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6th June 2017
05:19pm BST

Rogan knows everyone won't be on board with this idea, mainly because McGregor never defended the title. However, if Aldo's his only competition, he cannot see how the Brazilian could lay claim to the title considering how their fight at UFC 194 played out.“He’s (McGregor) the best ever. You have to say he’s the best ever even if he never fights featherweight again. Why? Because he KO’d the best ever. The reality is, Aldo’s the best ever but Conor KO’d him. You couldn’t say without the Aldo fight that Conor was the best ever because if you look at all the different people that both of them fought, you’re like ‘wow it’s really close, it’s really interesting, but Aldo has more fights.’ But then once they actually fight, that’s it. That’s all that matters. So you’ve got to give it to him."
Using this logic, Cody Garbrandt's the greatest bantamweight ever, even if he never fights at that weight again. In fairness, No Love's rise to the summit has been eerily similar to that of the Notorious.“People will fight against it, ‘No, because Aldo was the champion for so many years.’ You’re 100-percent right. His body of work is much more impressive and there’s always going to be an asterisk next to Conor because that was just this one time he fought for the title at 145 [pounds], KO’d Aldo, and was like ya’ll be cool, I’m out of here.”
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