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Anthony Pettis Says Jose Aldo Doesn’t Suck Just Because Conor McGregor Knocked Him Out

November 30, 2016 | Posted by Joseph Lee

In an interview with MMA Fighting, Anthony Pettis spoke out about the criticism over Jose Aldo being named the featherweight champion, after the belt was stripped from Conor McGregor. Pettis will fight Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 206 for the interim featherweight title. Here are highlights:

On Jose Aldo getting the belt: “For me, Jose Aldo is still Jose Aldo, man. Everybody loses. Even the greatest lose sometimes. Even after 13 seconds, what he did with Conor McGregor, he still has the history that had. He’s a dominant champ for a long time. It’s not like all of a sudden he sucks because he got knocked out by Conor McGregor.”

On Aldo’s ability as a fighter: “[Aldo] had a great career before Conor McGregor. There’s a reason why Conor let this happen. If Conor really wanted to fight at 145 pounds again, he would’ve done it and defended his title. So it’s not up to Jose Aldo, it’s not up to Conor McGregor, it’s not up to me or Max who’s the undisputed champ. We’re just doing our job. We’re going out there and fighting these fights and trying to prove that we’re the best in the world. And if that guy (Aldo) is there and the opportunity is there, eventually all of us will take it.”

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