The plan was in place prior to UFC 194.
According to Jose Aldo, the promotion had already decided to have the winner of the December 12 main event move up to lightweight for a super-fight.
Aldo made the revelation in an interview with Portal do Vale Tudo and claimed that the UFC had indicated that the winner would have to vacate the featherweight title, fight for the lightweight belt and get an immediate title shot when they returned to 145 lbs.
But that plan hasn’t exactly come to fruition because Conor McGregor is getting a shot at the lightweight strap, when he meets Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197, but he has been allowed to keep his featherweight title which is something that Aldo believes is unfair.
Aldo said (courtesy of Google translate): “When we signed the contract, the plan was that the winner would move up to lightweight and vacate the featherweight belt. That’s what they told us.
“Whether we won or lost the lightweight bout, when we moved back down we’d get the immediate title shot. I think they gave him (McGregor) too much power and now he’s gotten too big.
“He’s playing the game now and he’s running the show. I think that’s wrong, I never had anyone doing that.
“Right now, it shouldn’t be about money but showing who’s the boss, who owns the company, who is in charge, not a little shit who talks about something when he doesn’t deserve to be where he is.
“I always respect merits but he’s had a lot more luck than merit.”
And Aldo, who went 10 years undefeated before being knocked out by Conor McGregor in 13 seconds, has also explained how he will turn down any bout offered to him unless it’s a title fight.
He said: “Right after the fight, Dana came to the locker room and told us that the next fight would be against Frankie for the title and that Conor was moving up to lightweight because he was struggling to make weight.
“I obviously want a rematch, especially because we didn’t even fight. Neither of us fought, he connected with one punch and the fight was over. Beautiful, congratulations to him but that’s not what anyone expected from the fight.
“I don’t live my life thinking about that, though. I always live my life focusing on tomorrow, on what’s ahead. It doesn’t matter if it’s a rematch or a title fight against somebody else but I know we’ll fight again one day and I’m going to win this time. I know I have the ability.
“What’s next for me is another fight and I won’t accept any fight that’s not for the belt.”
