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Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor Finally Collide at UFC 194

Conor McGregor celebrates after his fight with Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas. With a year of exquisite taunts and verbal roundhouses, McGregor has dominated the
promotion of his wildly anticipated UFC showdown with Jose Aldo. Getting into the cage and ending Aldo’s 10-year winning streak at UFC 194 will be another matter
entirely.

(AP Photo/John Locher)

GREG BEACHAM Las Vegas, Aldo is a bet- eyes, and I see someone on a huge three-day week- “I get in there, and I put on
AP Sports Writer ting underdog in the main who knows his era is over. end of UFC fights. a show,” McGregor said. “I
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jose event of UFC 194 on Satur- It’s a new era. It’s my era. Aldo (25-1) and McGregor come to fight, and this fight
Aldo is the only feather- day night. I almost want to comfort (18-2) have traded innumer- will be a performance. I’m
weight champion in UFC Behold the power of Conor him. I want to say, ‘Don’t able insults and menacing not just going to beat Jose.
history. The brilliant Brazilian McGregor, the loquacious worry. It will all be over glares during the buildup I’m going to embarrass
star is widely considered Irish challenger who has soon.’” to this injury-delayed show- Jose in there. I don’t need
the pound-for-pound best persuaded the world he A year of promotional hype down. It’s finally time to find to gather any more intel,
mixed martial artist in the can end 2015 by dethron- and fan anticipation culmi- out whether McGregor can any more research. It’s
world. He hasn’t lost a fight ing a king. nates at the MGM Grand back up some of the most done. He has already lost.”
in 10 years. “He is already beaten,” Garden Arena in the main delicious bravado in re-
And yet in the casinos of McGregor said. “I look in his event of the biggest show cent sports history. Continued on page 21