He did indeed so I get the argument of "we don't have to release him" but that's not quite the same thing as shouldn't.
I'm not even that big an Aldo fan to be honest and I'm sure everyone around here knows I'm a massive Connor fan but having a champion cavorting around two different weight classes leaving the division he is champion in completely stagnant is bulls**t and as I mentioned it's a division that the UFC built completely on Aldo's ability and reputation.
He's not overreacting, I'd say his response has been pretty understated. Dana has on multiple occasions promised Connor had to defend or vacate then reneged on that, now Aldo's just saying "well you don't care about 145 so screw it I'm out, have Frankie wait around until you make up your minds". This is the thing, Aldo doesn't wanna go to court, he's an understated guy, he just can't be bothered anymore.
I agree TJ has every right to be upset as well but Aldo was featherweight, no one else even mattered for a long time, TJ didn't build the division on his own back and Cruz also isn't off fighting blokes at Lightweight for shits and giggles.
I agree with the fact Aldo deserves the McGregor/non interim-title fight, i just dont think his been mistreated to a degree that alot of people have made out.
He had the opportunity to face McGregor when RDA pull out (i dont have a problem with him turning it down) after saying "anywhere, anytime" about a Conor rematch. So Mcgregor took the biggest fight he possibly could on short notice against nate diaz. He lost that, and i feel he had done enough for the company (accepting the mendez fight after aldo pulled out, accepting the nate fight at 170 when he was ment to fight for the 155 belt) to be able to be granted a rematch, and it was good for nate and he deserved another massive payday so im glad about that aswell. Now he gets the 155 title shot he was given after two fights against nate.
McGregor holds all of the cards, whether that fair or not isnt really a factor imo, lifes not fair and Conor has put himself in a position to call the shots.
Aldo has the interim belt and if Conor wins in 6 weeks, Aldo is either the undisluted champ, or he fights Conor for that title. Either way its 6 weeks.
I get that there is flawed logic in my post and that he has put a division on hold, but Nick Diaz got a title fight off a loss, Sonnen fought Jon Jones off a loss in a different division.
This sort of stuff has been happening for a while and its time the fighters got used to it and either tried to put themselves in a position to benefit, or better yet, sign the ******* union cards.