UFC News: Jose Aldo says that loss to Alexander Volkanovski hurts a lot more than defeat to Conor McGregor

Prior to his bantamweight debut at UFC 245, Jose Aldo spoke with MMA Fighting and during the interview, the former UFC Featherweight Champion stated that his loss to Alexander Volkanovski hurts a lot more than his famous 13-second KO defeat to Conor McGregor.

Jose Aldo's loss to Alex Volkanovski

At UFC 237, Jose Aldo suffered a loss to Alexander Volkanovski in a fight which ended in a split decision for the latter after a back-and-forth contest between the pair. This was Aldo's last fight in the UFC Featherweight Division, as the former 145-pound champion, who lost his title to Conor McGregor at UFC 194, announced his move to the UFC Bantamweight Division.

Aldo on his loss to Volkanovski hurting more than his defeat to McGregor

Jose Aldo suffered a crushing loss to Alexander Volkanovski in his last Octagon outing at UFC 237 and while interacting with MMA Fighting in a recent interview, the Brazilian fighter claimed that his loss to the current #1 UFC Featherweight contender hurts him a lot more than his defeat to Conor McGregor did.

This is Aldo stated when asked about his loss to Volkanovski compared to his defeat to McGregor:

It hurts a lot more, for sure. Conor and I, we fought and he landed a good punch. In Rio, it was about the performance. That’s what bothers me. I couldn’t do anything. I didn’t try anything. If you lose but try something, okay. You get sad for the loss, but you tried, you fought. But that one, I’m embarrassed. I can’t watch that fight.

All eyes will be on Aldo when he takes on Marlon Moraes in his debut in the UFC Bantamweight division.