Conor McGregor After an incredibly intense 11 days, spanning eight cities and three continents, the curtain finally closed on the unprecedented UFC 189 promotional tour today in Dublin. On a typically grey, windswept afternoon in the Irish capital, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and No.1 contender Conor McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) endured one last round of questions from every major media outlet in the nation. The two men headline UFC 189 on July 11 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Staged in the Convention Centre on the Dublin Docklands, it was fitting that Conor McGregor’s homecoming was just a stone’s throw from where he defeated Diego Brandao at UFC Fight Night 46 in the now 3 Arena last July. Indeed, for the vast majority of McGregor’s ever-growing band of Celtic acolytes, this afternoon’s event would have been their first time in his immediate presence since that night
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Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor talk UFC 189 World Tour at final stop in Dublin – MMA Junkie