Conor McGregor has vowed to beat Jose Aldo within four minutes
Friday 11 December 2015 09:35, UK
Conor McGregor has promised that he will deliver the decisive blow against Jose Aldo in the first round.
The featherweight championship will be unified at UFC 194 on Saturday night and Ireland's McGregor has vowed to hand Aldo his first loss for a decade.
Keeping with his tradition of predicting the outcomes of his fights, he has claimed that Aldo will be hurt beyond recovery within the initial five-minute period.
I see him crumbling towards the end of the first or not answering the bell for the second. But it will be wrapped up inside one.
"I feel within four minutes the shots will have landed," McGregor said.
"It's on him after that. I feel anything after that four-minute mark of the first round will be a formality.
"It will be on him where he is mentally, where he is physically and how much he truly wants this. I see him crumbling towards the end of the first or not answering the bell for the second. But it will be wrapped up inside one."
McGregor mocked the notion that his trash talk has facilitated an opportunity at the world title, pointing towards six consecutive UFC victories since his debut two years ago.
He also feels like those jibes will be answered when he defeats Aldo, who is the only featherweight champion ever and is listed at No 1 in the UFC's official pound-for-pound rankings.
"There are many, many times they look to discredit me, what I have achieved in my career, in this company," he said.
"Right now, I feel I have the right opponent. The pound-for-pound number one. Undefeated in 10 years. The only featherweight champion. What can they say now? What can they say after Jose falls?
"So I look forward to proving my point and what I've been saying over these years.
"He is currently the pound-for-pound No 1 fighter on the roster. So, I have been telling people that I am the current pound-for-pound No 1 fighter on the planet. The pound-for-pound No 1 is on the line in this fight.
"I am a man with a point to prove and I will go out and I will prove it."
