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Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2 headlines UFC 176 in L.A.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (24-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will once again defend his title against #1 contender Chad “Money” Mendes (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), as UFC officials announced yesterday that the 145-pound rematch will serve as the headlining bout of this summer’s UFC 176 event in Los Angeles. Chad Mendes first challenged Jose Aldo […]
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Dos Santos Says Aldo Sports Best Fighter
“There are a lot of great fighters right now. It’s complicated, but I’ll choose Jose Aldo. It’s not because I’m at Nova Uniao now. I’d have answered this question the same way before. It’s impressive what Aldo has done in his division. I know that a lot of people are talking about Jon Jones, and […]
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Pettis: Lightweight Title More Prestigious Than Aldo’s Belt
“I’m done with the injuries. I want to fight 2-3 times a year and defend this belt. I think the 155-pound belt has more prestige. It’s better than the 145-pound belt. There is way more competition at 155. I would say Jose Aldo is the biggest competition in both weight classes so it makes sense […]
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VIDEO | Timothy Bradley: ‘Cub Swanson Deserves A UFC Title Shot’
“Cub’s the man, I like Cub. He’s a tremendous boxer; he gets in the ring with pros all the time. Cub can hang with all the pros. They’re hating on him, because he’s dangerous. They’re scared of him. I want to see him in there with Aldo. He deserves a shot at the title – […]
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Pettis Laughing At Aldo’s Claims Of Fear, Champ Not Scared To Face Brazilian
Recently, Jose Aldo, the UFC’s featherweight champion, told the Brazilian media that he believes Anthony Pettis is scared and avoiding a champ vs. champ bout. To that, Anthony Pettis, told Combate.com the following: I laughed of what he said because it’s me who is challenging Aldo since the beginning. I would drop of my division […]
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Filming Complete For ‘The Rise of BJ Penn’ Documentary – Releases This Fall On FOX
ReelTime Rentals, Inc (otc pink:RLTR) (pinksheets:RLTR) announced today the completion of filming of “The Rise of B.J. Penn” a documentary feature, featuring [former] Mixed Marital Arts lightweight champion B. J. Penn. The program profiles how he grew, became a champion, and a true hero to his home town Hilo Hawaii. Included are special never before […]
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Jose Aldo expects Mendes rematch next, says Pettis talks more than he fights
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (24-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) recently spoke to MMAjunkie through an intepreter, where he discussed his possible move to 155-pounds, as well as a potential fight with lightweight champ Anthony Pettis. “Anthony Pettis talks a lot,” Aldo told MMAjunkie. “He goes to the media and says that he’ll fight me in any […]
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Aldo Thinks Barao Needs To Play It Safer In Title Defenses, Expects A 10 Year Title Reign For Renan
“The champion has a lot to lose. The challenger can give everything of himself, he has nothing to lose. If he wins, he will be beating the champion. In the future, I think Renan will think one more time before doing some strikes. There’s a part of him that is more cautious and we are […]
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VIDEO | UFC Champ Jose Aldo Gets His Own Float At Brazil’s Carnival Event
In Brazil, ‘Carnival’ is a pretty big deal. Full of festivities, feasts and an epicly large parade to prepare for lent, the forty day period before easter. In the video, UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, is seen partaking in the festivities on his very own parade float adorned with a golden Octagon!
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VIDEO | Aldo Mocks Pettis With Song – ‘Anthony Pettis you f**got, your time will come’
Is a grudge match underway? Did Aldo just cross the line? These are the questions I ask myself when reviewing the video below. Obviously, I do not speak Portuguese, but we know what he’s saying here. It’s a Brazilian soccer chant that’s been modified by Aldo and company to fit the current landscape of Jose’s […]
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Aldo Coach: Brazil Has The Best Fighters
“The Brazilian athletes are the best in the world, I have no doubt about that. With few condition of work that we have, we get these champions, this is something that you don’t see in any other place in the world. You watch a person fed poorly in his younger life, some who never took […]
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Jose Aldo Rebuts Dana White And His “F***ing Useless” Pound-For-Pound Rankings
“We need to know how to handle the criticism. You dedicate and suffer a lot to showcase your technique and ability, things that few people can do, and some people say you’re laying back. It’s tough, but I don’t care about this. If you lose, no one will remember you, but if you’re the champion […]
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VIDEO | Ultimate Fighting Cartoons: BJ Penn, Quiz Show Prodigy (Part 2)
Video: BJ Penn: Quiz Show Prodigy (PART 2) Here’s the second part of BJ Penn’s ‘Quiz Show Prodigy’ Ultimate Fighting Cartoons. Miss part one? Find it HERE.
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Pettis/Aldo Superfight Already Off? Aldo May Defend Featherweight Title Before Pettis Heals from Injury
After Jose Aldo’s dominating performance at UFC 169, it was all but confirmed that his next bout inside the octagon would be against UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. Ariel Helwani of UFC Tonight is now reporting that Pettis’ injury could stop this superfight from taking place. Anthony Pettis suffered a torn PCL in his victorious […]
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VIDEO | Pettis Talks Potential Bout With Jose Aldo
UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis talks about potentially moving weight classes in order to fight UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo on AXS TV’s Inside MMA.
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Michael Chandler picks Jose Aldo to beat Anthony Pettis
Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler is focused on reclaiming the belt from rating champ Eddie Alvarez when the two meet for a third time later this year on a yet to be announced Bellator Pay Per View event. Chandler is 100% focused on defeating his nemesis (Alvarez) in their upcoming trilogy bout, but that doesn’t […]
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Swanson to Aldo: “Man up and move up, or stay here and let’s fight”
Since losing to Ricardo Lamas in his UFC debut back in November of 2011, Cub Swanson (20-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has since put together a five-fight win streak that has him sitting in prime spot for a shot at featherweight gold. Cub recently sat down with Steph Daniels of BloodyElbow.com where he shared his opinion of what long time […]
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White: Mendes vs. Swanson For Featherweight Title Makes Sense
“I’m not making a fight announcement here or anything – but what would make sense is Cub Swanson and Chad Mendes would probably be fighting for that title, and Pettis and Aldo would fight at 155.” During a FOX Sports Live appearance last night, UFC President Dana White discussed what happens if Jose Aldo moves […]
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Team Pettis Shuts Down Catchweight Offer: If Aldo Won’t Come To 155 ‘We’ll Fight Someone Else’
Say it aint so… The fight we were promised last year between Anthony Pettis and Jose Aldo looked to be back on the UFC’s docket, but now there’s a hold up. Both UFC champions want to fight each other. In their initial booking, Pettis was set to go down to featherweight to challenge Aldo for […]
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9 Shifts Made To BJPENN.COM’s MMA Rankings Following UFC 169
By Evan Stoumbelis Last Saturday fans saw a somewhat lackluster night of fights at UFC 169 where 10 of the 12 fights went to a judges decision, and one of the two knockouts was rather controversial. Alistair Overeem got a much needed win over Frank Mir. Jose Aldo defeated Ricardo Lamas by decision, and Renan […]
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Nova Uniao coach wants Aldo vs. Pettis at a catchweight
UFC featherweight champion and longtime division ruler, Jose Aldo, appeared to be lightweight-bound, this after defeating Ricardo Lamas 49-46 on each of the judges scorecards at UFC 169 in Newark, N.J. last weekend. “Scarface” stated his desire to fight the UFC’s lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, at the UFC 169 post-fight press conference: “It’s not only […]
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VIDEO | BJ Penn Talks Training In Brazil, Third Fight With Edgar
While in Brazil, BJ Penn conducted several interviews. This is one of them. Hit play above and enjoy!
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Pettis on Aldo: “Of course I want that fight!”
In a recent interview with MMAJunkie, UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis was asked about his thoughts on a potential fight with longtime featherweight title holder Jose Aldo, his reply: “Of course I want that fight, Why wouldn’t I?” Pettis has been sidelined with a knee injury ever since his first-round submission victory over Benson […]
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Dana White: Aldo is not the P4P King
UFC President Dana White says that UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is not the P4P King, this following “Scarface’s” victory over Ricardo Lamas at Saturday’s UFC 169 event in Newark, N.J.. Despite sporting a 23-1 record, which includes a 17-fight unbeaten streak, the longtime WEC/UFC featherweight title holder is just lacking in finishes according to […]
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Ben Henderson: Aldo vs. Pettis Fight Is ‘Horse Manure’
With his return to the win column still fresh on his mind, former UFC lightweight champion, Benson Henderson apparently thought he should get a rematch with Anthony Pettis. But that wouldn’t make all that much sense would it? During the UFC 169 post-fight presser, UFC President Dana White, sitting alongside his featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, […]
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Jose Aldo appears to be lightweight-bound after UFC 169 victory over Lamas; wants “Showtime’s” belt
UFC featherweight champion and long-time division ruler, Jose Aldo, appears to be lightweight-bound, this after defeating Ricardo Lamas 49-46 on each of the judges scorecards at UFC 169 in Newark, N.J. yesterday evening. “Scarface” stated his desire to fight the UFC’s lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, at last night’s post-fight press conference: “It’s not about me, it’s […]
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Jose Aldo’s goal: “I want to break every UFC record!”
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has one goal and it’s to be the best fighter of all time. “Scarface” spoke to MMAJunkie.com about his UFC aspirations. Here’s what the longtime champion had to say: “I want to be considered the greatest fighter ever.” Aldo stated through a translator. Aldo went on to say that he […]
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VIDEO | BJ Penn Takes Us Down Memory Lane In The Arena He Won His BJJ World Title In
In a Brazilian piece coming from Brazil’s Sport TV News, BJ Penn visited the site where he won the 2000 Mundials and forever etched himself as a Martial Arts legend. Enjoy the video.