Jose Aldo’s Triumph Over Hard Times

Jose Aldo was a hot prospect in June of 2008, but entering his WEC debut in Sacramento, he was the underdog and the unknown against fellow newcomer and longtime Shooto champion Alexandre Franca Nogueira.Not that Manaus native Aldo was thinking about perceptions or rankings. Asked about that moment in his life, the man who now holds the UFC featherweight championship simply says “It was hard times.”That was almost six years ago, and Aldo wasn’t a star in his native Brazil, financially secure, or one of the true stars of mixed martial arts. He had left Manaus to live and train in Rio De Janeiro, … Read the Full Article Here

Jose Aldo was a hot prospect in June of 2008, but entering his WEC debut in Sacramento, he was the underdog and the unknown against fellow newcomer and longtime Shooto champion Alexandre Franca Nogueira.Not that Manaus native Aldo was thinking about perceptions or rankings. Asked about that moment in his life, the man who now holds the UFC featherweight championship simply says “It was hard times.”That was almost six years ago, and Aldo wasn’t a star in his native Brazil, financially secure, or one of the true stars of mixed martial arts. He had left Manaus to live and train in Rio De Janeiro, … Read the Full Article Here