McGregor is taking a page from the Chael Sonnen school of thought. If you come into the game in loud fashion, playing the WWe-like character card, you will get noticed, appreciated and adored by the UFC top brass.
Like Chael, even if Conor loses a few fights, people will still like him and the UFC will still give him big main event fights, because characters like that are what put asses in seats when it comes to selling out those major arenas. This is why the acquisition of CM PUNK (as stupid as that sounds to me) makes so much sense to Dana White. Bring over a WWe wrestler (who has probably never had a true MMA fight in his life) and with him you will probably stealbring enough WWe fans to coat your pockets during his PPV events (The Brock Lesnar phenomenon).
McGregor has yet to face a strong wrestler. Amazing strikers always fall prey to incredible wrestlers. Anderson Silva was incredibly elusive and moved extremely well, but once he was faced with strong wrestlers like Chael Sonnen and Chris Weidman, we saw what his true Kryptonite was.
Aldo is the full package. His striking is top notch and his ground game is incredibly versatile with an incredible JiuJitsu base and impressive wrestling acumen. I think Conor would have to fight the best fight of his life if he even pretends to stand a chance against Aldo.
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