Jose Aldo News

Tom Taylor - April 28, 2020

Jose Aldo is arguably the greatest featherweight fighter of all time, but there’s one loss that still hangs over his head: a 2015 KO at the hands of Conor McGregor. The loss occured at UFC 194 in December of that year. Aldo, then the UFC featherweight champion, had not lost in over a decade, and was considered one of the best fighters alive. Despite his accolades, he was put down by a McGregor left hand in just 13 seconds.

Adam Martin - April 9, 2020

UFC bantamweight contender Jose Aldo and 13 other Brazilian MMA fighters have been removed from upcoming UFC events in the United States. Aldo was set to fight Henry Cejudo in the main event of UFC 250 for the bantamweight championship, but Aldo was unable to obtain a visa to fight in the U.S. after the card was moved from Sao Paulo to Tachi Palace. Instead, the UFC is giving Dominick Cruz the title shot against Cejudo.

Natasha Hooper - March 31, 2020

Henry Cejudo already has a backup plan if his Jose Aldo fight at UFC 250 falls through. His backup plan is a matchup against former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. UFC 250 is scheduled to take place on May 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It could also suffer the same unfortunate fate as UFC 249, which has been the picture of uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cole Shelton - March 30, 2020

One of the biggest questions in all of MMA is who is the GOAT? Is it someone who had the biggest impact on the sport or the person who won the most? It’s an interesting debate for fighters and fans alike to have at any time. So, with little to no MMA on for the foreseeable future, BJPENN.com reached out to several current and former featherweights to ask who their divisional GOAT is. The majority believe it is Jose Aldo but it is a three-person race between the Brazilian, Max Holloway and Conor McGregor.

Adam Martin - March 25, 2020

Jose Aldo is training at home with his wife for his upcoming title fight against Henry Cejudo at UFC 250 due to his gym Nova Uniao being closed. Nova Uniao leader Andre Pederneiras was forced to close the gym due to the coronavirus pandemic. Aldo had been training at his long-time gym up until last week, but due to the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, Pederneiras had to shut the doors to the gym. That leaves Aldo without his training camp for his scheduled bantamweight title fight against Cejudo at UFC 250 in May. As of right now, the Sao Paulo card is still a go.

Tom Taylor - March 17, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced much of the world to a standstill, but for the moment, Jose Aldo still has a fight on May 9 to prepare for. While a trio of UFC events have now been canceled, UFC 250, which is topped by a bantamweight title fight between Aldo and champ Henry Cejudo, is still expected to go down as planned.

Harry Kettle - March 17, 2020

Marlon Moraes has praised UFC champion Henry Cejudo for making the “smart” decision by choosing to fight Jose Aldo in his next fight. Moraes is coming off the back of a narrow victory over Aldo back at UFC 245 that served as the debut of the MMA legend at bantamweight. Many fans and pundits alike were of the belief that Aldo was the man who should’ve had his hand raised that night, but in the end, “Magic” got the nod.

Natasha Hooper - March 12, 2020

Step aside Demetrious Johnson and Jon Jones. UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov says that UFC bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo is currently the greatest combat athlete of all time. The all-access docu-series Anatomy Of A Fighter followed Nurmagomedov as he attended a recent media day for his management company, Dominance MMA. “The Eagle” made this appearance surrounded by MMA stars including Kayla Harrison, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Justin Gaethje.

Chris Taylor - February 29, 2020

UFC President Dana White has defended his decision to book Jose Aldo as the next man to challenge Henry Cejudo for the promotions bantamweight title. Earlier this week it was announced that the Brazilian legend, Aldo,  would be fighting ‘Triple C’ for his bantamweight title at May’s UFC 250 event in Sao Paulo.

Tom Taylor - February 26, 2020

The next crack at UFC bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo will go to former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo. Unfortunately, this matchup is generating quite a bit of controversy, as Aldo lost his only fight in the bantamweight division, and is seen as less deserving of the shot than many of his rivals. Chael Sonnen doesn’t see the issue.

Tom Taylor - February 24, 2020

As we’ve long suspected, Henry Cejudo will make the first defense of his UFC bantamweight title — now the lone title in his possession — against former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo. The bout will go down at UFC 250 on May 9 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. UFC President Dana White announced this fight to ESPN, the official broadcast partner of the promotion.

Natasha Hooper - February 17, 2020

Henry Cejudo has slammed Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan while responding to criticism for his callout of Jose Aldo. Tonight Aljamain Sterling joined Ariel Helwani’s MMA podcast to discuss potential bouts. Number one on “The Funkmaster’s” radar is the “The Boogeyman,” Petr Yan. Sterling revealed that he had a run-in with the Russian fighter at the UFC Performance Institute, and has previously called him out for a fight on Twitter.

Cole Shelton - January 15, 2020

Conor McGregor is the former UFC featherweight champion and is not ruling out a return to the division. McGregor, who is set to headline UFC 246 at welterweight against Donald Cerrone, has said he doesn’t want to cut the weight anymore. Yet, he won’t ever rule out a return to the featherweight or a rematch with Jose Aldo which many fans wanted to see after the 13-second knockout.

Adam Martin - January 10, 2020

UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes blasted fellow Brazilian Jose Aldo for saying he was “scared” after their recent fight at UFC 245. Moraes won a highly controversial split decision at UFC 245 in a fight that many, including UFC president Dana White, felt Aldo won. UFC bantamweight champion Cejudo also thought that Aldo won the fight and has spent the last month trying to convince White to give Aldo the title shot despite the former featherweight kingpin officially being on a two-fight losing skid.

Harry Kettle - January 6, 2020

Jose Aldo has issued an amusing response to UFC Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo as talks of a fight between the two men continue. The King of Cringe, better known as Henry Cejudo, looks set to focus all of his attention on the bantamweight division after being stripped of his flyweight crown due to inactivity. With that in mind, it certainly appears as if he has a list as long as his arm regarding challengers that could go after the belt.

Natasha Hooper - December 23, 2019

When Jose Aldo revealed his plans to skim off 10 pounds for his bantamweight debut, he received a flurry of scepticism from the MMA world. Even UFC President Dana White claimed there was “no way” the Brazilian could make the 135-pound limit. For the first time in his fighting career, the former featherweight champion worked under the guidance of Dr. Pricila Antunes to effectively make weight in the healthiest way possible.

Cole Shelton - December 18, 2019

Henry Cejudo and Jose Aldo are continuing to take shots at one another. The trash talk began after Aldo made his bantamweight debut against Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 and lost by split-decision. Yet, Cejuo didn’t agree with the decision and said the Brazilian won the fight. And, he asked Dana White for Aldo to get the next title shot.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 18, 2019

Kenny Florian doesn’t see how the UFC can justify booking Henry Cejudo vs. Jose Aldo. Aldo made his bantamweight debut this past Saturday night (Dec. 14). He shared the Octagon with Marlon Moraes on the main card of UFC 245 in Las Vegas. The bout went the distance and Moraes was awarded the split nod. While some argue that Aldo should’ve emerged victorious, the fact remains that the former featherweight kingpin lost the fight.