After nearly a week of questions surrounding the health of Jose Aldo , news finally broke tonight that the UFC featherweight champion will not compete against Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11. Instead, former two-time 145-pound title challenger Chad Mendes (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) will step in for Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) against McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and fight for the interim belt. It was a disappointing turn of events after months of growing anticipation for the original fight. However, reaction to the news wasn’t purely negative
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Twitter reacts to Aldo’s withdrawal, new McGregor-Mendes UFC 189 title fight – MMA Junkie