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Published 15:19 2 Nov 2016 GMT
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"Aldo wants to do the other things, but in the conversations we had (with the UFC), it became clear that they’re not going to let him do that. There’s nothing we can do. We have to fight.”With McGregor teasing some big "left-field" announcement at UFC 205, no one is certain what his plans after his lightweight title shot against undisputed 155 lb king Eddie Alvarez in New York will be. Aldo is aware that he can't bank on finally getting a rematch against the Notorious in the near future, so he is prepared to take on another opponent. His only condition is that his next fight will be to unify his interim featherweight strap.
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