{"id":70148,"date":"2013-09-27T12:39:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T19:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=70148"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:48:42","slug":"conor-mcgregor-talks-acl-recovery-calls-jose-aldo-basic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/conor-mcgregor-talks-acl-recovery-calls-jose-aldo-basic\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor talks ACL recovery, calls Jose Aldo &#8216;basic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conor-McGregor.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66747\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conor-McGregor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conor-McGregor.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conor-McGregor-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conor-McGregor-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC featherweight Conor McGregor (14-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been making headlines ever since he signed with ZUFFA earlier this year. McGregor\u00a0made his octagon debut in\u00a0April, where he scored a 67-second TKO\u00a0 victory over Marcus Brimage in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish born fighter was most recently seen in action at the &#8220;UFC Fight Night 26&#8221; event in Boston, where he out-pointed Max Holloway on route to a decision win. Unfortunately for fans of the &#8220;Notorious&#8221; one, McGregor suffered a torn ACL in the process of defeating Holloway, putting him on the shelf until Spring 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The injury has not dampered the Irishman&#8217;s spirit, as he recently told BloodyElbow that his goal is to still wear UFC gold:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I honestly believe I can predict the future, and I see the gold around my waist. So, whoever has the gold at that time I&#8217;m coming to take it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Currently Jose Aldo has it. I feel more than confident that I can cause him trouble. I&#8217;m bigger than him. I&#8217;m faster than him, and I believe he&#8217;s less spontaneous. He&#8217;s more basic. I don&#8217;t see anything that jumps off the page when I look at him compete, or any of the guys when I look at them compete.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>McGregor also stated that\u00a0he is modeling his recovery\u00a0after St. Pierre&#8217;s, and that he is currently ahead of schedule and feels he could be back to fighting inside the Octagon in eight months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC featherweight Conor McGregor (14-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been making headlines ever since he signed with ZUFFA earlier this year. McGregor\u00a0made his octagon debut in\u00a0April, where he scored a 67-second TKO\u00a0 victory over Marcus Brimage in Sweden. 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