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6th October 2016
10:09am BST

The fact that the UFC has allowed McGregor to seemingly call the shots, at the expense of defending his title, has gotten both Aldo and Nurmagomedov so worked up that both have threatened to walk away from the Octagon if they don't get the title shots they feel they deserve
But Pettis is well aware that the UFC is more concerned about pay-per-view draws than they are caught up with contention according to the rankings.
"When I won the belt, the first thing I said was 'Jose Aldo we have unfinished business'. That was my plan way back when I was the champ," Pettis added. "He's selling the tickets, he's selling the fights, he's winning the fights and people want to watch him fight."
And amid the retirement talk of Aldo, largely considered a negotiating tactic to get his way, 'Showtime' has offered his services to the Brazilian former long-time featherweight champion.
"If Jose Aldo wants it, I'm ready to go," Pettis said. "I think he's more frustrated than actually trying to retire. I don't think he's going to retire where he's at right now. He obviously wants that (Conor) fight back, Conor's busy, I'm there. I think that's the fight that makes sense for him.
"I know he wants to sell pay-per-views and I think my name with his name makes a big fight."

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