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I'm still not over how silly this fight was. I rewatched it last night and everything about it is just so damn cringy, hilarious, shocking and embarrassing at the same time. I'm not a huge fan of either guy so I'm not out to start anything.
Even if you had McG winning, no one would had guessed inside 13 secs after that Conor vs Mendes fight. Shit, even Brandao did way better than Aldo and who saw that coming? People who say it was a lucky punch also need to watch the body language of the two. Aldo looked tense as all hell while McG was super loose and pretty much celebrating certain victory before the fight even started. I know Aldo always keeps his eyes down and keeps calm but he legitimately looked like it was his first time walking out to a fight. It was no surprise that he wanted it to be over so fast and payed for it. When the ref said "are you ready!?" Aldo looked like he was about to cry.
The difference in behaviour was staggering, and the fact that Aldo was the dominant champion that was unbeaten for nearly ten years made the emotional effect so much stronger watching it take place. The stone cold champ folded before the fight even started.
I was introduced to Aldo somewhere around 2008. We witnessed Jose Aldo be a dominant beast who destroyed everyone and later on a fighter who was always a safe bet due to his skill and ability to just control the fight to a dec (much like a striking version of GSP). He was such a complete fighter in many ways, and to see his reign end in that matter still makes me feel bad for him and get goosebumps at the same time. This was Rousey vs Nunes/Holm levels of embarrassing with a guy who unlike Ronda was not overhyped to the smallest degree. Aldo is as legit as they come and a P4P great.
Even if you had McG winning, no one would had guessed inside 13 secs after that Conor vs Mendes fight. Shit, even Brandao did way better than Aldo and who saw that coming? People who say it was a lucky punch also need to watch the body language of the two. Aldo looked tense as all hell while McG was super loose and pretty much celebrating certain victory before the fight even started. I know Aldo always keeps his eyes down and keeps calm but he legitimately looked like it was his first time walking out to a fight. It was no surprise that he wanted it to be over so fast and payed for it. When the ref said "are you ready!?" Aldo looked like he was about to cry.
The difference in behaviour was staggering, and the fact that Aldo was the dominant champion that was unbeaten for nearly ten years made the emotional effect so much stronger watching it take place. The stone cold champ folded before the fight even started.
I was introduced to Aldo somewhere around 2008. We witnessed Jose Aldo be a dominant beast who destroyed everyone and later on a fighter who was always a safe bet due to his skill and ability to just control the fight to a dec (much like a striking version of GSP). He was such a complete fighter in many ways, and to see his reign end in that matter still makes me feel bad for him and get goosebumps at the same time. This was Rousey vs Nunes/Holm levels of embarrassing with a guy who unlike Ronda was not overhyped to the smallest degree. Aldo is as legit as they come and a P4P great.