McGregor rematch won't keep Aldo in UFC

Disgruntled star Jose Aldo has continued his assault on the UFC, declaring not even a rematch with Conor McGregor would keep him in the organisation.

The Brazilian has been campaigning for months for a rematch with McGregor, after he lost his featherweight belt to the trash-talking Irishman last December, but now it's too late.

"No. Not even that (a rematch) because that would be the right thing to happen," Aldo told Brazilian sports channel SporTV.

"This fight is the fight that should happen next in the featherweight division. I conquered that [right] ever since I entered the UFC.

"I saw other champions losing and fighting right away for the belt. That was the right thing.

"I didn’t fight for the belt. They made me fight for the interim title, I went there and won, and still have no definition whatsoever.

"To me, not even a fight with McGregor… It’s not about him being fighting now or not. I don’t care where he’s going. I want to follow my path.

"Today, the right is me getting released from the contract."

The man nicknamed "Scarface" guaranteed that he wouldn't want to fight for any other promotion, but instead wants to try other things, in particular a career in football.

"I’m not mad at the UFC or no one else. I like Dana, I have a special love for Lorenzo [Fertitta], a guy that always treated me well since I got to the UFC," Aldo said.

"If there’s something good from this, I hope they release me so I can follow my way and the UFC follows its way."

Aldo also insisted that McGregor is scared to face him again.

"Everybody knows he’s scared to fight [me]," Aldo said.

"He knows how dangerous I am for him for the fact that my last fight, everybody said that I had a safe performance and if I fight this way I don’t lose to anyone.

"I’ve seen him in press conferences saying that he would fight with Frankie Edgar but not against me. I think he’s scared."