Although UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo shoved upcoming opponent Chad Mendes and called him a “piece of s–t” in a recent video, he said the hatchet will be buried after they fight at Saturday’s UFC 179. “Yeah, I don’t see a problem,” Aldo told MMAjunkie Radio. “Once the fight’s over, it’s back to normal. Leading up to the fight, there’s a rivalry, and everyone wants to get in there and fight, but once it’s over, I really don’t see a problem.” Mendes (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has taken shots at Aldo (24-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the media during the buildup to their rematch at Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, which comes two years after Aldo knocked him out at UFC 142 to notch his third title defense. Aldo returned the favor at a press conference in support of the pay-per-view card, shoving Mendes after a staredown for photographers . In the recent video, Aldo coach Pedro Rizzo said the champ was angry and motivated to “put a real beatdown” on Mendes, who’s ranked No
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Jose Aldo: It’ll be water under bridge after UFC 179 rematch with Chad Mendes – MMA Junkie