Jose Aldo News
GSP Denies Aldo's Claim that he Asked the UFC for $10 Million
Tom Taylor - October 18, 2016
On Yesterday’s episode of The MMA Hour, Canadian welterweight legend Georges St-Pierre dumped the fight game on its head by announcing that he’d terminated his UFC contract, and that he planned to explore free agency. Though the UFC quickly released a statement to the contrary, it’s clear that St-Pierre and the organization are not seeing eye-to-eye. The apparent gripes between the two parties stem from the failed negotiations surrounding St-Pierre’s long-discussed return to competition. Though his comeback was rumored for UFC 206 on December 10 in Toronto, he and the UFC were ultimately unable to reach an agreement to this end.
Jose Aldo says Dana White told him to keep quiet about fighter's union to get paid more
Russell Ess - October 17, 2016
Current UFC interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo is still very unhappy with his situation in the UFC. Following news of featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s lightweight title matchup against UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, Aldo announced that he wanted to be released from his UFC contract.
Jose Aldo: "If I continue in the sport, I want to see money!"
Chris Taylor - October 16, 2016
Current UFC interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo will meet with UFC president Dana White next week to discuss his fighting future. The Brazilian standout recently requested his release from the promotion and went as far as to say that he would be willing to take a dive in his next fight if the UFC did not grant him his wish.
Aldo's coach Andre Pederneiras: "UFC acted totally wrong" with Jose Aldo
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Jose Aldo has been locked in a dispute with the UFC ever since the promotion announced Conor McGregor would be fighting Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title instead of unifying Aldo’s interim featherweight belt with the belt McGregor took from him at UFC 194. Aldo’s head coach Andre Pederneiras spoke on the subject and naturally backed up his fighter, who is asking for his release from the UFC and is threatening to retire from the sport altogether.
Conor McGregor discusses Jose Aldo's feud with the UFC
Chris Taylor - October 15, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor did a Facebook interview with The LAD Bible on Friday and was asked the following question by a fan who wrote in “Jose Aldo really wants a rematch, do you feel you will ever give him a rematch?” “Mystic Mac” responded to the question with an interesting theory:
Jose Aldo fires back at Max Holloway: '‘f--k Holloway who won eight in a row'
Russell Ess - October 14, 2016
Current UFC interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo is not happy with the way things are going in the UFC. The former UFC featherweight king who once stood far above the pack is still saying that he wants to be released from his UFC contract so that he can pursue new endeavors. What sparked the outburst and intent on leaving the UFC was when it was announced that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be taking on the lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 for the lightweight title. Aldo, of course, wanted the fight with McGregor for his shot at revenge after losing to his rival at UFC 194. At the very least, Aldo wanted McGregor stripped of the featherweight title with the bout against Alvarez being his third fight outside of the featherweight division with no title defenses made since snatching the belt from him in December of 2015.
Jose Aldo to meet with UFC brass to discuss retirement, contract dispute
bjpenndotcom - October 12, 2016
Jose Aldo shocked the MMA world when he announced his intent to retire. After Conor McGregor’s fight win Eddie Alvarez was made official, the interim featherweight champion accused the UFC of going back on their word in offering him the McGregor rematch following Aldo’s win over Frankie Edgar at UFC 200. Aldo revealed that he has a meeting scheduled with UFC brass to discuss his future with the promotion, which according to Aldo himself doesn’t appear to bright.
South Korea's Road FC Hosts 32-Man Lightweight Tournament, Invites Jose Aldo to Compete for $1M Prize
Tom Taylor - October 5, 2016
Last Saturday, South Korean promotion Road FC announced that they’ll be hosting a 32-man lightweight tournament. According to the burgeoning organization, the winner of this massive tournament will take home a whopping $1,000,000. According to the folks over at BloodyElbow.com, this tournament will kick off in the spring of 2017, and will unfurl over the course of 5 rounds. These 5 rounds will be spread out over the year, and occur not only in South Korea, but also in Japan and China.
Not even a title fight with Conor McGregor would make Jose Aldo reconsider retirement
bjpenndotcom - October 3, 2016
Earlier this month, the MMA community was caught off guard when interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo requested his release from the UFC after it was announced that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be fighting Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship at UFC 205 rather than defending his featherweight championship.
Wanderlei Silva invites Jose Aldo to fight in Rizin
bjpenndotcom - September 29, 2016
While interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is currently still under contract with the UFC, the offers have begun to pour in for the former featherweight kingpin to jump to other promotions. After it was revealed that Conor McGregor would hold onto his UFC featherweight championship despite moving up to lightweight to fight Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 in New York, Aldo requested the UFC release him from his contract.
Jose Aldo gets invitation for Bellator MMA fight
bjpenndotcom - September 29, 2016
Jose Aldo’s future in MMA currently hangs in limbo while he remains adamant that the UFC release him from his contract so he can retire from MMA and play another professional sport. Aldo’s request came after the UFC announced that Conor McGregor would be moving to lightweight to fight Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 for the lightweight championship. In addition, it was revealed that McGregor would not have to vacate his featherweight championship as UFC President Dana White previously stated. The MMA community voiced their dissatisfaction with White changing his mind on making McGregor vacate the featherweight belt if he moves to 155, which prompted the UFC President to reveal that if McGregor wins at UFC 205, he must vacate either the featherweight or lightweight belt.
Jose Aldo willing to take UFC to court over contract according to manager
bjpenndotcom - September 28, 2016
Interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s ongoing saga with the UFC brass could get even uglier if both sides stand their ground. After the UFC announced that Conor McGregor would be fighting Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 205, and would not be vacating the featherweight championship, Aldo requested that the promotion release him from his contract.
Report: Jose Aldo Wants Out of His UFC Contract
Tom Taylor - September 27, 2016
Last night, it was announced that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will be receiving a crack at Eddie Alvarez’s lightweight title. The two will share the main event honors of UFC 205. While this news garnered massive amounts of excitement from the fans, it did not go over so well with a number of McGregor’s peers. One fighter who appears to be particularly upset with the announcement of McGregor’s lightweight title shot is Jose Aldo.
Jose Aldo reacts to Conor McGregor fighting Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205
bjpenndotcom - September 27, 2016
While UFC President Dana White was adamant about UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor defending his featherweight title after his UFC 202 scrap with Nate Diaz, it was revealed earlier this week that McGregor’s next fight would be a lightweight tilt for Eddie Alvarez’ lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 205. In addition to his next fight being a lightweight scrap, it was revealed that McGregor would not be stripped of his featherweight championship as Dana White previously stated. Rather, the fight gives McGregor the opportunity to become not only the 3rd 2-division UFC champion in UFC history, but also the first simultaneous 2-division UFC champion.
Dana White: “Conor McGregor’s foot is hurt, I want him to fight Aldo.”
Chris Taylor - September 25, 2016
Fight fans are eagerly awaiting news on current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s next fight. Most people presumed that the Irish star would return at November’s highly anticipated UFC 205 event in New York, where he was expected to challenge current UFC lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez for the promotions 155-pound title.
VIDEO | Jose Aldo Looking Razor Sharp in Training
Tom Taylor - September 16, 2016
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Max Holloway demands title shot from Jose Aldo, Aldo prefers Pettis
bjpenndotcom - September 14, 2016
Max Holloway has officially lost his patience in waiting for a title shot. The 24-year-old Hawaiian is currently riding a nine fight win streak, by far the longest in the featherweight division, yet the man still hasn’t got his shot at gold. Holloway tweeted at interim champion Jose Aldo in frustration on Tuesday night:
Jose Aldo says he and rival Conor McGregor have a 'friendly relationship' when the cameras are off
Russell Ess - September 9, 2016
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has had his long documented history with Conor McGregor, who took the belt from him at UFC 194. With the two putting in the extra hours of media obligations and hype for their featherweight title fight after Aldo had to initially pull out due to injury, the two finally met in the Octagon at UFC 194.