UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo believes he is on top the league. He successfully defended his title against Chad Mendes and has been made a ranking of his won.
He said "My court is full now. I am the king, Chad is the prince, and there is a joker now."
But who could the joker be? Well, Mendes didn't take long to answer that question.
He said "The one person who is lucky the decision didn't go my way is Conor McGregor. I'm still looking forward to whipping your ass, buddy."
When Aldo was asked about Conor McGregor, he deliberately missed naming him but instead used another blabber mouth in the league.
He answered "He's a guy who just talks. He hasn't fought anyone as tough as [Aldo and Mendes]. So to get here right now and talk, I've heard that a lot. Chael Sonnen did that a lot in his weight class, and now he's lost, so he can talk as much as he wants."
But despite all his talks, McGregor has made himself a good record that no one can just ignore. Conor McGregor has won 12 straight fights - 11 by knockout or submission.
He believes that the fight business is, in fact, a business, where the fighter needs to be his own CEO as much as an athlete.
He said "I think a lot of people, they have the approach, they sit out and wait. But in my mind, the belt is already wrapped around my waist. I walk about like I am already the champion. It is about money. I'm fit. I'm healthy. I want to compete as much as possible. ... So I just want to continue fighting. In my mind, it's not a risk. I am the world champion eliminating contenders. I said before, one by one, each one of them will be gone. I am in the process of that."
Because of this, many question why UFC President opted to go for a Siver vs McGregor instead of an Aldo vs McGregor fight.
To this he answered "A lot of people are dismissing Siver and saying this fight is ridiculous. Siver knows exactly what happens if he comes in and beats Conor McGregor. It's a huge win for him; you know he's going to take the fight serious and he's going to come in to try and win, so there's no sense in really even talking about the Aldo fight."
Adding "If [McGregor] should win, we would definitely be interested in making that fight. But this has to happen first. Let the Siver fight happen first, and we'll see how everything else plays out."
