John McCarthy has lauded Jose Aldo and believes that the Brazilian could beat the current UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling.<\/p>\n
Aldo has looked revitalised recently. The former featherweight champ has put together an impressive run of three straight victories including a unanimous decision win against Rob Font<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1467366621379497988<\/p>\n His form has earned him a #3 ranking at 135lbs. McCarthy is impressed, and believes Aldo has what it takes to beat Sterling although he thinks the King of Rio would still struggle to overcome Petr Yan <\/a>in a rematch.<\/p>\n Speaking on his podcast Weighing In<\/em>,<\/a> McCarthy said:<\/p>\n “[Jose] Aldo is fighting at a level that you could look and say, ‘Could he beat Aljamain Sterling?’ Yeah. I’m not too sure that he can beat Petr Yan, I’m just gonna be honest about that… But Aldo is that guy. When you’re taking a look at who he’s been fighting and what he’s been doing, he’s been looking fantastic and he has been fighting the very best guys out there.” (h\/t SportsKeeda<\/a>)<\/p>\n Now 35, Aldo is not the same force that clinched featherweight world titles in both WEC and the UFC. However, the ‘King of Rio’ has shown tremendous resilience to make himself a serious title contender in a new weight class following a difficult spell in his career that began with a knockout loss to Conor McGregor<\/a> in 2015.<\/p>\n Jose Aldo is a real legend.<\/p>\n — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n