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Jose Aldo was in a very unfamiliar territory when entering the UFC during a fight against Fox Jeremy Stephens 30. Aldo was fighting in his first untitled fight in almost nine years, but he also has the fight on the first skid of his MMA career.
Jose Aldo of Brazil dropped Jeremy Stephens with a punch on the body in their featherweight fight during UFC on Fox 30 at Scotiabank Saddledome on July 28, 2018 (Photo: Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Aldo stopped this series of defeats in the victorious style by defeating Stephens in the first round with a devastating body. After the victory, an exuberant Aldo took a few steps before falling on his knees and, overflowing with emotion, Aldo was invaded by his team that paraded the victorious fighter. Octagon to cheers from the crowds inside the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
After the fight, Aldo, the former featherweight champion twice, explains why he had such an emotional outburst after his dominating victory.
"I had a difficult time after two defeats," Aldo said. interpreter at the UFC on FOX 30 post-fight press conference. "But I had the support of all my team.I had a very good group of people around me, supporting me and taking me back to a good place to get that win and it was a win not for me, but for everyone. "
Before the UFC on FOX 30, Aldo suffered two consecutive losses from TKO to Max Holloway. The first Aldo cost the featherweight title. The second defeat was in the rematch which gave the opportunity to the former champion to regain the belt.
"A lot of people were watching me and thinking," Where is he now? Is he the same fighter as he was before? "But I had my group behind me," said Aldo, "I could keep calm and do the work."
Aldo could have a lot of miles on him, but he's only 31, and he believes his victory over Stephens should put him back in the title photo and allow He got another shot at the UFC's belt before the end of his contract, which ends with three fights.
"I think the performance was pretty good for again attracting the attention of matchmakers and showing that I do belong here, "said Aldo." I am a top fighter in this division, and I am ready to get another title in this race. "[19659004] As for when and where he could fight, Aldo said that he would not see any inconvenience coming back for Canada UFC 231 on 8 th
"For me it would be very special and it makes sense," he said. "It's time for me to rest a bit.The great thing is to go home, rest a bit, and figure out where we're going from here.But it's a very good option."
Jose Aldo was in a very unusual territory when entering the UFC during the FOX 30 bout against Jeremy Stephens Aldo was fighting in his first untitled fight in nearly nine years, but he also has the fight on the first skid of his MMA career.
Jose Aldo of Brazil dropped Jeremy Stephens with a punch on the body in their featherweight fight during UFC on Fox 30 at Scotiabank Saddledome on July 28, 2018 (Photo: Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Aldo stopped this series of defeats in the victorious style by defeating Stephens in the first round with a devastating body. After the victory, an exuberant Aldo took a few steps before falling on his knees and, overflowing with emotion, Aldo was invaded by his team that paraded the victorious fighter. the octagon to cheers from the appre After the fight, Aldo, the former featherweight champion twice, explained why he had had such an emotional explosion after his dominant victory
"I had come from, "said Aldo through an interpreter at the UFC during the FOX 30 post-fight press conference." But I had the support of any my crew. I had a very good group of people around me, supporting me and bringing me back to a good place to get that win and it was a win not for me, but for everyone. "
Prior to the UFC on FOX 30, Aldo suffered two consecutive losses from TKO to Max Holloway.The first cost Aldo the featherweight title.The second defeat was in the rematch that gave the Former champion opportunity to take back the belt.
"A lot of people were looking at me and thinking," Where is he now? Is he the same fighter as he was before? "But j & # I had my group behind me, "said Aldo," I could keep calm and do the work. "
Aldo could have a lot of miles on him, but he's only 31 years old, and he believes his victory over Stephens should put him back in the title photo and allow He got another shot at the UFC's belt before the end of his contract, which ends with three fights.
" I think the performance has been good enough to draw the attention of matchmakers once again and show that I do belong here, "said Aldo. uis a high level fighter in this division, and i'm ready to get another title in this race. "
As for when and where he could fight, Aldo said he would not see any of them. 39, inconvenience to return for Canada UFC 231 on December 8th. This event is scheduled at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
"For me it would be very special and it makes sense," he said. "It's time for me to rest a bit.The great thing is to go home, rest a bit, and figure out where we're going from here.But it's a very good option."
