Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo believes Conor McGregor only won their highly anticipated fight at UFC 194 in December because he was "lucky" to land a knockout shot just seconds into the bout. He's also frustrated at the lack of a timely rematch.
Per ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto, he said the Notorious could have been the one to go down in a hurry had he aimed his punch a little better: "Obviously, there was luck involved. He was lucky to get that shot in right away. If my punch would have landed a little lower, then he would have been the one on the mat. So, there was definitely luck involved."
Aldo will fight Frankie Edgar for the interim belt at UFC 200 on July 9, while McGregor will try to avenge his recent loss against Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in March during the same event. The winner of the fight between Aldo and Edgar is expected to face McGregor next.
Per Okamoto, he's not happy with the fact he still hasn't received a rematch:
Obviously, I'm not happy that I didn't get a rematch. It's disrespectful due to everything I've done. I'm deserving of a rematch, and it's not just me who says that. Everyone has been coming up to me, asking when the rematch is going to happen. But I'm an employee for the UFC, and this is what they decided. What can I do?
Conor is going to have to come back [to the division] to fight me. I expect that. Everybody expects that.
Per ESPN.com, Aldo ruled the featherweight division from 2011 until his shock loss in December, a fight that lasted just 13 seconds. He turned down the chance to fight McGregor in February, after Rafael Dos Anjos was forced to pull out of his scheduled bout against McGregor at UFC 196.
