The main event for UFC 189 is in jeopardy as news surfaced that Jose Aldo has an injury and could be scratched from his July 11th fight with Conor McGregor. There is no official comment from the UFC as the promotion is weighing its options and Aldo’s camp is determining whether he can still fight.
Brazilian news outlet Combate first reported Aldo suffered an injured rib.
If the fight is scratched, it will be a significant blow for the company as the fight has been the center of its promotion around the biggest weekend of the company’s year. It has spent a significant amount of money on the fight as well as you may recall the lengthy world tour and Embedded recaps earlier in the year.
Although the co-main event is a respectable Robbie Lawler-Rory MacDonald fight for the welterweight title, the UFC has focused on Aldo-McGregor with little attention paid to the “other” title fight on the card.
Payout Perspective:
The worst case scenario is happening for the UFC right now. It banked on an Aldo-McGregor PPV with White proclaiming it would do 1 million PPV buys. While Lawler-MacDonald would still be a good fight, the promotion would lose out on a significant amount of PPV buys. If they keep McGregor on the card, it would mean that the big fight between the two may not happen until the end of the year assuming McGregor does not get injured and Aldo’s recovery time. If it takes McGregor off the card, it would be a blow as well since McGregor is a draw.
Then there is the case of Jose Aldo. With his recent comments speaking out against the Reebok deal, he might not be in the UFC’s good graces. Tack on this injury and you might assume Dana White is not his biggest fan. If he decides to fight, it will be at less than 100% and you might expect McGregor going for Aldo’s ribs which could mean he loses his title to McGregor. Similar to Cain Velasquez, Aldo has been saddled with injuries that has constantly kept him off of cards. Unlike Cain, Aldo has not been a marketable draw until this fight. Will he be influenced to go through with the fight or lobby to have it moved until he is better?
With all things considered, White should do a McGregor vs Edgar fight for an interim title. That saves the card and the UFC’s face. McGreggor would win, I would think, and then you have a super charismatic champ to market until Aldo comes back for the unification bout.
It might not be plan A, but as a plan B, it gives the UFC two McGreggor title shots and an interesting storyline to build upon.
Frankie just fought a few weeks ago, did 5 rounds, he might not be ready for it. Also like I said before Aldo having steroid and ped issues. He wants the fight in Brazil ufc cant catch a break unless its Rousey lol
i have always said the UFC should not announce a fight earlier than two months before its scheduled to occur. multiple weapons used in the sport = an increase in fight cancellations. they were announcing this shit 4 months ago. boxing only uses fist so the likelyhood of injury is less. all that money down the drain
Bahahh the ufc are ass clowns they had to announce something with maypac and all their shit news as of late. They are their own worst enemy.
The ufc is all about looking good instead of doing good. Hence fuck sticks like D being paid to defend the lies!!!
Saldaretard strikes again with his mutated theories of delusion. He’s too busy sucking Arum’s dick to realize what is going on realistically.
I sincerely doubt they use Edgar, although he certainly would be ready to go. They’ll probably just push it back to October or December and bump up MacDonald-Lawler. This is a rib injury, not an acl tear.
D is an expert of going with the ufc bullshit spin bahahah. He has no clue what is really going on ever! Frankie is 180 lbs bahahahha
…”mutated theories of delusion”, dude, mind if I use that line myself somewhere? It’s awesome!
Saldaqueef, Frankie Edgar’s photos and tweets disagree with you. I also doubt Edgar has ever weighed 180lbs in his life. I’ve seen him in person, he is very small. You are just a crazy weirdo.
D is now stalking Frankie Edgar what a creepo!! lol
Welp that’s all she wrote, LOL and Mr. Clean Dana thought this would do 1M buys, get out of here… My local Buffalo wild wings doesn’t even have UFC anymore, even they know it’s not worth it.
If this news is true…..hahahahahahaha….they spent a record as dw says….
Saldaqueer, it was posted by a number of journalists you moron.
Fag Fan aka Sampson, this fight isn’t cancelled, only delayed. Broken ribs aren’t a major injury. Worst case scenario is the fight gets pushed back a few months.
Broken ribs can be a career ending injury in a lot of cases you fuck tard! This fight isnt going to happen imo. And frankie isnt filling in you idiot. Either way it wont do close to a mil suck another fat one ufc! Bahahahha.
all the pissing lol
http://www.mmamania.com/2015/6/24/8842855/ufc-189-jose-aldo-rib-bruised-not-broken-conor-mcgregor-fight-still-on
HAHAHA!! Yeah, tons of fighters had to call it a career because of a rib break- fucking retard.
Yeah, that must have made you feel like an idiot that shortly after you said the fight isn’t going down, they announce it is still on. Idiot.
They are in full damage control, this event is gonna be a bust lol and they really talk about it being as big as lesnar vs mir 2 was? what a joke, Dana better start playing blackjack again
Fag Fan aka Sampson, this must be killing you that the UFC ppv’s are back to normal and Mayweather’s fighting Berto in September for his last fight. Then what for boxing? De La Hoya making a comeback in his 40s?? Talk about desperate.
For a MMA fan seems like all you care about is floyd and PBC. Don’t be mad boxing is crushing MMA in PPV and worldwide dominance. UFC isn’t even on at my buffalo wild wings anymore.
“For a MMA fan seems like all you care about is floyd and PBC. Don’t be mad boxing is crushing MMA in PPV and worldwide dominance. UFC isn’t even on at my buffalo wild wings anymore.”
Says the boxing fan who obsesses about Dana White/UFC on MMAPAYOUT.
Dominating in ppv? Can’t you guys ever comprehend? The UFC has outdrawn the major boxing promotions in ppv buys in 7 out of the last 8 years. Talk about crushing.
Who cares what your gay Buffalo Wild Wings show?
Retard.
Haha.
Lol boxing has the highest ppvs ever and is a worldwide sport compared to ufc. You mad?
Statistically they have been bulldozed for 7 of the last 8 in ppv. You mad?
Hey Sal, you are a real genius:
“He has no clue what is really going on ever! Frankie is 180 lbs bahahahha”
Direct quote from Frankie Edgar:
“Disappointed I wasn’t the stand by guy. Felt it should of been me, think a lot of you feel the same. Thanks for all the support.”
Seems like he was ready to go after all, retard.
D any more twitter nonsense? What do you think he would say? Im a fat fuck and out of shape?bahahhaha D is a victim of tabloid bullshit. And the fight hasn’t happened yet. 500k ppv no one give a fuck
My god you are an idiot.
There was a photo of him holding his child. He wasn’t fat at all. He looked right within his fighting weight. He said he was disappointed he wasn’t the back up.
You are a deranged retard.
Keep living in the past D, UFC is continuing its downward spiral as boxing is still here and always will be.
Uh, pretty clear you are the one living in the past. Boxing hasn’t been big since the 90s. They have 1 big fight every 3-4 years and that’s it. This PBC deal will bury boxing for good.
Lol maybe you should look at the pay boxers get compared to mma, proof is in the checks boxing isn’t going anywhere, like I said its a worldwide sport compared to MMA which can’t even win the U.S., ufc pays peanuts. Boxin owns the combat sport market.
Hahaha. Fag Fan aka Sampson doesn’t comprehend how business bubbles work. When you pay your fighters a few million, your production costs are a few million, and you generate a few hundred thousand, proof is in the math.
Last time I checked when you generate less revenue in the ppv market, you don’t own anything.
RIP boxing ppv coming this fall when Mayweather retires!!