José Aldo remembered his time in the UFC and also revealed a curious gift he got from his old rival after a fight; see details
rivals in UFC, Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor are great partners today. The Brazilian, by the way, during his Hall of Fame nomination, made some revelations about ‘Notorious’. Including, in one of the stories he told, the former Ultimate champion said that he received a very curious gift from the Irishman after his victory against Frankie Edgar.
We were side by side (in the hotel rooms) and, when I beat Frankie Edgar, before that we were exchanging messages window to window, at breakfast. He did send (a gift) for us to celebrate the night“, said José Aldo about the curious gift sent by McGregor.
The greatest featherweight in history. A living legend. The King of Rio 👑 @JoseAldoJunior is the newest member of the UFC Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/fAfwCnhXKN
— UFC Brasil (@UFCBrasil) January 22, 2023
“‘Tonight is yours, congratulations on the title’ and sent some lingerie to the bedroom to enjoy. He said: “this night is yours, but I’m still the champion” (laughs). Jokes aside, it was very peaceful, I could even enjoy it with the boss afterwards“. told. In addition, José Aldo gave details about his affection with Conor McGregor and denied any kind of rivalry with Notorious.
“If it happened at the time, it would be great for us to have this rematch, but not today. Nowadays it’s much more like a friendship, I have affection for him. There was a fight and what happened stays there. There will always be respect from my part, as well as from him”, he explained.
Mcgregor still received a beautiful message from José Aldo in the UFC: “Nowadays he’s a friend already, both he and I follow each other and exchange ideas on Instagram, so I don’t see any problem. Fans who feel that, wherever I go, they tell me to get McGregor. I say: how am I going to catch the guy, if he was the one who brought me the most money? What I love is that he had that fight and was recognized worldwide, both me and him“.
Source: sportbuzz
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