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José Aldo Says A Simple Text From White Helped Save Son’s Life

José Aldo and his wife recently welcomed a child into the world, and it might’ve not happened had it not been for Dana White. Aldo retired from MMA following a long career in the cage. The ‘King of Rio’ is regarded as one of the great…

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Jose Aldo reveals a text exchange with UFC leader Dana White saved his son’s life

In a true twist of fate, Jose Aldo‘s release from the UFC may have saved the life of his unborn child. Widely regarded as the best featherweight fighter in the history of mixed martial arts, Jose Aldo decided it was time to move on from the UFC after more than a decade with the promotion. […]

In a true twist of fate, Jose Aldo‘s release from the UFC may have saved the life of his unborn child.

Widely regarded as the best featherweight fighter in the history of mixed martial arts, Jose Aldo decided it was time to move on from the UFC after more than a decade with the promotion. With one fight left on his contract, ‘Junior’ drafted a message to UFC president Dana White, asking for his release from the organization which was ultimately granted without issue. However, the story doesn’t end there.

During an appearance on MMA Fighting’s Portuguese-language podcast Trocação Franca, Jose Aldo revealed that his text exchange with Dana White that day may have saved the life of Jose Aldo III.

“A friend of mine was looking into some boxing things for me and said I needed to prepare a statement saying he could consult the UFC,” Aldo said. “I did that and texted Dana on Thursday, and Dana wrote me back thanking me for everything, saying the UFC was always open for me, the [Performance Institute], and everything I needed. He has great affection for me and my family, he was always very close to us.

“After that emotional message – it wasn’t a boss talking to his employee, it was two people that like each other – I showed it to [my wife] Vivianne. She was still pregnant at the time and got emotional, her blood pressure went up and we had to go to the hospital. She [went back for some tests and] was admitted to the hospital on Friday. She had preeclampsia and [the blood pressure] went up after Dana’s message.”

At just 36 weeks, doctors made the difficult call to deliver Jose Aldo III under less-than-ideal circumstances.

“The actual birth was really crazy,” Aldo said. “It looked like everything would go wrong. He was born with a true knot [in his umbilical cord], and if we had waited two more weeks, I wouldn’t be at home with little Aldo here.”

Jose Aldo reveals his contract with the UFC is still valid

During the conversation, Aldo revealed that he was not granted his outright release from the promotion. With one fight remaining on his deal, Aldo is still under contract, but is cleared to compete elsewhere should he choose to do so.

“I can compete in any organization in jiu-jitsu, boxing, anything. I’ll show the offer to the UFC and they will clear me,” Aldo said. “My contract is still valid, mainly because people talk badly about the UFC and they have to be cautious. I understand their side. I will never fight the UFC or anything like that, they made me who I am. If I’m famous and am who I am, that was because of the UFC. Thanks to my work, but together with the UFC. I still have a contract with the UFC and any fight I want to do, I’ll show it to them and they will clear it.”

As for his thoughts on Dana White, Aldo says that he will never stand against the UFC president.

“I will never stand against someone like that,” Aldo said, referring to White. “Even unintentionally, he’s always helped me in my life. I get emotional talking about it. Not that I owe him my son’s life, but it was after his message that got Vivianne emotional, her blood pressure going up, and we taking her to the hospital. He was born with all odds against him, but thanks to Dana… God always puts good people in our lives to help us.”

Cejudo Calls Dvalishvili A ‘Dirtbag’ For Revealing Aldo Retirement

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo has suggested that it was a “dirtbag move” for Merab Dvalishvili to reveal José Aldo’s retirement plans. Last month, legendary former featherweight king Aldo brought a lengthy and illustrious career in mixed martial arts to an end. The announcement came weeks after the Brazilian had seen his bantamweight title…

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UFC Great José Aldo Provides Clarity On His Recent Retirement

Former longtime UFC featherweight champion José Aldo may be done fighting in the UFC, though he’s not ruling out fighting in other facets. Aldo retired from MMA following his most recent UFC loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 via a unanimous de…

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Jose Aldo says he would make the move to boxing, but rules out an MMA return

Jose Aldo has opened the door for a potential move to the boxing world, but has officially ruled out any return to the octagon. Aldo will go down as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time and a pioneer of the sport. His reign of dominance over the featherweight division lasted years, and […]

Jose Aldo has opened the door for a potential move to the boxing world, but has officially ruled out any return to the octagon.

Aldo will go down as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time and a pioneer of the sport. His reign of dominance over the featherweight division lasted years, and his ascension to the top of the bantamweight division, many years into his career was a joy to watch. Aldo still has one fight left on his UFC contract, but he will not be fighting it out.

“I’m trying to see the best path I’ll take right now,” Jose Aldo said. “I won’t fight MMA, that’s for sure. I thank everybody calling me from other promotions, but I haven’t left the UFC, I remain under contract with them. I’ll see where I’ll fit.” (Transcribed by MMAFighting)

His last bout against Merab Dvalishvili didn’t go his way, as he defended perfectly against the takedowns, but didn’t exhort enough offense to get the decision victory. A win over Dvalishvili would have most likely earned him a title fight once again in the bantamweight division, but unfortunately, the legendary fighter came up short. Aldo recently stated in an interview that the only thing that stuck with him after all these years as an MMA fighter, was that he never got his rematch with Conor McGregor.

Jose Aldo won’t be returning to the octagon, but he has been thinking about taking his talents to the boxing ring

“Boxing is a possibility,” Jose Aldo explained. “It was always a dream I had in my life, I never hid that from anyone. It was always a dream. But let’s see. Everybody says I’m still young, that I have a few years [left]. First, for now, with the birth of my son, I want to enjoy my family, and then I’ll think of the professional side.”

Aldo had flirted with the idea of making the change to boxing a few years ago, but never did. He would be one of many MMA fighters that have tried their hand in the boxing ring, as of late.

Watch: The UFC Pays Tribute To José Aldo

The UFC is sending José Aldo off with a compilation of his best career moments. After years of UFC dominance, former featherweight champion Jose Aldo has announced his retirement from MMA. Aldo is said to be one of the greatest fighters to have ever fo…

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