{"id":156326,"date":"2015-07-20T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=156326"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:37:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:37:33","slug":"aldo-is-the-true-champion-that-belt-means-nothing-for-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/aldo-is-the-true-champion-that-belt-means-nothing-for-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Aldo is the True Champion, That Belt Means Nothing for McGregor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 630px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.1904761904762%;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/4e84d514-baa8-4a1e-b8d6-c89a71288c82_default\/index.html?videoId=4360954261001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;UFC 189&#8221; was truly a beautiful disaster. The event seemed doomed weeks away from the card when Jose Aldo pulled out of his championship fight with Conor McGregor due to a broken rib. The main event was changed to an interim title fight where McGregor finished late-replacement Chad Mendes in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor now sits atop the featherweight division alongside rival Jose Aldo, but UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens doesn&#8217;t feel that McGregor should think he&#8217;s the real champion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That belt means nothing for Conor McGregor,&#8221; Stephens told BJPENN.COM Radio. &#8220;He beat Mendes, but he beat Mendes with three weeks\u2019 notice. For all I know, Chad Mendes could have been wake boarding with his boy Urijah [Faber] and TJ [Dillashaw] drinking some beers celebrating and then he got a phone call like, \u2018Hey, you want to fight Conor McGregor?\u2019 \u2018Well, f*** yeah I want to fight Conor McGregor.\u2019 You know, he\u2019s a bad matchup.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Mendes was able to take McGregor down several times and keep him there, but McGregor would always find a way back to his feet. Eventually, Mendes was too fatigued to commit to the takedown and McGregor finished him off with strikes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chad had a great fight and he showed a lot of holes in Conor\u2019s game. We didn\u2019t see Chad Mendes in the shape that he was when he fought Jose Aldo. I don\u2019t think [Chad] was ready for that fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked who he thinks will win the eventual fight between Aldo and McGregor, Stephens replied, &#8220;I gotta go with Jose Aldo, man. He\u2019s proven himself for over a decade. He\u2019s the true champion&#8230; I\u2019m not sure when it\u2019s going to happen, but I hope it happens soon so we can keep things moving in the division.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stephens had a fantastic showing at &#8220;UFC 189&#8221; and added another knockout to his highlight reel. The topic was brought up about &#8220;Lil Heathen&#8221; possibly facing McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll be talking too much when we\u2019re in a fight,&#8221; Stephens said of McGregor. &#8220;That\u2019s a fight I definitely want&#8230;. He\u2019s a good promoter. He\u2019s got some skills. Conor presents some problems. But he\u2019s fighting a true one-hundred forty five pounder when he fights me. Somebody who\u2019s vicious and will go for it&#8212; take risks. I\u2019m just as big as him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will win the fight between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor? How many fights away from top-five competition is Jeremy Stephens after his win at UFC 189? Share your answers in the comment section below!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cris Cyborg: &#8216;I dont hate Ronda Rousey, I&#8217;m just promoting the fight&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style='width: 560px;height: 315px;' src='\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/85a087e8-34ee-4e16-8629-2b0895086535_default\/index.html?videoId=4355630077001' allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;UFC 189&#8221; was truly a beautiful disaster. The event seemed doomed weeks away from the card when Jose Aldo pulled out of his championship fight with Conor McGregor due to a broken rib. The main event was changed to an interim title fight where McGregor finished late-replacement Chad Mendes in the second round. 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