RIO DE JANEIRO -- Conor McGregor became the UFC interim featherweight champion Saturday night, but undisputed champion Jose Aldo didn’t watch his performance.
McGregor stopped Mendes in the second round at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and Aldo, who pulled out from the bout with a rib injury, heard from his coach Andre Pederneiras that the fight brought new information about "The Notorious".
"It’s funny. When my friends aren’t fighting, I don’t even watch it," Aldo said during a press conference at Nova Uniao on Thursday. "‘Dede’ talked to me about it, said it’s cool, that it was a good fight for us.