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Jose Aldo, the former UFC featherweight champion, revealed that he cried after his 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 in December 2015, not because of the defeat, but because he believed he would never get a rematch. In an interview with Mundo da Luta, Aldo explained that he was devastated when Dana White informed him that McGregor planned to move up to lightweight, making a rematch impossible. Aldo, who had been the first and only featherweight champion in history, expected a rematch but was heartbroken when it became clear that McGregor would not return to the featherweight division.
Aldo continued to call for a rematch over the years, but it never materialized. He eventually regained the featherweight title in July 2016 and was elevated to undisputed champion that November. Despite the passage of time and his own success, the thought of never facing McGregor again remained a source of deep disappointment for Aldo.
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