Conor McGregor beträdde som bekant otillbörligen buren på Bellator 187 som gick av stapeln den 10:e november i Dublin, Irland. Detta skedde i samband med att McGregor firade att Charlie Ward segrade över John Redmond. Ringdomaren Marc Goddard försökte avlägsna McGregor från buren varpå irländaren tänder till och knuffar domaren.
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— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) 10 november 2017
José Aldo, den tidigare fjäderviktskungen och utmanaren till fjäderviktsbältet på UFC 218 har nu uttalat sig om McGregors agerande via mmafighting:
I haven’t seen the video, but I heard about it. I think it’s normal. He’s an emotional guy, and when an Irishman is fighting the Irish people embrace them a lot. I don’t condemn him.
He didn’t do that for attention, he’s done that before. When we did The Ultimate Fighter, an athlete from his team won and he went up there and in there, he even tore his pants. He’s really emotional, and I don’t condemn him for what he’s done.
Aldo menar att han själv har hoppat in i ringen tidigare och att det är en spontan reaktion:
How many times have I invaded the Shooto (cage) when someone close to me is fighting? I really go there. The referee talks to me, but I still do it. I think it’s the heat of the moment, but there are bigger things than just the rules.
