It's been revealed that Jose Aldo will not be the man to step in and take Rafael dos Anjos' place opposite Conor McGregor at UFC 196 after his coach asserted the fighter isn't in any shape to take a rematch.
Aldo's coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, spoke to Brazilian outlet Combate after it was announced Dos Anjos had broken his foot 11 days prior to his scheduled meeting against The Notorious.
He said, per Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting: "Dana [White] called me, telling what happened and asking if Aldo was in shape to fight. I said he wasn’t and that there wasn’t enough time, and unfortunately he wouldn’t be able to fight next week."
It was, of course, Aldo who McGregor defeated at UFC 194, stopping the former featherweight champion in 13 seconds. According to Cruz, Scarface would only return to the Octagon for a title fight, and a rematch with McGregor is reportedly on his agenda for the future.
