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Jose Aldo: I Don’t Want To Fight Conor McGregor At Featherweight

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo desperately wants to avenge his UFC 194 loss to lightweight champion Conor McGregor, in which the Irishman handed Aldo his first loss in nearly a decade to take away the Brazilian’s 145-pound title at the time. Since then McGregor has been involved in a massive rivalry with Nate Diaz in the

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Since then McGregor has been involved in a massive rivalry with Nate Diaz in the 170-pound division, and made history against Eddie Alvarez with a second round TKO victory in Madison Square Garden last month to become the promotion’s first dual-weight champion of all time. Aldo has competed only once since the brutal first round knockout loss in December of 2015, winning the interim 145-pound title at UFC 200 against Frankie Edgar.

Now that McGregor has been stripped of his featherweight title, Aldo has been promoted to undisputed champion at 145 pounds, and Max Holloway has secured the interim title, a unification bout between ‘Scarface’ and ‘Blessed’ is what is expected to go down next. While Holloway is most likely the next match-up for Aldo, the Brazilian’s main focus seems to be avenging his loss to McGregor as soon as possible.

During a recent interview with AG.fight, courtesy of Bloody Elbow, Aldo stated that if he does get his shot at redemption against the heavy-handed Irishman, he wants the bout to be in the lightweight division, rather than the 145-pound weight class they competed in for their initial meeting:

“I want to get a fight with Conor, but as he is running from the fight, I want to see how things are going to be in the division,” Aldo said. “But we will fight at lightweight. I don’t want to fight him at featherweight. I’m the champion, and I’ve been beating everyone.

“I want to fight in another division, too, since this is possible now. It is not possible just for one guy. I will ask for a fight, and I will also deny fights if I want to. Since [UFC president Dana White] said that he doesn’t force anybody to fight… This is me right now.”

123_Conor_McGregor_vs_Jose_Aldo.0.0[1] As far as the current state of the 145-pound division, Aldo is not a fan of the interim titles that have been in circulation throughout the weight class as of late, calling it nothing more than a ploy by the UFC to try and save events:

“This interim belt is bulls**t,” Aldo said. “Even when I won it [in July at UFC 200] I said that. It is just a f****ing excuse that someone created to save events. That is what this belt means. I’m the champion, and I will be waiting to defend my title. If it is not going to be against [Holloway], I could do a superfight or fight in another division.”

For now no official date has been given for a Aldo and Holloway unification bout, but the expected date circling the newswire is the February 11th slot that plays host to UFC 208 in Brooklyn, New York.

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Jose Aldo Reveals Why He’s Reluctant To Get Involved With MMAAA

Just weeks ago the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA) took the mixed martial arts (MMA) world by storm, by announcing their formation which featured some of the biggest names in the sport such as Georges St-Pierre, Cain Velasquez, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, Tim Kennedy, and TJ Dillashaw. While the association isn’t the only one out

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While the association isn’t the only one out there fighting for better working conditions for fighters, such as the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association (MMAFA) and Professional Fighter’s Association (PFA), UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has revealed (courtesy of MMA Mania) that he’s actually turned down an offer to affiliate himself with the MMAAA due to his current alliance with the MMAFA:

“(MMAAA) invited me to be a part of this association, but I don’t think everything is clear with this association,” Aldo said. “There are others going on, laws in the American Senate as well, so there’s a lot going on to help fighters. When it’s possible for me to be present and be a part of things that will benefit the athletes, I will always fight for us.”

One reason Aldo was hesitant to join the MMAAA is due to the involvement of former Bellator CEO and President Bjorn Rebney, something that has kept other fighters on their toes regarding the association as well:

“This association was created by a former Bellator president, so I don’t know what’s the real function behind it, if it’s something for the fighters,” he continued. “I’m part of one, too, with Randy Couture, Cung Le, that has an open mind to help fighters, not only the ones in the UFC.”

‘Scarface’ feels that the MMAAA seems a little too focused on only UFC fighters, while other organizations such as the MMAFA are here to help mixed martial artists world-wide:

“Our world isn’t focused only in the UFC,” Aldo said. “We have millions of fighters, trillions of fighters that need help. We won’t fight with a promotion just because we’re exclusive there. I fight for everybody, national and international, no matter where they are. I want to help those athletes. Not only those in the UFC, those that are in the big league and can have a better future, but those in the small promotions and need our help.”

Despite threatening retirement earlier this year, it appears as thought Aldo has settled his differences with the UFC for the time being after being promoted undisputed champion after Conor McGregor vacated the featherweight throne. Now the Brazilian must focus his sights on interim 145-pound champ Max Holloway who he is expected to throw down with in Brooklyn at UFC 208 next year.

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UFC Rankings: Max Holloway Debuts In P4P Top-10

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Fresh off his finish of Anthony Pettis, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway finds himself being regarded as one of the Top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the promotion.

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Fresh off his finish of Anthony Pettis, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway finds himself being regarded as one of the Top-10 pound-for-pound fighters in the promotion.

Holloway, who scored his 10th consecutive win with a third round finish at UFC 206, debuted in the pound-for-pound rankings at No. 10. He is likely to face Jose Aldo to unify the belts in early 2017.

After stopping Tim Kennedy, former Ultimate Fighter winner Kelvin Gastelum broke into the middleweight rankings at No. 10. Gastelum faces Vitor Belfort in 2017 at 185 pounds despite stating he plans to try welterweight again.

Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou, who both won at UFC Fight Night 102, moved up to ninth and 11th at heavyweight. Ngannou also has his next fight booked, meeting Andrei Arlovski in January.

At light heavyweight, Misha Cirkunov moved up to eighth following his win over Nikita Krylov, who fell to 10th.

Video: Fight Motion Highlights From UFC 206

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Before we move ahead to the rest of December, check out the “Fight Motion” highlights from the recent UFC 206 event.

Included in the slow-motion replay are moments caught on f…

Before we move ahead to the rest of December, check out the “Fight Motion” highlights from the recent UFC 206 event.

Included in the slow-motion replay are moments caught on film that show the precise strike that ended certain fights.

Featured are the Max Holloway-Anthony Pettis main event and the “Fight of the Year” contender bout between Dooho Choi and Cub Swanson.

Take a slow motion trip through some of the highlights of UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis from Saturday, December 10 in Toronto, Canada including the instant classic and fight-of-year contender Cub Swanson vs Dooho Choi.

UFC 206 Medical Suspensions: Main Card Fighters Earn Long Stints

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC 206, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. UFC 206 took place on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The prelims aired on

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at UFC 206, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

UFC 206 took place on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET. The main card aired on PPV at 10 p.m. ET

Some of the more notable suspensions include Max Holloway being suspended for 14 days while Anthony Pettis received a two-month sit. Also, Matt Brown, Cub Swanson, Dooho Choi, and Tim Kennedy have also received 60 days suspensions. Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Max Holloway: suspended 14 days def. Anthony Pettis: 60 days

Donald Cerrone:14 days def. Matt Brown: 60 days

Cub Swanson: 60 days def. Dooho Choi: 60 days

Kelvin Gastelum: 14 days def. Tim Kennedy: 60 days

Emil Meek: 30 days def. Jordan Mein: 14 days

Misha Cirkunov: 30 days def. Nikita Krylov: 14 days

Olivier Aubin-Mercier: 30 days def. Drew Dober: 30 days

Viviane Pereira: 30 days def. Valerie Letourneau: 30 days

Matthew Lopez: 14 days def. Mitch Gagnon: 14 days

Landon Vannata: 14 days def. John Makdessi: 60 days

Rustam Khabilov: 14 days def. Jason Saggo: 14 days

Dustin Ortiz: 30 days def. Zach Makovsky: 30 days

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Fallout: Let’s Talk About This Weight Cutting Thing

So after all the chaos that threatened to turn UFC 206 in to one of the more unfortunate cards of the year, things ended up working out pretty well. The main event was exciting, the two bouts before it packed with action and all in all the event ended up being truly memorable. But despite that there was a shadow looming over this event. It was far from perfect in terms of “professionalism” as a number of fighters missed weight. Though it’s something to be scrutinized, you have to wonder how this weight cutting issue is going to be fixed.

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While it may have been an exciting match up while it lasted, Max Holloway’s bout with Anthoiny Pettis was somewhat frustrating simply for the fact that the former lightweight champion missed weight and therefore lowered the stakes of the match up by half. But thought we can point the finger at Pettis, as well as Rustam Khabilov and Valerie Letourneau, the truth of the matter is that the sport forced their hands.

The idea that individuals don’t fight at their walk around weight is somewhat ludicrous. While boxing may have too many weight classes it does mitigate things to an extent. You get to see match ups with individuals who are far closer to their natural weight because of that fact. A guy like Pettis who probably walks around at about 165-170 lbs shouldn’t have to be forced to cut weight to 145 lbs just to avoid the monsters in the lightweight division who sometimes cut from upwards of 185 lbs.

It’s a crazy dance that their forced to participate in, but it’s a path they’ve chosen. Professionalism does matter most no matter what endeavor you choose, but it’s hard to criticize a person who is willing to throw their bones at another human being for the entertainment of others. Here’s hoping all the fighters who missed weight either find the best way to make cut or the right division to accommodate their frames.

What was your thoughts on the weight blunders at UFC 206?

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