Coach: McGregor beats Aldo within 3 rounds
“Jose Aldo seems to be happy out-pointing people now. Conor McGregor will stop him, maybe in the second or third round, but I do believe he’ll stop him.”
SBG ireland founder John Kavanagh has started an exclusive blog for The42.ie. Kavanagh had three of his students win at UFC Fight Night Boston on Saturday – Paddy Holohan, Cathal Pendred, and Conor McGregor. The coach proudly predicts that McGregor will beat UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo inside of five rounds.
Our next assignment for Conor is pretty much as big as it gets: a fight against the reigning UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in Las Vegas.
Jose Aldo is known for his kicks, but against southpaws he doesn’t tend to try them as often. He did in the first exchange against ‘Korean Zombie’ and fractured his foot. Low-kicks for an orthodox fighter can be risky against a southpaw.
I think Jose will want it to turn into a grappling match early on. As soon as he gets hit he’ll start to shoot for takedowns. Basically, similar to when he’s fought the guys from Team Alpha Male… but with the roles reversed.
Jose Aldo has been a fantastic champion but every champion must give way for the next wave. He’s had so many hard wars and tough five-rounders which have almost certainly taken a lot out of him.
I think he’s slightly on the slide. When you look at his last few fights, three or four years ago he was destroying opponents of that caliber inside a round or two. Now they’re all bringing him the distance and having decent exchanges.
When Conor lands strikes it’s devastating, whereas Aldo seems to be happy out-pointing people now. Conor will stop him, maybe in the second or third round, but I do believe he’ll stop him.