Aldo: "I don't know why Khabib refused to fight"

Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo

Former UFC bantamweight champion Jose Aldo revealed that he could have fought Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2016, but the Russian rejected the promotion's offer.

"I got a call from my trainer saying the UFC was offering a fight against Khabib. I said yes, told him we were in. I was the bantamweight champion at the time and Khabib knew it wasn't the best idea for him and said no. I don't know what he was thinking at the time or if he had another fight planned. I think we could have had a great fight.

I wanted to test myself. Everyone thinks I do a lot of wrestling, but I don't. I usually do a little training with my team. Khabib would have a tough time as well, because I'm great at defending against take-downs," MMA Fighting quoted Aldo as saying.