I didn't take his statements to mean that he plans on standing with Conor. He is basically saying that he is a well rounded fighter who is confident in his skills wherever the fight goes, and he should be.
RDA is aware of what Conor's strengths are, but he is not afraid of them. Conor has his left hand but let's not act like he cold Ko's every time he lands it, because he doesn't.
Aldo helped that left hand KO greatly by throwing his face at it.