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Jose Aldo says his ribs are healed and he's ready to finally face McGregor

The Brazilian featherweight wants his title fight with the Irish interim champion pencilled in as soon as possible.

Sport - UFC - Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor Press Conference - Dublin Convention Centre Return to fitness: Aldo says he is fighting fit. Brian Lawless Brian Lawless

JOSE ALDO IS eager to get his much-anticipated UFC title fight with Conor McGregor rescheduled, having recovered from a rib injury.

The featherweight champion pulled out of the headline bout at UFC 189 with weeks to go, which resulted in Chad Mendes stepping in for the Brazilian. McGregor claimed a second round TKO victory over the Californian wrestler at the MGM Grand to win the interim belt, and the pair will finally go face-to-face in the octagon in the coming months.

My ribs are great,โ€ Aldo told MMAjunkie.com. โ€œIโ€™ve already come back to practice. Itโ€™s now just time to wait for UFC to set the fight.

โ€œI already had a strategy; the strategy was ready,โ€ he added. โ€œWe only canceled the fight two weeks before. The strategy is ready. I think everything we practiced, we saw in Chadโ€™s fight it would work. We have the path set for us and now we just have to enhance it.โ€

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    Mute Aidan O'Driscoll
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    Nov 17th 2014, 4:44 PM

    Ffs if Roy does a shit the press are asking Martin what kind of toilet paper is he using

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    Nov 17th 2014, 5:26 PM

    Word of the day is โ€œwedgeโ€ media trying to drive it between Ireland management team and goverment trying to give us the short end of it regarding irish water costs!

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    Mute Jamie Brogan
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    Nov 17th 2014, 5:08 PM

    The media is bloody ridiculous, itโ€™s gotten out of hand. This is some TMZ level nonsense.

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    Nov 17th 2014, 5:14 PM

    Whether itโ€™s a media thing or not, Oโ€™ Neill must have a pain in his arse answering questions about Keane

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    Mute David Carino
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    Nov 17th 2014, 4:34 PM

    Who care ffs !! Write about something else will ya

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    Mute Don Juan
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    Nov 17th 2014, 4:06 PM

    Dear Journal,
    Eagerly awaiting ma Roy Keane Press blackout.

    Regards,
    Don Juan.

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    Nov 17th 2014, 4:04 PM

    Get rid of Keane heโ€™s bad news

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    Nov 17th 2014, 4:19 PM

    Wonder what Villa make of all thisโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..

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    Nov 17th 2014, 4:21 PM

    He hadnโ€™t read them cos heโ€™s sick of him! Get rid of him Martin

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    Nov 17th 2014, 5:42 PM

    There were no โ€œcontroversial remarksโ€ โ€“ just another pathetic attempt by the media to create a rift in the Irish managerial setup.

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    Nov 17th 2014, 5:50 PM

    The definition of a controversy is a โ€˜prolonged public disagreement or heated discussionโ€™.

    Regardless of whether you agree with Keane or not, his comments have clearly caused heated discussion, hence theyโ€™re controversial.

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    Mute Rory Patrick
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    Nov 17th 2014, 6:44 PM

    Absolute nonsense, this is the perfect example of a manufactured โ€œcontroversyโ€ and a continuation of the media โ€œfrenzyโ€ surrounding the non-story โ€œassaultโ€ at the team hotel before the Scotland game. Keane canโ€™t move without the media blowing everything out of proportion. They know his name sells papers and doubly so if there is even the slightest hint of him getting annoyed. And can you blame him for asking โ€œWho the hell do you think you are?โ€ with the likes of this clickbait gibberish?

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    Nov 17th 2014, 4:41 PM

    At what stage in the future will the Keane brigade start shouting about Oโ€™Neill not having a clue and telling us itโ€™s time Roy took over. His consent forays into the headlines are tiresome and should do everyone a favour and go back to ITV. His time is nearly up at Villa anyway but Iโ€™m sure Lambert will get the blame there.

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    Nov 17th 2014, 6:39 PM

    I thought the British media were bad. Our own lot are no betterโ€ฆโ€ฆThese so called stories are non stories. Wouldnt be surprised if Oโ€™Neill walked away altogether.

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    Nov 17th 2014, 5:52 PM

    Roy shocks the docile sheep by having a opinion and a pair of balls,!!!

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    Nov 17th 2014, 6:37 PM

    Itโ€™s a perfect blend. Keane can go out and say what o Neill wants to say but canโ€™t incase he offends. Great tactics.

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    Nov 17th 2014, 8:11 PM

    Iโ€™d prefer our management team to be more concerned about tactics on the pitch โ€“ that Scotland side are no better than us man for man, but looked a much better side

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    Nov 17th 2014, 5:53 PM

    Missed what keane said about grealish/grealishโ€™s dad?

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    Nov 17th 2014, 3:55 PM

    g shh hhh GB kk

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