Jose Aldo has put away any talk about retirement and says he will bounce back from his 13 second KO loss from Conor McGregor last weekend.

In an interview on Brazilian television, the former champion was asked if he will be asking for an immediate rematch:

“Of course, if God wills it, now, firstly I want to get back to gym and come back stronger. And of course, a rematch. I think every champion, after losing, and especially the way I lost – no excuses, I lost, he connected with a good strike and was successful – but, of course, I want a rematch. If God wills it, we will come back a lot stronger, and we will bounce back.

“Of course, we are sad, for all that happened, but dude, it’s a matter of getting over it. It has passed. This is a sport, it’s part of it, winning and losing. We’ve been victorious many times, and now we lost. That’s ok. I already accepted it. Now I’ll go back to the gym, train harder and bounce back.”

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Brazilian website Combate also asked Aldo if he committed a mistake or was it due to McGregor’s skill:

“It still is too hard to digest. We trained hard, did everything right, and the result wasn’t positive. It takes a while for us to digest, but it’s part (of the sport). It’s a sport and we have to accept.

“So, there wasn’t even a fight, right? Only 13 seconds. And I also remember when I came in, how I tried to punch. But, man, it’s hard to say know if it’s (his) success or (my) mistake. It’s a quick decision, and he was able to connect a good punch when I tried a combination.”