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What’s next for UFC Fortaleza main and co-main event fighters?
On Saturday night, the UFC made it’s first stop of the year in Brazil with the 13-fight UFC Fortaleza card. Headlining the card was a battle of two top bantamweight contenders in Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes. Ultimately, Moraes submitted Assuncao in the first round to become the clear cut number one contender in the […]
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Jose Aldo responds to comments from Conor McGregor, Max Holloway and two top contenders after UFC Fortaleza
Last night, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, former UFC featherweight champ and bona fide MMA legend Jose Aldo picked up another huge win, this time at the expense of Renato Moicano, who he dispatched with a volley of second-round punches. This victory generated reactions from many MMA stars — including several […]
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Fighters react after Jose Aldo TKO’s Renato Moicano
Former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo scored a second-round TKO victory over Renato Moicano at tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Aldo was able to catch Moicano with a beautiful counter punch that had Renato in all sorts of trouble. From there, Jose Aldo would fire off some ruthless body shots which prompted the referee to step […]
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UFC Fortaleza Results: Jose Aldo TKO’s Renato Moicano (Video)
A key featherweight bout between former division champion Jose Aldo and surging contender Renato Moicano co-headlined tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Renato Moicano entered tonight’s contest on a two fight win streak, his latest being a submission victory over Cub Swanson. Meanwhile, Jose Aldo was last seen in action at July’s UFC on FOX event in […]
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Jose Aldo calls for fight with Anthony Pettis
This weekend, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, former featherweight champ Jose Aldo will battle surging contender Renato Moicano. Speaking at Thursday’s UFC Fortaleza media day, Jose Aldo harkened back to late 2018, when he was briefly linked to a lightweight fight with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Aldo was excited about this fight, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | For Renato Moicano, fighting Jose Aldo ‘means everything’
Renato Moicano is a rising star in the UFC’s featherweight division. He’s been with the UFC since 2014 and has gone 5-1 during that time with his only loss coming against Brian Ortega. Since the loss to Ortega, Moicano defeated Calvin Kattar and Cub Swanson to then become the backup fighter for the UFC 231 […]
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Jose Aldo reacts to underdog status against Renato Moicano
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is slated to return to the cage on February 2, where he will battle surging featherweight contender Renato Moicano in a high-stakes showdown. Despite all of his previous accomplishments, Jose Aldo has been labeled as the betting underdog heading into this fight. He currently sits at +130, meaning a […]
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Jose Aldo looking at three more fights in Brazil then will call it a career
There is no question about it, Jose Aldo is one of the greatest MMA fighters to ever live. The former UFC and WEC featherweight king has done it all and set a lofty standard for what it means to be a great champion. However, all good things must come to an end at some point. […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor reflects on delivering “coffin nails” to Jose Aldo
It was only three years ago that Conor McGregor shocked the mixed martial arts world by scoring a thirteen second knockout victory over Jose Aldo. “Mystic Mac” and the Brazilian legend squared off in the main event of UF 194 in December of 2015 to unify the promotions featherweight titles. McGregor, who entered that contest […]
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UFC Fortaleza gets clash between Jose Aldo and Renato Moicano
The UFC’s second show on ESPN+ in Fortaleza, Brazil looks to be shaping up as a great one. Already having had a plethora of good fights announced, another very exciting one has joined the mix between top Brazilians at 145-pounds. Initially reported by MMAJunkie, the matchup between former featherweight king Jose Aldo (27-4) and rising contender […]
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Max Holloway still doesn’t consider himself the greatest featherweight of all time
Shortly after UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title with a emphatic stoppage defeat of Brian Ortega, UFC President Dana White praised him as one of “the all-time greats.” “It’s impossible not to talk about him among the all-time greats,” White said of Holloway post-fight. Yet Max Holloway is not ready to call himself […]
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Cub Swanson refutes news of UFC 233 fight with Jose Aldo, suggests alternate date
On Sunday night, reports surfaces that a rematch between former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and long-time contender Cub Swanson was in the works for UFC 233 in Anaheim, California this January. Unfortunately, it sounds as though reports of a fight between these two fan favorite featherweights were premature. Speaking on Twitter on Monday morning, […]
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Report | Jose Aldo slated to return at January’s UFC 233 event in Anaheim for rematch with Cub Swanson
The UFC is in the process of booking a rematch between former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo and fan favorite Cub Swanson. The report comes from Brazilian MMA news outlet Combate, claiming Aldo and Swanson will rematch at January’s UFC 233 event in Anaheim. Aldo and Swanson first met under the WEC banner in June […]
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Jose Aldo calls for a rematch with Conor McGregor following UFC 229
Former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo is looking to score a rematch with Conor McGregor. The Brazilians callout comes on the heels of the Irishman’s fourth-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Não tem pra onde correr!Chegou a hora!it's time! @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/JZLFgr64ct — Jose Aldo Junior (@josealdojunior) October 9, 2018 “It’s time! @TheNotoriousMMA” […]
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Three possible lightweight matchups for Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo proved to be the best featherweight fighter on the planet for nearly a decade. The Nova Uniao product was the UFC’s inaugural featherweight champion and also the former WEC featherweight champion. From 2006 to 2015, Jose Aldo strung together an incredible eighteen-fight win streak. During that time he beat the likes of Hall-of-Famer Urijah […]
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Jose Aldo hoping to fight on UFC 231, was offered Donald Cerrone at UFC Sao Paulo
The legend of Jose Aldo may only be on the verge of reaching greater heights. After an ultra-impressive win over Jeremy Stephens, it’s onto what’s next. The former longtime featherweight king and consensus greatest 145er to ever compete, Aldo has essentially done all there is to do in the weight class that he’s found all […]
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Renato Moicano still chasing fight with “idol” Jose Aldo
Earlier this month, in the wake of his first-round submission of Cub Swanson, surging Brazilian featherweight contender Renato Moicano called for a fight with former champion Jose Aldo. From the sounds of it, this is still a fight that Moicano wants, even though he considers Aldo a person hero. “He’s an idol in Brazil, he’s […]
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Renato Moicano issues respectful callout of “legend” Jose Aldo
When UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is ready to return to action, he will almost certainly return to a title defense opposite top contender Brian Ortega. That means that surging Brazilian contender Renato Moicano is going to have to wait before he gets his desired shot at the champion. In the meantime, Moicano is hoping […]
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Andre Pederneiras wants Jose Aldo to rematch “Artist” Conor McGregor next
Former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo returned to form at last month’s UFC on FOX event in Calgary scoring a first-round stoppage victory over perennial division contender Jeremy Stephens. The victory, which stemmed from a beautiful body shot, served as Aldo’s first stoppage win in five years and also snapped his two-fight losing skid. The […]
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Conor McGregor reacts to Jose Aldo’s big win at UFC Calgary: I’m so happy for him
Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo rebounded from back-to-back losses with a first-round TKO win over the dangerous Jeremy Stephens. It was incredibly emotional win for Jose Aldo, and a feel-good moment for his legions of fans. Apparently, it was […]
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The MMA community reacts to Jose Aldo’s first-round stoppage of Jeremy Stephens
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 30, former UFC featherweight champion and bona fide MMA legend Jose Aldo got back on track with a massive first round win over the dangerous Jeremy Stephens. Stephens had Aldo in trouble earlier, pelting him with nukes against the cage, but Aldo kept his […]
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UFC on FOX 30 Results: Jose Aldo flattens Jeremy Stephens in the first (video)
A key featherweight fight featuring former division kingpin Jose Aldo taking on knockout artist Jeremy Stephens served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC on FOX 30 fight card from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Jose Aldo entered tonight’s contest on the heels of a two-fight losing streak, with both of those losses coming via third-round TKO […]
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Jose Aldo uses visualization of the end of his career as motivation to regain title
At UFC on Fox 30 this Saturday in Calgary, the former featherweight king, Jose Aldo will be competing in his first non-title fight since 2009. Aldo is currently in some unfamiliar territory in his coveted MMA career as he has lost two in a row (both to champion Max Holloway) and only won one out […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Coach Andre Pederneiras discusses Jose Aldo’s upcoming fight with Jeremy Stephens
Former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo will make his return to the octagon at next weekend’s UFC on FOX event in Calgary, Alberta. Jose Aldo will be squaring off with heavy handed Jeremy Stephen’s at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 30 event, which airs live from the Scotiabank Saddledome. The 31-year-old is coming off back-to-back setbacks […]
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Andre Pederneiras steps down as leader of Brazil’s renowned Nova Uniao team
Andre Pederneiras is no longer the leader of Brazil’s famed Nova Uniao team. Pederneiras announced that he was stepping down as the teams leader on social media earlier today, this following an initial report from Combate.com. “I’m still here at training, giving the same advices to my athletes,” Pederneiras told Combate. “But if, for instance, […]
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Dear MMA Gods | It’s not too late for the WEC super fight
Tis the season for super fights! Christmas is coming early this July as we get a colossal showdown between the UFC’s light heavyweight and heavyweight champions, Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. Talk about a treat. Other super fights that have been up in the air recently are that of flyweight king, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson vs bantamweight champ, […]
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Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens booked for co-main event battle in Calgary
Though it was briefly linked to the UFC’s upcoming return to Singapore, Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens’s compelling featherweight showdown will instead serve as the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This return to Calgary goes down on July 22. This news was first reported by Combate, and has now […]
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Report | Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens scrap gets moved from Singapore to Canada
Earlier this year, reports surfaced that former UFC featherweight king Jose Aldo had agreed to a June 23 showdown with surging knockout artist Jeremy Stephens in Singapore. Then, however, the UFC announced that a Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Leon Edwards scrap would serve as the UFC Singapore main event, which raised question about the status […]