{"id":300540,"date":"2019-02-04T07:40:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=300540"},"modified":"2019-02-04T07:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:40:53","slug":"jose-aldo-issued-classy-apology-to-renato-moicano-after-ufc-fortaleza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jose-aldo-issued-classy-apology-to-renato-moicano-after-ufc-fortaleza\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Aldo issued classy apology to Renato Moicano after UFC Fortaleza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza, former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo stepped into the cage with a fellow Brazilian in Renato Moicano. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aldo looked every bit an MMA great in this fight, thumping Moicano to a second-round TKO victory. While this was the outcome he sought, however, he did not take great pleasure in defeating one of his countryman, and a fighter still on the come-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the UFC Fortaleza post-fight press conference, Jose Aldo revealed that he actually apologized to Renato Moicano after the bout ended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, I thanked him for the fight,\u201d Aldo said at the post-fight news conference (via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Fighting (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/2\/4\/18208974\/jose-aldo-apologized-to-renato-moicano-for-getting-in-the-way-of-his-dreams\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI think that I had to say sorry because I was getting in the way of his dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Jose Aldo was able to turn back the clock in Fortaleza, his time as a fighter is coming to an end. The Brazilian MMA legend has stated that he hopes to retire at the end of this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As his retirement looms on the horizon, Aldo understands that fighters of his generation need to be replaced by fighters of a newer generation \u2014 just like Moicano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says he wishes nothing but the best for his UFC Fortaleza opponent, and that he believes Moicano can be a champion in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need the new generation,\u201d Aldo said. \u201cWe need new athletes in my division, too. I always dreamed of having a total domination of Brazil in the division and I lost that so I want to give him the strength for that. So now it is in the past and I hope that he keeps going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got his talent and he\u2019s got his skills and he\u2019s got a great future ahead of him,\u201d he added. \u201cHe needs to believe in his team and hopefully he can fight for the title one day and become the champion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think of these comments from the great Jose Aldo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on 2\/4\/2019.\u00a0<\/em><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza, former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo stepped into the cage with a fellow Brazilian in Renato Moicano. Aldo looked every bit an MMA great in this fight, thumping Moicano to a second-round TKO victory. 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