Jose Aldo News
Coach claims Jose Aldo's days in MMA are numbered
Tom Taylor - August 30, 2017
Over the last few months, a seemingly endless list of MMA fighters have expressed interest in testing their hands in the professional boxing ring. Fighters from Stipe Miocic to Jimi Manuwa to Artem Lobov to Anderson Silva have all done so, and now, Jose Aldo is doing the same. Aldo, of course, has shared interest in a move to boxing several times in the past, but having watched Conor McGregor perform remarkably well against Floyd Mayweather last weekend, his interest in a boxing career appears to have crescendoed to new heights.
VIDEO | Jose Aldo spars with Mexican Olympian boxer and impresses world champion boxing trainer
Russell Ess - August 15, 2017
It has been just over two months since Jose Aldo last fought in the Octagon and lost for the third time in his 29 professional mixed martial arts fight career. Aldo was in a competitive UFC featherweight unification title fight against Max Holloway at UFC 212 until he was dropped by a combination thrown by “Blessed” in the third round. Holloway capitalized on hurting Aldo and was able to finish the Brazilian star by TKO.
Jose Aldo gives his take on McGregor-Malignaggi beef
Tom Taylor - August 7, 2017
In July, we learned that former two-division boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi would be helping UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor prepare for his blockbuster August 26 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. Unfortunately, things have soured since then, as Malignaggi has abandoned McGregor’s camp, as he feels he’s been portrayed poorly by McGregor and his team. And if you ask Jose Aldo – one of McGregor’s fiercest rivals from the MMA world– that’s no surprise. In Aldo’s opinion, McGregor is simply bad for the sport.
Jose Aldo is up for a No. 1 contender fight with Cub Swanson
Tom Taylor - August 1, 2017
Jose Aldo is no longer the UFC featherweight champion. That title now belongs to Hawaii’s Max Holloway who defeated the Brazilian great back in June. Now several months removed from his loss to Holloway, Aldo is beginning to weigh the options for his return to action. Given that Holloway is likely to be taking on Frankie Edgar next, Aldo seems to like Cub Swanson as the opponent for his next fight.
Jose Aldo to compete outside the UFC
Russell Ess - July 21, 2017
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s next competition will interestingly not be in the UFC as “Scarface” is set to compete next weekend. According to the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Aldo will be competing in their jiu-jitsu tournament, which takes place July 28-30.
Edson Barboza open to superfight with Jose Aldo at 145
bjpenndotcom - July 1, 2017
UFC lightweight Edson Barboza is undoubtably one of the best strikers in the UFC’s lightweight division. In addition to 11 knockout wins in 19 professional fights, Barboza racked up a 25-3 professional kickboxing record, with 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout. Fresh off a KO win over Beneil Dariush at ‘UFC Fight Night: Fortaleza’ back in March, Edson Barboza is looking to secure what could very well be the biggest fight of his professional career.
Coach reveals Jose Aldo was injured prior to UFC 212
bjpenndotcom - June 13, 2017
At UFC 212 recently, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo looked to defend his featherweight title for the first time since being promoted to the undisputed champion once again. While the champ found success in the opening round, it was the challenger, Max Holloway, who picked up momentum as the fight continued. Ultimately, in the third round, Aldo was dropped by a big right hand from Holloway, and was TKO’d, losing the featherweight title to Max Holloway. Now, following the fight, Aldo’s head coach, Andre Pederneiras answers the question that ran through the minds of many MMA fans during UFC 212: ‘Why didn’t Aldo kick more?’
Max Holloway makes a profound statement on social media to Jose Aldo
Russell Ess - June 7, 2017
A new undisputed champion was crowned in Brazil over the weekend as Max Holloway continued his impressive winning streak, now riding 11 UFC wins in a row. It was no easy task as the young Hawaiian dethroned Jose Aldo in their UFC 212 featherweight title unification bout on Aldo’s home turf. In the first round, Aldo showed off his speed and skills that made him the champion for so many years. In round two, Holloway started to find his rhythm and range making things more competitive between the two. The tables turned in round three as the Hawaiian connected with a combo that dropped Aldo and followed up with a relentless ground attack where referee “Big” John McCarthy eventually called an end to the fight.
Michael Bisping: "I was not for one second buying Jose Aldo as the featherweight champion"
Tom Taylor - June 7, 2017
Over the weekend, in the main of UFC 212, streaking Hawaiian star Max Holloway claimed the undisputed UFC featherweight title with an exciting, third-round TKO of the once-dominant Jose Aldo. In the opinion of UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, this is the best possible thing that could have happened for the featherweight division. “I think it’s fantastic that Max Holloway won and I think he had to win to put life back into the 145 [pound] division,” Bisping said on his podcast Believe You Me. “Because honestly, Jose Aldo is a great fighter, Jose Aldo had an amazing career, Jose Aldo this, Jose Aldo that, all this f**king good stuff is so positive – I was not for one second buying Jose Aldo as the featherweight champion. I’m sorry but he got knocked the eff out in 13 seconds and then in his next fight he fights Frankie Edgar and all of the sudden he’s the champion again. So for me, I never bought into that.
Brazilian MMA community shows appreciation for Jose Aldo post-UFC 212
bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2017
This past weekend at UFC 212, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was handed a devastating TKO loss at the hands of Max Holloway in his home country of Brazil. Following the loss, Aldo was noticeably devastated, however the Brazilian MMA community was quick to express their support for the former champion:
VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew's screaming reactions to Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway fight
Russell Ess - June 5, 2017
https://youtu.be/t42Z92NaHd8 Although Joe Rogan was not in Brazil calling the fights for UFC 212, you can be assured that the passionate UFC commentator was glued to the tv watching the fights live on pay-per-view.
Jose Aldo's coach Andre Pederneiras talks about stoppage by 'Big' John McCarthy
Russell Ess - June 5, 2017
A new undisputed UFC featherweight champion was crowned over the weekend as Hawaii’s Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holloway scored a third-round TKO victory over Aldo, knocking “Scarface” down and following up with a flurried ground and pound attack where referee “Big” John McCarthy called an end to the fight. Aldo was upset by the stoppage and signaled that it was the wrong call immediately after the fight ended. However, Aldo’s coach Andre Pederneiras believes McCarthy made the right decision in stopping the fight when he did.
Anderson Silva consoles Jose Aldo with lengthy statement on social media
Tom Taylor - June 4, 2017
Last night, in the main event of UFC 212, featherweight great Jose Aldo gave up an early lead to succumb to third-round punches dealt by interim featherweight champion Max Holloway. It was a heartbreaking loss for Jose Aldo and his fans, and one that will be difficult to forget. In the wake of Aldo’s tough loss to Holloway, former UFC middleweight champion and bona fide MMA legend Anderson Silva took to Instagram to console his fellow Brazilian and long-time friend.
VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights
Chris Taylor - June 4, 2017
VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights https://youtu.be/zHh7nOMZMdk
UFC 212 Results: Max Holloway finishes Jose Aldo (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - June 3, 2017
UFC 212 Results: Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway A featherweight title fight unification bout between current champion Jose Aldo and interim title holder Max Holloway served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 212 fight card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
VIDEO | EA Sports UFC 2 predicting Max Holloway win at UFC 212
bjpenndotcom - June 3, 2017
Saturday night in Brazil, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will step into the Octagon with hometown hero Jose Aldo for a featherweight title unification fight.
Jose Aldo explains how Brazilian crowd will impact Max Holloway
bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2017
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is currently gearing up for what he hopes will be his first successful title defense as the reigning featherweight champion. In the process of defending his belt for the first time, Aldo is hoping to unify the featherweight and interim featherweight titles. Ahead of the fight, Aldo’s opponent, UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway, got his first taste of the Brazilian crowd at Thursday’s open workouts when the crowd chanted ‘You will die’ in Portuguese. While Holloway had no problem embracing the chant, even going as far as to chant it with the crowd, Jose Aldo thinks come fight night ‘Blessed’ is in for a rude awakening.
Jose Aldo hints at frequent future lightweight fights
bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2017
This weekend, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will look to unify the UFC featherweight championship and the interim featherweight championship, which is currently being held by Max Holloway. While Aldo has continuously sought a rematch with Conor McGregor following his lopsided loss to the Irish superstar at UFC 194, the featherweight champion was recently told by UFC President Dana White that Conor McGregor has no desire to give Aldo a rematch.