Өвдөгний гэмтлийн улмаас томоохон тулааныг өнжсөн Конор МакГрегорт Жозе Альдо жин хасах тал дээр мэргэжлийн зөвлөгөө өгч, хөнгөн жин рүү буцаж орохыг зөвлөжээ.
Конор МакГрегор таван жилийн завсарлагааны дараа Макс Холлоуэйтэй хийх тулаанаар октагонд эргэн ирэхээр төлөвлөж байсан ч тулааны эхний секундүүдэд өвдөгний гэмтэл авснаар тэмцээн цуцлагдсан юм. Наймдугаар сард өвдөгний хагалгаанд орсон МакГрегор одоогоор нөхөн сэргээх эмчилгээ хийлгэж байна. Түүний дасгалжуулагч Жон Кавана тамирчныг одоогийн 170 фунт буюу хагас дунд жиндээ тухтай байгаа гэж мэдэгдсэн ч, Жозе Альдо үүнтэй санал нийлэхгүй байгаагаа илэрхийлэв.
Альдогийн үзэж буйгаар МакГрегор хоолны дэглэмээ өөрчилж, биеийн жингээ бууруулах замаар 155 фунт буюу хөнгөн жин рүү шилжих нь илүү оновчтой шийдвэр юм. Тус жингийн ангилалд аварга цол эзэнгүй шахам байгаа тул МакГрегор эргэн ирж чадвал өрсөлдөөнд дахин оролцох боломжтой гэж тэрээр дүгнэжээ.
МакГрегорын биеийн жин болон булчингийн масс сүүлийн жилүүдэд ихээр нэмэгдсэн тул түүнийг октагонд ямар түвшинд эргэн ирэх нь тодорхойгүй байна. Альдо өмнө нь МакГрегор болон Холлоуэй нартай тулалдаж байсан туршлагатай бөгөөд гэмтлийн улмаас хүлээлт өндөртэй байсан тулаан болоогүйд харамсаж байгаагаа илэрхийлээд, түүнийг эрүүл мэндээ бүрэн сэргээж, октагонд дахин гарахыг хүсэж байгаагаа хэллээ.
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Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor have a cordial relationship a decade after being the center of one of UFC’s all-time greatest rivalries during the mid-2010’s, and the Brazilian has a piece of advice for “The Notorious” if he plans on returning to the octagon in 2027.
McGregor finally re-entered the cage in July to rematch Max Holloway after a five-year layoff but suffered a knee injury seconds into their clash after attempting a jumping kick. McGregor said he was “confident” after undergoing knee surgery in August, and Aldo would suggest not coming back as a welterweight.
“Yeah, I think first he needs to go through some dietary re-education to see if he can get back down and be lighter again,” Aldo told MMA Fighting. “I think, in my opinion, he has the frame for 155, so it would be good. And I’ll tell you this: today, if Conor fights at 155 and beats a name [that isn’t necessarily at the top], the division is wide open again. To me, the division has kind of stalled there. Ilia [Topuria] moved up and lost to [Justin] Gaethje, so it’s a bit of a mess there, and anyone can come in and snatch the title.”
McGregor became the undisputed featherweight champion when he knocked out Aldo in December 2015, and that was his final fight at 145 pounds. The Irishman jumped around between 155 and 170 pounds since then, winning the UFC lightweight belt in the process, and even hinted at fighting at middleweight one day.
Prior to the injury, McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh said that “170 is a comfortable cut for him now and he’s got the frame for it,” and it would require “something really big” to make sense to once again cut extra 15 pounds for a UFC fight.
Aldo begs to differ.
“His frame has also gotten much bigger, he’s gained a lot of weight and muscle mass, so we don’t know what he’s going to be like when he comes back,” Aldo said. “But I always hope for the best, so I hope that tomorrow he’s doing well physically and psychologically, too, and that he can return to the UFC and have great fights again.”
Aldo has history with both Holloway and McGregor, fighting them in three UFC title fights at featherweight, and was disappointed to see their highly anticipated rematch end that way.
“Regardless of the outcome back when we fought, I always root for everyone to be able to fight, come back, and do their job,” Aldo said. “It’s sad because of the injury. Everyone waited for him to come back, and then he comes back, you have that fight week, everyone is excited, millions and millions of people [tuning in], and then when the time comes, that happens. It’s sad. I think it could have been a great fight, him and Max, but he got injured. It’s sad, you know? I hope he can come back, recover, and return to the octagon.
“We don’t know if he’ll come back in his prime, if he’ll come back at a high level, considering how much time he’s been away. I think he was out for two years, or four, I don’t remember, and then he came back, got injured, and now he’s going to be out for even more time.”
