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Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo apologized to Conor McGregor for his outburst at the Gamebred Boxing 4 post-fight press conference, which was triggered by a tweet from McGregor suggesting that Aldo should box him. Aldo later realized that McGregor was trying to give him a push and apologized. Aldo also expressed his willingness to train with McGregor in boxing, as he has a lot to learn from the Irish boxer.
Jose Aldo apologized to Conor McGregor for his post-fight outburst and expressed interest in traveling to Ireland to train with him in boxing. Aldo revealed he was offered a spot on a future Gamebred Boxing card later in 2023, but is in talks for a match in Saudi Arabia in early July against a yet-to-be defined professional boxer. While he's not ruling out a potential exhibition bout with Floyd Mayweather, Aldo is focusing on building his boxing career and choosing the right fights.
Jose Aldo, former UFC Featherweight champion, rejected Conor McGregor's offer to box him, calling him a "piece of sh-t" and telling him to "shut your f—king mouth." Aldo fought to a majority draw against Jeremy Stephens at Gamebred Boxing 4 and is now 1-0-1 in boxing since retiring from MMA. McGregor, who defeated Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194 in 2015, has yet to respond to Aldo's angry comments.
After Conor McGregor tweeted about wanting to rematch Jose Aldo in the boxing ring, Aldo responded by calling McGregor a "big mouth" and telling him to "shut your f*cking mouth." Aldo doesn't seem interested in the idea of a rematch, citing McGregor's history of running away from fights. McGregor is currently scheduled to fight Michael Chandler in the future.
Gamebred Boxing 4 took place on Saturday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring a main event boxing match between Roy Jones Jr. and Anthony Pettis. Former UFC champions Vitor Belfort and Jose Aldo also competed in boxing matches against fellow UFC veterans Ronaldo Souza and Jeremy Stephens. The event had several other fights on the card, with Luis Feliciano, Devin Cushing, Gina Mazany, Dillon Cleckler, Bi Nguyen, Markus Perez, Mandeep Jangra, and Cade Howell emerging as winners.