One of the more interested onlookers for Conor McGregor’s fight at UFC 202 was Jose Aldo, who is patiently waiting for the featherweight champion to return to his division. In the aftermath of McGregor’s memorable victory over Nate Diaz, Aldo tweeted directly to the Irishman, challenging him to a date in New York come November.
"Where you at @TheNotoriousMMA? Come back down and I’ll see you at UFC205 or drop the belt! #hitandrun," he wrote.
Aldo’s longtime coach at Nova Uniao in Rio, Andre Pederneiras, reiterated a version of this sentiment on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, though he wasn’t pinpointing an exact date.