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‘Heartbroken’ Jose Aldo likely out until October if not cleared to fight at UFC 189

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo "is in deep pain", but wants to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 189.

News broke on Wednesday that the Nova Uniao star has broken his rib during a sparring session in Rio de Janeiro for his July 11 bout with Conor McGregor in Las Vegas. Devastated with the injury, "Scarface" still plans on fighting "The Notorious."

"He cried. He wants this fight bad, everybody invested a lot in this," Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras told Combate. "I was with him the whole afternoon.