Jose Aldo Says He’s ‘Over’ Conor McGregor

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Jose Aldo says he’s not going to worry about Conor McGregor anymore. He also spoke about a possible boxing career and Max Holloway. Here are highlights:

On Max Holloway calling him out: “It’s what I always say: Saying that in the media is very easy. But me, him, all the athletes – we know what we say and what we answer to the UFC. But people don’t say that publicly. People say what’s convenient. So he was selling something that was convenient to him, saying I was running. We’d been trying to fight since December, January, and that didn’t happen. Then March. And he never could. He had to travel and (go to Disneyland), and a bunch of things. It seemed like it was my fault when, bro, this fight’s been done. He was the one who ran from the first and then said he couldn’t fight until the middle of the year. So we’re fighting now. Hopefully nothing bad will happen and we’ll have this fight at UFC Rio.”

On a future in boxing: “I have a career planned out. Who to train with, with whom to do my debut against, agent, everything. So the only thing on the way is the contract I have with the UFC, but if I were free, I’d have everything planned out.”

On Conor McGregor: “He’s not everywhere – it’s people who say that. To me, it sucks. I don’t even answer because this has nothing to do with me. My career is going somewhere else. If he didn’t want to fight me, too bad. It’s his problem. I’m the champion again. I’m going to do my first defense again. I’m going into my second fight since that one to me. So to me, it doesn’t matter what he’s doing or anything. The only time I remember it is when you guys ask me. (It’s) always the same.”