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Jose Aldo to fight on at UFC 189 after injury diagnosed as bone bruise to ribs, not break
Jun 24, 2015 - 9:15:49 PM Jose Aldo to fight on at UFC 189 after injury diagnosed as bone bruise to ribs, not break

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Jose Aldo will fight on at UFC 189.

The UFC Featherweight Champion received another examination on Wednesday, and it was determined that his rib is not broken, and instead he suffered a bone bruise and a cartilage injury. With that news, Aldo is planning to fight.

However, the UFC has put together a contingency plan, and if Aldo ultimately can't fight on July 11, Chad Mendes will step in against McGregor.

Here's the statement the UFC released on Wednesday night:

"In light of recent reports regarding the status of UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, UFC has received official medical confirmation from several doctors that Aldo did not suffer a broken rib. Following a review of the scans, it has been determined that the champion suffered a bone bruise to his rib and cartilage injury during training.

With this news, Aldo has expressed that he has every intention of facing Conor McGregor at UFC 189.

While Aldo has indicated that he will compete in Las Vegas on July 11, UFC has confirmed a contingency plan. No.1 featherweight contender Chad Mendes will face McGregor for the interim UFC featherweight championship in the event Aldo cannot compete.

UFC remains committed to delivering the featherweight and the welterweight championship fights at UFC 189 during UFC International Fight Week in Las Vegas."

Penick's Analysis: I'm not a huge fan of Aldo taking this fight with an injury, but if it's not quite as severe as we were led to believe on Tuesday, perhaps he can be closer to 100%. Hopefully nothing further sets him back, but this is a huge relief for the UFC given how much they've put into this fight.