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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"I'm not looking at anyone else at the moment. I'm focused on my next fight, which is against Chad Mendes. If people are hyping Conor, I haven't read about it. After my fight, I'll have time to see what the hype's all about... I make it a point to observe all fighters in the featherweight category. I'm the champion, and I plan to remain the champion. I do pay attention to any featherweight fight where someone is ranked in the UFC, since that could potentially be my next adversary. Conor is no different than any other fighter. I don't see anything that stands out."
-UFC Champ Jose Aldo talks to MMAJunkie.com about why he doesn't see anything special about heavily hyped Irish contender Conor McGregor.
Penick's Analysis: Aldo has no reason to do anything but downplay the hype of a challenger like McGregor. He's still the top dog, and until someone proves otherwise, the rest of the division is beneath him. McGregor's been quite good thus far, no question, and his win over Dustin Poirier was an eye opener, but he's not the first person to beat Poirier, and there are others in the division with better, more impressive wins. McGregor's talked himself to the front of the line, and that's really his stand out attribute, but there's no reason for Aldo to acknowledge that as anything more than it is at this point.
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