Jose Aldo: If I continue in the UFC, it will be for the ‘money’

Jose Aldo makes it clear what his motivations are heading into his meeting with the Dana White next week.

The UFC has changed, and so has Jose Aldo. Winning a world title isn’t everything, and the promotion now puts an emphasis on big money fights.

This became evident when Conor McGregor was granted an immediate rematch with Nate Diaz instead of defending his UFC featherweight title. McGregor, who lost the first fight to Diaz at UFC 196, avenged the loss at UFC 202 and walked away with a majority decision. The blockbuster pay-per-view is estimated to have smashed box office records and set a new high for a non-boxing spectacle.

Meanwhile, Aldo was busy winning the interim 145-pound championship after beating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200. The Brazilian lost the official belt to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 and was promised a rematch with the Irishman later this year. The UFC, however, had other plans.

‘The Notorious’ is now slated to face lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in New York, and ‘Scarface’ isn’t too happy about it.

In a shocking move, Aldo has requested to leave the UFC and has even threatened to take a dive if the promotion refuses to terminate his contract. However, the former longtime champion has changed his tune slightly and says the right paycheck could resolve the issue.

“If I continue in the sport, I make it clear that I want to see money,” Aldo said, per MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz. “That’s what it’s about. You can’t be a correct fighter. The right is wrong today. You don’t have to be the good guy and do what they want, that’s considered wrong today. The right is to spit at someone’s face, do cocaine or smoke weed, throw water at others, call people names, don’t show up at press conferences. That’s the right today, and that’s what Brazilian athletes have to do.”

UFC president Dana White recently promised to get Aldo the right fight, and listed Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis as potential opponents. Aldo, though, makes it clear that he has no interest in fighting ‘Blessed’.

“What means is money in the pocket, and that’s what I’m thinking about,” Aldo said. “That’s why I said ‘f*ck Holloway,’ who won eight in a row. Some people win 10, 15, and don’t fight for the belt. So, who is he to say anything? So I wanted Pettis because that would be a way bigger fight. Everybody wanted to watch this fight when we were supposed to fight in Brazil. You have to think about money first, it’s business these days. First the pocket, then something else.”

Anthony Pettis, a former lightweight champion, made his featherweight debut at UFC on FOX 21 and beat Charles Oliveira via submission in the co-main event.

Aldo will meet with the UFC brass next Wednesday and Bloody Elbow will keep you updated on the latest developments.

Jose Aldo makes it clear what his motivations are heading into his meeting with the Dana White next week.

The UFC has changed, and so has Jose Aldo. Winning a world title isn’t everything, and the promotion now puts an emphasis on big money fights.

This became evident when Conor McGregor was granted an immediate rematch with Nate Diaz instead of defending his UFC featherweight title. McGregor, who lost the first fight to Diaz at UFC 196, avenged the loss at UFC 202 and walked away with a majority decision. The blockbuster pay-per-view is estimated to have smashed box office records and set a new high for a non-boxing spectacle.

Meanwhile, Aldo was busy winning the interim 145-pound championship after beating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200. The Brazilian lost the official belt to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 and was promised a rematch with the Irishman later this year. The UFC, however, had other plans.

‘The Notorious’ is now slated to face lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in New York, and ‘Scarface’ isn’t too happy about it.

In a shocking move, Aldo has requested to leave the UFC and has even threatened to take a dive if the promotion refuses to terminate his contract. However, the former longtime champion has changed his tune slightly and says the right paycheck could resolve the issue.

“If I continue in the sport, I make it clear that I want to see money,” Aldo said, per MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz. “That’s what it’s about. You can’t be a correct fighter. The right is wrong today. You don’t have to be the good guy and do what they want, that’s considered wrong today. The right is to spit at someone’s face, do cocaine or smoke weed, throw water at others, call people names, don’t show up at press conferences. That’s the right today, and that’s what Brazilian athletes have to do.”

UFC president Dana White recently promised to get Aldo the right fight, and listed Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis as potential opponents. Aldo, though, makes it clear that he has no interest in fighting ‘Blessed’.

“What means is money in the pocket, and that’s what I’m thinking about,” Aldo said. “That’s why I said ‘f*ck Holloway,’ who won eight in a row. Some people win 10, 15, and don’t fight for the belt. So, who is he to say anything? So I wanted Pettis because that would be a way bigger fight. Everybody wanted to watch this fight when we were supposed to fight in Brazil. You have to think about money first, it’s business these days. First the pocket, then something else.”

Anthony Pettis, a former lightweight champion, made his featherweight debut at UFC on FOX 21 and beat Charles Oliveira via submission in the co-main event.

Aldo will meet with the UFC brass next Wednesday and Bloody Elbow will keep you updated on the latest developments.