Conor McGregor vs Jose Aldo trailer is one of UFC's very best as Brazilian retires

Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo‘s intense rivalry captured the imagination of every single UFC fan back in 2015.

The Brazilian was the main man of the featherweight division, having a decade-long unbeaten record. McGregor had exploded onto the scene in 2013 and earned himself a shot at the title in 2015.

The much-anticipated bout between Aldo and McGregor was scheduled for UFC 189 on July 11 and promotion went into overdrive.

A world tour, where the two men appeared to promote the clash in a number of cities, took place, with McGregor frequently getting under the Brazilian’s skin as they traded jibes.

Last week, the original promotional video has appeared on Twitter and the footage is electric.

Jay-Z’s ‘No Church in the Wild’ is the perfect soundtrack as the iconic venue of Las Vegas is shown, with the two protagonists, suited and booted, striding towards each other looking lean and mean, Aldo carrying his championship belt.

The footage then merges into the men facing each other ready for action, building the anticipation to fever pitch.

The incredible trailer for Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor (2015) pic.twitter.com/7GhThqPALy

Years later, it still gets the hairs on the back of the neck standing and has received a positive reaction from fans.

Unfortunately, a rib injury to Aldo meant that the fight didn’t happen as scheduled in July and McGregor took an interim bout against Chad Mendes instead. However, a new date was set and on December 12 at UFC 194, the fight finally happened.

“Notorious” claimed the title with an outrageous 13-second victory and afterwards earned the respect of Aldo by hailing him as a great champion and offering him a rematch.

“There was a lot of stuff said…. what I said was ‘Look, we can go