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Conor has not been able to test the waters against the elite of the division. His wins over Poirier and Siver are solid but neither would grant anyone else a title shot.
Aldo will be a massive step up in competition for Conor. He has never faced anyone who even made it to a title shot. Poirier was close but never in a title eliminator and Siver broke top 10 in two divisions at some point but never came close enough to be in contention.
I think the fight will be great based on styles but I really would have preferred to see Conor fight Edgar, Mendes, Lamas or at least Swanson first.
Aldo will be a massive step up in competition for Conor. He has never faced anyone who even made it to a title shot. Poirier was close but never in a title eliminator and Siver broke top 10 in two divisions at some point but never came close enough to be in contention.
I think the fight will be great based on styles but I really would have preferred to see Conor fight Edgar, Mendes, Lamas or at least Swanson first.