It might be Frankie Edgar who he faces in three months but it's Conor McGregor that Jose Aldo wants to talk about.
Not for the first time, the Brazilian has accused McGregor of doping.
Last year, during their mammoth world media tour, Aldo spoke with incredulity that McGregor could make weight at 145 without 'juicing'.
Now, at a media event in Brazil, Aldo accused McGregor of using PEDs prior to his appearance at UFC 196 last month.
The fight was not at featherweight. Why would I rematch him in a different weight class with no belt?
Now, to make this fight at 155, where he was full of juice in his body, where he hides and nobody tests him, only when he gets to Las Vegas, a week before the fight, and then it’s way easier for you to clean the body and fight. They offered the fight knowing that I wasn’t trained at all.
When Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of his lightweight title fight with McGregor, Aldo was offered the opportunity to replace his fellow Brazilian. Just off a medical suspension, Aldo rejected the fight.
Aldo claims that the UFC knew he was never going to take the fight and that they had Diaz lined up all along.
We called and texted him every day (asking for the rematch) and nothing.
There was no talk for a month. I waited for a call from Dana (White) for three weeks, and when he texted ‘Dede’ (Pederneiras) I was doing a charity soccer match in Manaus, and he talked about replacing Rafael. He knew I wasn’t training because I was coming back from (medical) suspension.
They already had in mind who to put against Conor. That’s the path they try to follow, and it’s kind of dirty to me. There’s no negotiation. We ask, and not always we get a response. When they respond is like that, and then they say they love us. It’s a bit weird. But what can I do?
Drug test results for UFC 196 were released last week. All fighters, including Conor McGregor, tested negative for banned substances.
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