Conor McGregor vs José Aldo Fight News: Irishman's striking coach says 'The Notorious' will 'embarrass' Aldo at UFC 194
UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor is expected to run through reigning 145-pound title-holder José Aldo when they unify their belts at UFC 194 on December 12th.
This, according to "The Notorious'" striking coach "Rowdy" Owen Roddy, who believes the Brazilian champion will be "embarrassed" on fight night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
"I think Conor is going to shock everybody again. Honestly, I think he's going to make this look easy," Roddy said in a report by Fightland. "I really think Conor is going to embarrass Aldo. I think Aldo is going to come out very aggressive, Conor will make him miss and then he's going to punish him for that with his devastating striking."
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Aldo and McGregor were originally slated to face each other in July, as the headliners for UFC 189. Aldo, however, was forced out of the bout due to an injury, with just two weeks before fight night. Instead, two-time title contender Chad Mendes stepped in as replacement, only to be knocked out by McGregor in the second round.
Despite the victory, many criticized McGregor for being taken down twice by Mendes, noting that the latter did not even have a full training camp coming into the bout. But according to Roddy, McGregor remained full control of the fight, despite spending a good amount of time on the mat, and being hit by Mendes' elbows from up top.
"The thing with the Mendes fight, people are talking about how Mendes took him down," Roddy said. "That's funny to me because in between the rounds Conor was telling us, 'I just want to take my time, I'll just relax and eventually I'll make my move.' He might have got cut, but he was totally in control of what he was trying to do."
"People will always talk, but at no point did we feel he was in trouble," he added. "In between them rounds he was in a happy place, he was good to go."
