{"id":204305,"date":"2016-09-15T21:51:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T04:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=204305"},"modified":"2016-09-15T21:51:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T04:51:41","slug":"jose-aldo-calls-anthony-pettis-admits-max-holloway-tougher-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/jose-aldo-calls-anthony-pettis-admits-max-holloway-tougher-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Aldo calls out Anthony Pettis, admits Max Holloway is tougher fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the MMA world awaits news regarding whether or not UFC featherweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/dana-white-conor-mcgregor-wont-stripped-title\/\">Conor McGregor will return to the featherweight division<\/a> following his majority decision <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-highlights\/\">win over Nate Diaz last month<\/a>, interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo can&#8217;t help but play matchmaker.<\/p>\n<p>While many are calling for <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-199-results\/\">#3 ranked featherweight Max Holloway<\/a> to get a fight with Jose Aldo, the featherweight champ wants a fight with former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, who recently made his successful featherweight debut.<\/p>\n<p>Aldo spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/9\/15\/12824536\/jose-aldo-wants-anthony-pettis-next-if-conor-mcgregor-doesn-t-return\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I\u2019m already frustrated that it might happen, but we\u2019ll see,&#8221; Aldo recently told Brazilian TV show Revista Combate. &#8220;Every night I ask \u2018give me one more chance to get in there again with him and I know it won\u2019t happen again.\u2019 but if it\u2019s not him, I think I\u2019d prefer to fight Pettis. I with them learned that I don\u2019t have to look at the promotion\u2019s side, the title run. A fight with Pettis would sell a lot more than Holloway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Holloway is way tougher than Pettis today,&#8221; Aldo said. &#8220;\u2018Do Bronx\u2019 (Oliveira) was winning the fight, but (his cardio) goes down drastically during the fight. I think that a fight with Pettis would sell a lot and is way easier for me. 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