Tag: Aldo

UFC 156: Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar to Fight in February at Las Vegas

The UFC has delivered a legitimate super fight for Super Bowl weekend. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will attempt to defend his title for the fourth time under the UFC banner, and he’s guaranteed his toughest test to date against Frankie Edgar…

The UFC has delivered a legitimate super fight for Super Bowl weekend. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will attempt to defend his title for the fourth time under the UFC banner, and he’s guaranteed his toughest test to date against Frankie Edgar. Edgar is a former UFC lightweight champion in his own right, and is making […]

Dana White Says Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar Will Happen

While most fans are still trying to understand the new main event at UFC 153, fans of Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar can now relax knowing the “superfight” will still take place sometime down the road. MMAJunkie.com reported Thursday night tha…

While most fans are still trying to understand the new main event at UFC 153, fans of Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar can now relax knowing the “superfight” will still take place sometime down the road. MMAJunkie.com reported Thursday night that Dana White has confirmed that when Jose Aldo heals from a foot infection he […]

Was Taking the Aldo Fight a Smart Move for Frankie Edgar?

Once again another injury has plagued a main-event fight and taken Erik Koch out of his title fight with Jose Aldo for the Featherweight championship. Stepping in to take his place is none other than former UFC Lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar. Edga…

Once again another injury has plagued a main-event fight and taken Erik Koch out of his title fight with Jose Aldo for the Featherweight championship. Stepping in to take his place is none other than former UFC Lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar. Edgar and title fights have been hand in hand these past years, involving the […]

Frankie Edgar Replaces Erik Koch, Will Face Jose Aldo for UFC Featherweight Belt

Well, that didn’t take long. Just nine days after announcing his drop to featherweight, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar accepted a fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 153, replacing an injured Erik Koch. The news…

Well, that didn’t take long. Just nine days after announcing his drop to featherweight, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar accepted a fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 153, replacing an injured Erik Koch. The news broke very early Friday morning on MMAJunkie and in Friday’s edition of USA Today. For UFC President Dana […]

Jose Aldo: Does Any Current Featherweight Have a Chance of Defeating ‘Scarface’?

Jose Aldo sits atop the featherweight division seemingly unperturbed by all the raucous caused by would-be heirs to his coveted throne, and rightly so. As of yet, none have found a chink in his thus far impenetrable armour. And yes, that day may never …

Jose Aldo sits atop the featherweight division seemingly unperturbed by all the raucous caused by would-be heirs to his coveted throne, and rightly so. As of yet, none have found a chink in his thus far impenetrable armour. And yes, that day may never come, unless the Scarred-Faced one tangles with a man who goes […]

Jose Aldo: Why His Return Bout Should Not Be Against Erik Koch

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—we…

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—were booked to fight each other. That meant the only top featherweight left with even […]