UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be making his next title defense against Irish contender Conor McGregor. The bout is currently being targeted for Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas.
“Notorious” is finally set to get his title shot. After a two-round dismantling of Dennis Siver in the UFC Fight Night 59 main event, rising Irish star Conor McGregor has earned a shot at UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
There was some initial belief that the fight could take place at Croke Park in Dublin.
Then, there were rumblings that International Fight Week around Fourth of July Weekend would be a good fight, with thousands of fans traveling from all over the world to see the Brazilian and Irish stars.
However, now that the fight is in the books and UFC officials have had the chance to talk things over, the plan for Aldo vs. McGregor is currently to ahve the fight take place on Memorial Day Weekend in Las Vegas.
The news came from MMAFighting.com.
“We discuss, as you can see, it’s tradition,” said McGregor at the post-fight press conference. “I remove a head. I bring it backstage, I place it on Mr. White’s desk. Here you go boss, another one down. Then we discuss big business, so when we discuss big business, big business goes down in Viva Las Vegas. So we’re going to go to Las Vegas, and one more head will be collected.”
We will have to see when the fight becomes offiicial, but Aldo vs. McGregor will be one of the most highly anticipated featherweight fights in UFC history.
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