{"id":220178,"date":"2017-01-30T10:01:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T18:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=220178"},"modified":"2017-01-30T10:01:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T18:01:41","slug":"ufc-featherweight-champ-jose-aldo-interested-career-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/ufc-featherweight-champ-jose-aldo-interested-career-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo is interested in a career in boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>. As it turns out, however, McGregor is not the only fighter with his sights set on a boxing career.<\/p>\n

Shortly after we learned that McGregor had been granted a boxing license in the state of California, we learned that his biggest rival, Nate Diaz, was well on his way to receiving a boxing license in the combat sports mecca of Nevada<\/a>. Now, it sounds as though another McGregor rival is also interested in dipping his toes in the boxing world. That rival is current UFC featherweight champ<\/a> Jose Aldo, who McGregor knocked out in just 13 seconds back in 2015.<\/p>\n

Aldo explained his desire to strap on the boxing gloves in an interview with Brazil’s TV Combate on Sunday night. His words (via MMAFighting.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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“First of all, it\u2019s not about money. I want to keep it clear. Thank God the UFC and MMA gave me a lot of stuff. Yes, I think about having a career in boxing, but I want to start from the bottom, start from zero. I want to get ranked and one day fight for a belt. I don\u2019t want to fight just to fight for money, [but] to go after big fights and challenge a great champion.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I respect every boxer, but I want to start from the bottom. I want a career in boxing. That was my biggest dream, to one day become champion in MMA and boxing. That is my biggest dream.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Aldo then gave his thoughts on the much discussed possibility of a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match, assuring he didn’t care what McGregor does, but that he hopes the Irishman loses if the fight does happen.<\/p>\n

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“I hope Conor gets f*cked, that\u2019s what matters to me,\u201d he said. “I don\u2019t give a damn about him. I’ve already said he\u2019s sh*t, so what he does or doesn’t do, I don\u2019t care. I worry about myself. I’m training to defend my belt. I want to fly higher.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

At the moment, Aldo’s sights are set on a title unifying showdown with interim featherweight champion Max Holloway, though the date and location for this fight have not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n

How do you think Jose Aldo would do in the boxing ring? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 1\/30\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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