On Tuesday evening, the UFC revealed that UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo would no longer be competing at UFC 189 against Conor McGregor due to a rib injury which occurred during training.
On Wednesday, Aldo released the following statement: (Courtesy of Combate)
For three months, I trained three times a day. I invested my time and money, bringing training partners from Brazil and other countries, to do the best training camp of my life so I would be ready to defend by belt for the eighth time on July 11.