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Aldo was asked if he regretted never getting a rematch with McGregor after “Notorious” knocked him out in 13 seconds at UFC 194, to which he answered that the moment for such a fight had long passed.
“Maybe back in the day it would have been an awesome event, but not today,” Aldo said via a Portuguese translator. “People, everywhere I go now — I do have a lot of respect for him. We’re friends. We even follow each other on Instagram, we exchange dialogue there, and sometimes fans come up to me and say, ‘Do you feel like beating McGregor or something?’
“I say, ‘How can I do that? That’s the guy who gave me the most money.
“I have nothing but respect and kind of a friendship now, [I wouldn’t think of a rematch] these days.”
This is from January 2023. He retired in September 2022.
Last night's insults from Aldo are very bizarre. Even Conor was shocked and confused.
He probably had more time to reflect on what kind of person Conor is while being retired.
The same happened with Artem.
It's obvious to anyone else that Conor really only kept blowing sunshine up Aldo's ass because he beat him and Aldo reflected well on him, the same as how he kissed Cerrone after beating him, praised Dustin after their first fight, but then threatened to kill him and his wife after a couple losses by the end of the trilogy. These kinds of faux friendships based on Conor's narcissism don't last.