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Jose Aldo says ‘clown’ Conor McGregor was scared to see him on TUF

Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor will finally meet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 12, and the featherweights heated things up during Friday’s "Go Big" UFC press conference in Las Vegas.

The Brazilian champion flew from Rio de Janeiro to Las Vegas to talk to the media a week before and visit the set of The Ultimate Fighter, where McGregor was coaching a season opposite Urijah Faber. According to Aldo, "The Notorious" wasn’t expecting to see him there.

"He was surprised when he saw me," Aldo said at the press conference.