The sparring partner who accidentally broke Jose Aldo's rib is feeling a little bit downtrodden right now, given that his wayward kick has jeopardized Aldo's featherweight title defense against Conor McGregor at UFC 189.
But give Nunes credit. In an interview with Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting published Wednesday afternoon, he took full responsibility for the mishap and admitted to being pretty broken up about causing the injury and perhaps scuttling one of the most anticipated main events of the UFC year.
"I’m still sad about all this," Nunes told Cruz. "As a fan and an athlete, I know this is devastating.