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Conor McGregor to Jose Aldo: Toughen up! Many fought with 'little, itty bitty bruises'

Conor McGregor was interviewed at the Fox Sports broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero, and he had a message for his opponent in Jose Aldo. Apart from repeating his line of just needing a "little bit of ice, little bit of ibuprofen, little bit of ‘toughen the f-ck up" McGregor implored his opponent diagnosed with a bone bruise and cartilage damage to step into the cage.

"Just toughen up and show up. Many people have stepped inside the Octagon with little, itty bitty bruises. We all have knocks and bruises.