As a southpaw myself (despite being right-handed) i was paying a lot of attention to the McGreggor/Aldo fight. Even though Aldo got KO'd in 10 seconds (and the round was over in 13), it was a huge lesson for me to watch. If you turned around or blinked you would have missed it.

as a person who does train, i don't think this fight was a set-up, or fake, as many others have said. Aldo was 10 years undefeated, and to 'pretend' to lose makes no sense to me. McGreggor had great defence technique. Also, the second-highest ranking title fight of the night (Weidman v. Rockhold) was actually the most compelling. Nothing about that read 'fake.'

i actually like to train with folks from other gyms. i learn a lot that way as well. i respect folks from other gyms. i'd like to do train more that way. i do know there are some gyms that don't look at foundations as being that crucial though. to me, the foundations of movement are crucial; and McGreggor, to me, showed very clear foundational movement, and knew when to counterstrike because of it.

The other interesting thing about this fight was that the people in the main titles who were expected to lose, actually won. McGreggor and Rockhold were considered the underdogs. This was a night of upsets.

My hunch was correct on McGreggor's respect for Aldo, as he later said this: "Respect to a great champion in Jose Aldo. The true greats will always overcome adversity. I wish him and his loyal team well on their journey back. Much respect." i don't personally know McGreggor; however, one thing i experience when training is humility. You are consistenly in vulnerable positions, so to be other than humble while training is ultimately not a wise decision.