{"id":323057,"date":"2019-08-20T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=323057"},"modified":"2019-08-20T07:55:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:55:37","slug":"dana-white-not-opposed-to-seeing-jose-aldo-at-bantamweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-not-opposed-to-seeing-jose-aldo-at-bantamweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White not opposed to seeing Jose Aldo at bantamweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White appears to be open to Jose Aldo possibly moving down a weight class.<\/p>\n<p>Not long ago, the clock was ticking on Aldo&#8217;s mixed martial arts career. The man who once ruled the roost at featherweight was planning to retire from MMA competition at the end of 2019. Aldo even considered transitioning to boxing. Those plans changed as Aldo <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jose-aldo-signs-new-long-term-contract-with-ufc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed a long-term deal with the UFC<\/a> back in June.<\/p>\n<p>Aldo recently spoke to Combate and said he was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jose-aldo-is-moving-on-from-featherweight-wants-another-shot-at-ufc-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">considering moving down in weight<\/a> to challenge Henry Cejudo for the bantamweight title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sat down with everybody, did a study, and I think there\u2019s a real possibility I can make 61kg [135 pounds],\u201d Aldo said. \u201cThis is the new division I want to move to, and I\u2019m asking for the title shot right away. That\u2019s what matters for me now. Cejudo said he\u2019s open to (fighting) anyone, so I\u2019m open to that. I want the opportunity to fight against him and beat him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Combate later reached out to White. The UFC boss said that he isn&#8217;t opposed to seeing Aldo compete at 135 pounds (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2019\/8\/20\/20812970\/dana-white-not-against-cejudo-vs-aldo-superfight-at-135-i-like-jose-aldo-anywhere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloody Elbow<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p id=\"ooRacL\">\u201cAldo texted me and I told him I didn\u2019t know, that we would see. We still don\u2019t know what to do with those divisions. As soon as we do, we\u2019ll tell him. I like Jose Aldo anywhere, in any weight class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aldo&#8217;s last bout took place back in May. He fell short against Alexander Volkanovski via unanimous decision. Going into the bout, Aldo had won two straight bouts. Volkanovski is just the third man to earn a win over Aldo under the UFC banner.<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Jose Aldo would perform at bantamweight?<\/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 8\/20\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White appears to be open to Jose Aldo possibly moving down a weight class. Not long ago, the clock was ticking on Aldo&#8217;s mixed martial arts career. The man who once ruled the roost at featherweight was planning to retire from MMA competition at the end of 2019. 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