt by the end of the year. And everyone will forget him. He has this dream, this goal, but you can be sure that he won’t have any (belt) by the end of the year.”
“A fight is a fight and you have to respect the other side,” Aldo added, “but I see Rafael with the (lightweight) belt and the (featherweight) belt back to me. That’s a fact.”
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