Conor McGregor could add clairvoyant to his list of skills. In an interview last year McGregor predicted landing the fight with Aldo and Aldo getting injured.
“If I’m being honest I can see a fight between myself and Jose being scheduled for a stadium, either Croke Park or the Aviva Stadium but then I could see Jose pulling [out],” McGregor said.
“But I could see Frankie stepping in.”
At the UFC 189 media day Conor McGregor told Niall McGrath that he felt Aldo will probably pull out of the fight:
“All I know is I will show up. That’s it. I hope he trains smart, I hope he stays safe…He’s pulled out of many contests on US soil. He’s only fought his last few fights on Brazilian soil – where there’s no commission out there. So, I hope he stays safe, I hope he stays clean, and we will see.”
Frankie Edgar was one of the first fighters to throw his name in the mix as replacement and it seems as though he’d be the most logical option for a #1 contender style bout.
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It’d be a great test for McGregor, who has yet to fight a top 3 featherweight on his way to his title shot.