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01st Jul 2015

Conor McGregor to face Chad Mendes at UFC 189 as Jose Aldo withdraws – live updates

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Patrick McCarry

Conor McGregor will fight Chad Mendes at UFC 189 after Jose Aldo finally admitted defeat having suffered a rib injury in training last week. We have the live fallout here and you can tweet us with your thoughts

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