Throughout the history of the UFC
(Ultimate Fighting Championship) there have been quite the number of intense
rivalries some of which include legends such as Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson,
Tito Ortiz and Chuck Lidell, and now possibly towering above all is Connor
McGregor and Jose Aldo. The UFC has put an incredible amount of effort and time
into propagating this intense rivalry with an international media tour which
spanned five different nations and eight different cities across the world. It
is safe to say that this is one fight that the entire world may stop to watch!
The charismatic McGregor has certainly done his part in drawing attention to
the event; especially in his home country of Ireland where he snatched up the
belt of Jose Aldo from right in front of him, holding it above his head as if
already victorious.
Stylistically this fight should hold up to
the hype as well, the brutally violent muay thai machine that is Jose Aldo vs.
the sniper accurate technician in Connor McGregor. We have seen such ferocious
finishes from the champion by way of twenty punch combinations and flying knees
and from the challenger we have seen sniper accurate counter striking and
deception through the use of his Irish “Up-Down” boxing; which he has cleverly
combined with his exotic Tae-Kwon-Do style kicking. However, one criticism that
some have for the challenger Connor McGregor is that they believe he has not
yet been truly tested by a high level wrestler whereas Jose Aldo has been
several times. Although It may be detrimental to the flashy brutal striking war
that all fans are praying for it wouldn’t be too far out of the strategic
domain of Aldo to take the fight to the ground and utilize his high level Jiu
Jitsu to carry the day. Reports have surfaced that in training with some of
Eddie Bravo’s high level competitors McGregor performed superbly, however, as
many believe, it must be proven in the octagon.
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