Jose Aldo reacts to Conor McGregor's defense of his drop to bantamweight for UFC 245

Support from former foe Conor McGregor has warmed Jose Aldo’s heart.

Two-time UFC featherweight champion Aldo, who lost his 145-pound title to McGregor in 2015, took a lot of criticism for his decision to move down to 135 pounds.

Plenty of pictures have been spread online highlighting how drained and gaunt Aldo has looked ahead of his fight with Marlon Moraes on Saturday at UFC 245.

And while many fighters have shown their concern toward Aldo and questioned his decision to drop to bantamweight, McGregor was one of the few people to defend him, saying that Aldo looks on top of things.

An appreciative Aldo was asked by TSN for his thoughts on McGregor’s support, a feel-good moment in the MMA community.

“Of course I took it to heart, the great champions know what it takes to sacrifice things for us to achieve things, the other people, the other fighters only dream of so it means a lot to me that it comes from him. He’s a champion of two weight classes. He knows the sacrifices that I had to make and I really take the compliment, the comment to heart.”

After Aldo made weight Friday in Las Vegas, coming in at 136 pounds, McGregor put out another show of support.

UFC 245 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.