5 fights in the UFC where things got too personal

# 2 Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor

McGregor destroyed Aldo mentally, and he has arguably never looked the same since.

In what was one of the best examples of mental warfare in the fight game, Conor McGregor broke Jose Aldo and made the Brazilian look foolish as he belittled him at every turn.

This fight made Conor McGregor the superstar he is today with a 13-second performance at UFC 194 which would send “Mystic Mac’s” celebrity into another stratosphere.

From tearing up pictures of Aldo, taking his belt while at a press conference, and yelling “you’re gonna die” in Portuguese, McGregor did everything he could to get inside the head of the Brazilian.

Conor McGregor kept taking Jose Aldo’s belt before he ended up winning it in 13 seconds 😳(via @ufc) pic.twitter.com/ms1YuGqOdE

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 30, 2020

Aldo had looked imperious up to that point in the UFC and had gone through seven successful title defense.

The Brazilian was always a step slower in his response in front of the media and inside the octagon against Conor when it mattered most.

McGregor would fight for the lightweight title against Eddie Alvarez next and became the first fighter in the UFC to hold belts in two divisions simultaneously.

Aldo meanwhile would never look the same after UFC 194 and would lose three of his six fights at featherweight before his move down to bantamweight.