{"id":272239,"date":"2018-03-11T06:12:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T13:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272239"},"modified":"2018-03-11T06:12:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T13:12:04","slug":"jose-aldo-still-interested-in-boxing-but-currently-focused-on-reclaiming-ufc-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/jose-aldo-still-interested-in-boxing-but-currently-focused-on-reclaiming-ufc-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Aldo still interested in boxing, but currently focused on reclaiming UFC title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo currently only has four fights left on his UFC contract. In the past, the former champ has said that he will <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/coach-claims-jose-aldos-days-mma-numbered\/\">move to boxing<\/a> when this current UFC contract expires.<\/p>\n<p id=\"faAAo4\">&#8220;He\u2019s training boxing because he has this dream of competing in professional boxing,\u201d Aldo&#8217;s coach Andre Pederneiras told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2017\/8\/30\/16216862\/coach-jose-aldo-wants-fight-out-of-ufc-contract-boxing\">MMAFighting<\/a> last year. &#8220;If it was up to him, he\u2019d fight all of his UFC fights (left on the contract) in three months and go box. He wants to box professionally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, Aldo seems to be changing his tune a bit. Speaking on Brazil\u2019s \u201cGiro Combate\u201d show, Aldo explained that his current focus is reclaiming the UFC featherweight title, and defending it multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as the contract ends, I\u2019ll decide whether we go to boxing or stay in MMA,\u201d Aldo said (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/03\/jose-aldo-uncertain-ufc-future-dream-to-get-title-back\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>). \u201cBut my dream, right now, is to get the title back. That\u2019s what I\u2019m focused on. That\u2019s what I\u2019m talking to [Pederneiras] about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what I told my coaches that I want. That\u2019s why I\u2019m training again and keeping everyone motivated. I know I have a chance, I have the skill, and I want to win (the title) again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the last week, Aldo has <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/jose-aldo-wants-showdown-with-jeremy-stephens-next\/\">expressed interest<\/a> in a UFC 224 showdown with surging featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens. If this bout with Stephens occurs, it&#8217;ll be Aldo&#8217;s first non-title fight in aeons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s different,\u201d Aldo said. \u201cBut I think I\u2019ve been so used to it for so long, that I kind of miss it a little bit. But, of course, I\u2019m a fighter. We\u2019d prepared for that possibility. I\u2019m training to do three rounds now. But, hopefully soon, with a win, I can move up slowly and fight for that title again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then things will get back to how they should be: Me being champion and then defending the title multiple times again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Jose Aldo can reclaim the UFC featherweight title?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/11\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo currently only has four fights left on his UFC contract. 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