Vivianne Pereira, Jose Aldo's wife, claims that Dana White pressured the featherweight champion into fighting with an injured rib prior to UFC 189.
UFC 189, which featured the most marketed fight of the year in Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor, was left wounded when "Scarface" was forced to pull out of the bout at the last minute due to a rib injury.
The long-time featherweight champion, who's remained undefeated for 10 years, suffered a rib fracture after his teammate caught him with a spinning kick in sparring. McGregor fought and TKO'd late-replacement Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title instead and accused Aldo of running scared in the post-fight interview.