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VIDEO | Pros predict UFC 212 main event Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway
UFC 212 takes place this Saturday on June 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will meet interim champion Max Holloway in the center of the Octagon in his home country in a title unification main event fight. With Aldo being promoted as the undisputed champion and Holloway earning the interim […]
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Joe Rogan explains why he believes Jose Aldo’s legacy will always be tarnished
Jose Aldo is one of the pound-for-pound best fighters on the planet, and really, one of the best fighters of all time. No matter how you feel about him, there’s really no denying these things. In the opinion of UFC commentator Joe Rogan, however, Aldo’s legacy as one of the best ever will always be tarnished by […]
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VIDEO | UFC 212 Embedded Episode 2 – Jose Aldo showing improved speed and power
UFC 212 fight week is here as the UFC returns to Brazil this Saturday. Undisputed UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will fight in front of his fellow-Brazilians in Rio de Janeiro. Aldo meets the interim UFC featherweight champion, Max Holloway in a main event title unification bout. In the co-main event of the evening, #1 […]
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VIDEO | UFC 212 Embedded Episode 1 – Team Holloway gives up weight cutting secret
Fight week is upon us as UFC 212 takes place this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway will fight in a title unification bout in the main event while #1 UFC ranked women’s strawweight Claudia Gadelha will take on #2 ranked Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the […]
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Jose Aldo admits Conor McGregor rematch will likely never happen
At UFC 194, interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon with undisputed champion Jose Aldo for a highly anticipated showdown that saw McGregor not only win UFC gold, but end the lengthy reign of Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds. Following the loss, Aldo began to campaign for a rematch against his rival. […]
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VIDEO | Ahead of UFC 212, relive Jose Aldo’s incredible war with Chad Mendes
https://youtu.be/6ZZxzwHZ2Ek The next UFC pay-per-view on the horizon is UFC 212, which will emanate from sun-soaked Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 3. From the early vantage point, this card looks like it could be a great one. In the evening’s main event, we’ll see undisputed featherweight champion Jose Aldo attempt to unify his title […]
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Andre Pederneiras encourages his fighters to move out of Brazil
Throughout the course of the history of MMA, Brazil has continued to produce not only successful MMA fighters, but also successful MMA coaches. Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras is one of those coaches. The man who coached UFC champion Jose Aldo through his UFC career has trained countless Brazilian MMA fighters and coached them […]
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Jose Aldo sustains nasty cut in training, optimistic UFC 212 bout with Holloway won’t be affected
In a little over three weeks’ time, in the main event of UFC 212, Jose Aldo will attempt to unify his undisputed featherweight title with the interim featherweight title of Max Holloway. Unfortunately, Aldo has sustained a pretty significant cut in training – significant enough that it required him to get five stitches. Though this […]
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Max Holloway embracing ‘bad guy’ role ahead of UFC 212
UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway is currently gearing up for the biggest fight of his career, a featherweight showdown with undisputed champion Jose Aldo. The fight, which will take place on June 3rd, will also take place in Brazil, making Aldo the obvious hometown favorite. Ahead of the fight, the interim champion knows that […]
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Jose Aldo also eyeing fight with former boxing champion
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor certainly sparked a bit of a trend when he began to pursue a fight with undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. In the time since McGregor began to call for a fight with Mayweather, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva once again began to call for a showdown with Roy Jones […]
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Jose Aldo on the state of the UFC: it’s not worth being the good guy anymore
In a few short weeks, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will attempt to defend his title against interim featherweight champ Max Holloway. The two will share the main event spot of UFC 212, which will go down on June 3 in sun soaked Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In advance of this fight, Aldo and Holloway […]
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Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference
Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference UFC interim featherweight champion Max “Blessed” Holloway delivered a bold statement to reigning UFC 145-pound tile holder Jose Aldo at today’s UFC 212 press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The recently crowned UFC interim featherweight champion, Holloway, brought Jose Aldo […]
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PHOTO | This incredible fan-made poster for Aldo vs. Holloway will get you PUMPED for UFC 212!
On June third, the UFC will take over the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with UFC 212. In the main event of this underrated card, we’ll see undisputed UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo attempt to unify the title with streaking interim featherweight champion Max Holloway. Given the skill of both men, all signs point […]
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Max Holloway fires at Jose Aldo for delaying title fight
After Max Holloway defeated Anthony Pettis via TKO at UFC 206 to win the interim featherweight championship, all signs pointed to Holloway then fighting Jose Aldo for the undisputed featherweight title. While no immediate timetable was given for when the fight would take place, it was reported that the winner of Holloway vs. Pettis would […]
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Jose Aldo doubts he’ll ever get to rematch Conor McGregor
This June, in the main event of UFC 212, Jose Aldo will attempt to unify his undisputed featherweight title with the interim featherweight title currently owned by Hawaii’s Max Holloway. It’s an undeniably massive fight for the Brazilian, and one that will require him to be on his A-game. While this bout with Holloway is […]
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VIDEO | Jose Aldo showing vicious leg kicks on heavy bag
Finalizando o treino, com treino de pegada!!👊🏻👊🏻 #reebok #reebokbrasil #usinadecampeos #vitafor #vitafornutrientes #famousburger #sportblock A post shared by josealdojunioroficial (@josealdojunioroficial) on Mar 22, 2017 at 7:52pm PDT UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is currently gearing up for his first title defense since being promoted to featherweight champion after Conor McGregor vacated the featherweight strap last […]
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Artem Lobov rips “p**sy” Jose Aldo for accepting featherweight title
UFC featherweight Artem Lobov has been gearing up for his upcoming main event scrap with Cub Swanson in April, where he will face the biggest test of his professional MMA career as he looks to crack the featherweight top 10. Ahead of the fight, Lobov has generated quite a bit of controversy as he has […]
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Jose Aldo hints at “secret” plan for “superfight”
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo may currently be gearing up for his UFC 212 fight with Max Holloway on June 3rd to unify the interim and undisputed featherweight titles, however the UFC veteran has some long term plans of his own. After being knocked out in just 13 seconds by Conor McGregor at UFC 194 […]
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Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway odds open up forecasting a close fight
A featherweight title unification bout is set for UFC 212 as the undisputed champion Jose Aldo is set to take on interim champion Max Holloway on June 3. MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas released his opening odds for the featherweight title unification bout that has Aldo a slight favorite in the fight. Featherweight title fight Jose […]
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Max Holloway on fight with Jose Aldo: ‘I’ve been making these strikers turn into wrestlers for a while now’
UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway is set to unify the UFC featherweight titles on June 3 against the undisputed champion Jose Aldo in Brazil at UFC 212. Coming off the biggest win of his career against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in their interim title fight, Holloway will look to step it up […]
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Jose Aldo weighs-in on McGregor-Mayweather superfight
Throughout the course of 2017, reports have continued to surface that UFC superstar Conor McGregor and undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather were progressing closer and closer to eventually having a McGregor-Mayweather superfight. Mayweather started the year by offering McGregor $15 million for a boxing match, which UFC President Dana White was quick to counter with an […]
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AUDIO | Max Holloway on Jose Aldo fight: The world will see why I’m one of the best fighters to ever grace the octagon
Interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is set to unify the title with undisputed champion Jose Aldo at UFC 212 on June 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With going to battle in the Octagon in Aldo’s backyard, the Hawaiian has no problem with spoiling the night for Brazil and taking over the featherweight division […]
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Max Holloway releases brief statement on Jose Aldo fight
Friday, UFC President Dana White revealed in an interview that the UFC had officially booked a featherweight title unification fight between featherweight champion Jose Aldo and interim featherweight champion Max Holloway. Unfortunately, White couldn’t remember the date for the bout. Later in the day, reports began surfacing that revealed Aldo and Holloway would be having […]
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Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway official for June
We now have a date for Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway following UFC President Dana White confirming that a fight between Jose Aldo and Max Holloway for the undisputed featherweight title had been made official. Unfortunately, White couldn’t remember the date for the fight, and fight fans were left to speculate as to which event […]
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Report: Dana White says Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway is set
It sounds like Max Holloway no longer has to look for Jose Aldo. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto tweeted on Friday that he spoke with Dana White and the UFC President told him that Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway is set. Okamoto tweeted, “Just taped 5ive Rounds with guest @danawhite. He told me Aldo vs. Holloway is […]
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UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo is interested in a career in boxing
These days, the biggest ongoing story in combat sports is a potential boxing mega bout between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and semi-retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather. As it turns out, however, McGregor is not the only fighter with his sights set on a boxing career. Shortly after we learned that McGregor had been granted […]
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Max Holloway: I’ll ‘defend the interim title 10 times’ if Aldo fight doesn’t materialize
With Conor McGregor now soundly out of the picture, the featherweight spotlight is fixed firmly on two men. The first is Jose Aldo, who surrendered the belt to McGregor in 2015, but was promoted back to undisputed champion when McGregor was stripped of the featherweight title in late 2016. The other is Max Holloway, who […]
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After UFC 207 title win, Cody Garbrandt targets “money fight” with Jose Aldo
Last Friday, in the co-main event of UFC 207, Cody Garbrandt put forth a masterful performance, swiping the bantamweight title from the waist of Dominick Cruz with a clear-cut unanimous decision win. With this win, logic would suggest that Garbrandt will now set his sights on top contender TJ Dillashaw, or even on a rematch with […]