Brazilian mixed martial arts veteran and former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo expressed hope that his former opponent Merab Dvalishvili will be able to conquer the lightweight division.
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo revealed that he was offered a bout with Dominick Cruz at UFC 301.
"I was originally offered a bout with Dominick Cruz. Obviously that would have been good for me, for Dominick, for all the fans and media that have been pushing for this fight for so long. But Jonathan Martinez is a very difficult opponent and the important thing for me is that I look at every fight as a fight with the best and as the biggest challenge. That hasn't changed," - quotes Aldo MMA Junkie.
Recall, his next fight Jose Aldo will hold at UFC 301 against Jonathan Martinez.
Jose Aldo, former UFC featherweight champion, has spoken out about his boxing plans.
"I'm considering a big boxing fight, probably sometime later this year. But we'll discuss it with the UFC when the fight with Jonathan Martinez is over. A fight with Floyd Mayweather was pretty much a done deal. Ali Abdel-Aziz was the one who negotiated it, and I don't know what happened, but in the end we couldn't make the fight in Saudi Arabia. There's a big event coming up later this year on Netflix, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and hopefully I can be a part of it. But we'll see. There are a lot of options," MMA Junkie quoted Aldo as saying.
Jose Aldo, former UFC featherweight champion, spoke about why he was ending his UFC fighting career for a while.
"I think I needed a break for my mind and body. Just because of the fact that I was demanding a lot from myself and because training had taken a lot out of me for the last 20 years. I found a discipline I could focus on, which was boxing, and I did it for a while to recover from all that pressure. I wanted to be a champion and every fight I had was very tough and demanded a lot from me. Now I feel like I've dealt with it and I can come back," MMAJunkie quoted Aldo as saying.
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo said that in the upcoming fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler his sympathies will be on the side of the star Irishman.
The meeting between these fighters will be the main event of UFC 303, which will take place on June 29 in Las Vegas, USA.
"I always root for the guys I've fought and the guys who beat me because it proves that I lost to the best. I hope he can be the same old Conor, be aggressive and finish the fight .... I expect a lot from this fight," - quotes Aldo Championship Rounds.
Recall that in December 2015, Aldo lost to McGregor by knockout in 13 seconds.