While their rivalry lasted only 13 seconds inside the cage at UFC 194, Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo's feud beyond the Octagon is as deep as it comes. After all, "Notorious" was relentless in his mental attacks against Aldo leading up to their fight, which seemingly played a factor in the Brazilian's championship loss to McGregor this past December.
However, despite their highly-publicized rivalry, Aldo understands why McGregor does some of the things he does to promote fights and even went as far as saying the two featherweights have grown friendly off camera.
"It's a friendly relationship," said Aldo in a recent interview on "Revista Combate," a Brazilian TV show (h/t Bloody Elbow).