Conor McGregor and his team at SBG Ireland have made a habit out of pointing to Jose Aldo's last-second withdrawal from UFC 189 as proof that the UFC featherweight champion is afraid to fight his Irish rival. McGregor's father, Tony, won't go that far, but he also can't help but wonder about the strange circumstances that led to Aldo's removal from the July 11 mega-event.
"Personally, I don't think [Aldo] is afraid of him," Tony McGregor said Monday on The MMA Hour. "I just don't know why he won't face him."
Aldo pulled out of the McGregor match-up less than two weeks before fight night, citing a fractured rib as the reason for his decision.