Recently ESPN MMA analyst and a retired MMA fighter Chael Sonnen spoke on the MMA Junkie Radio, and while speaking about Jose Aldo and his ‘was supposed to happen’ fight with Conor Mcgregor, he said that Jose was the worst crowd pulling champion in the history of UFC. He said that its a strange designation for a champion fighter like Aldo, who is now ranked as the No.1 pound-for-pound fighter.
"Conor did everything right, Jose did everything wrong as he always does. He's the worst drawing champion in the history of the UFC. Numbers don't lie; he is the worst draw with the belt. He's never made a pay-per-view bonus because he's never met a minimum threshold. As much as these sound like insults to him, they've got him ranked as the No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and if I was on that ranking crew and got a vote, I would support it. But what makes him tick and what makes him go out there, I don't know. It's certainly not money. You would think (it was), because every interview he does all he does is bitch about money. He was staring 3.5 million dollars down the barrel and all he had to do was make weight, put his mouthpiece in and walk out when his music hit. And he elected not to do it, and I can tell you that a rib injury is about the most painful thing you can go through. I think it was a matter of him being tough enough and walking out there and giving his best performance on that night."
As you might already know, Aldo was replaced by Chad Mendes to fight McGregor on July 11, 2015 UFC 189 main event for the interim featherweight crown. UFC now expects that the Irishman Conor McGregor can still keep the interest in this upcoming fight.
(Source: mmamania)
