Jose Aldo’s not the chattiest man in the world but he certainly has an opinion on the inevitable title fight with Conor McGregor.
The featherweight champion (25-1) spoke to Patrick Fitzgerald on Rio’s Flamengo Beach about the potential for a Croke Park meeting with the Irishman whose name is on the lips of the entire MMA world.
“I would have absolutely no problem fighting in front of away fans,” Aldo said. “I’ve fought in Canada before in front of 50,000 fans so I know what it’s like and I couldn’t care less.
“In the octagon it’s just going to be me and him,” he added.
The 145lb kingpin has all but cleaned out the division in his seven title defences but has yet to meet someone with the momentum and popularity of “The Notorious”.
McGregor has been guaranteed a title shot with a win over Dennis Siver but, when asked, Aldo avoided predicting the outcome of the main event at UFC Fight Night Boston.
“It’s difficult to predict any fight. Anything can happen on the night so I prefer not to talk about these things as anything can happen in the ring.”
After showing off his skills with the football, the Brazilian insisted on the importance of the location for the title fight that would likely take place in the coming summer.
He said: “We need to fight in a good place. It’s a great fight from a marketing perspective, certainly here in Rio de Janeiro.”
Video via Patrick Fitzgerald @manwithnoplan12
