Jose Aldo broke his silence regarding his fighting future Wednesday afternoon via Instagram.
The 29-year-old Brazilian recently lost his featherweight title to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 via knockout in a bout that last only 13 seconds. Now, Aldo wants a rematch – and only a rematch.
Hi everyone, i was quiet for a while because i was waiting for my rematch based on how the fight Went down, in fact I was already training for it, but apparently I was wrong. So I wanted to make something clear to UFC: for everything I have done, everything I have accepted and mostly how the fight ended, I will not accept any other fight other than a title shot . My only exception would be fighting thenotorious , at any time, anywhere , and once that he is scary and knows that I'm gonna win .... Doesn't have to be title fight against him. Keep my belt, but I wanna whoop ur ass anywhere.
@danawhite @lorenzofertitta @ufc keep ur word. I still believe in the company that I work for.
#rematch
Currently, McGregor is scheduled to face UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos March 5 at UFC 197, where he could become the promotion's first simultaneous two-division champion. From there, win or lose, it's expected that McGregor will defend his featherweight championship at UFC 200 in July.
Frankie Edgar appears to be the man in line for that opportunity against McGregor at UFC 200, but if Aldo's post is any indication, things are far from settled regarding the future of the UFC's 145-pound division.