Jose Aldo is set to fight Merab Dvalishvili in a bantamweight bout at UFC 278. Aldo and Dvalishvili are ranked third and sixth, respectively, in the UFC’s 135lbs rankings. Canadian rapper and singer Drake has bet on underdog Aldo to win the fight. Through the cryptocurrency betting platform Stake, Drake bet Bitcoin worth $238,933.83 on…
The former UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo last recorded a loss against the Russian Petr Yan in 2020, with Yan beating the Brazilian to claim the vacant bantamweight title. However, Jose Aldo is certain that a win over Dvalishvili would put him straight back into contention for the belt. In an interview on…
Reigning UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is seemingly keeping a close eye on the happenings in his division. Speaking of which, ‘Funk Master’ has now revealed which bantamweights he views as potential title contenders. In the latest edition of his podcast, The Weekly Scraps, Sterling referenced a pair of pivotal upcoming bantamweight bouts. One of…
UFC legend Jose Aldo has hinted at retiring from mixed martial arts but not before getting another shot at the title. Former UFC champion Aldo, the first title holder in the featherweight division after the UFC/WEC merger, is widely regarded as one of the best mixed martial artists of all time and arguably the greatest…
American mixed martial arts fighter Max Holloway believes the winner of a trilogy with UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski of Australia would not be worthy, called the best fighter in the history of their division. Max Holloway won’t allow anyone to label the winner of Saturday’s UFC 276 co-main event as the greatest featherweight of…
August’s UFC 278 has a key bantamweight bout in the works. Top contenders Jose Aldo and Merab Dvalishvili are expected to collide Aug. 20 at UFC 278. The event takes place at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. News of the match-up was first reported by Ariel Helwani; on Thursday, Dvalishvili confirmed the booking, with…
Jose Aldo has told Aljamain Sterling to sign the contract. After Sterling defeated Petr Yan to defend his bantamweight title back at UFC 273, he called out TJ Dillashaw but shortly after, he began to walk back on that callout. He then said Aldo was the most deserving contender and now the Brazilian has told…
Conor McGregor has inspired many young talents to get into the sport of MMA, but not many would’ve expected rising UFC sensation Khamzat Chimaev to be among them. During a recent conversation with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, ‘Borz’ detailed how McGregor’s iconic one-punch knockout of Jose Aldo inspired him to get into fighting. Khamzat Chimaev said:…
Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter Jose Aldo responded to the former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who criticized him during a press conference in Moscow. “What Khabib said seemed disrespectful to me. I do not know why he despises my victory over Pedro Munhoz. Khabib says that I have already finished, and I have no…
Conor McGregor showed respect for for former rival Jose Aldo. This after the Brazilian has strung together back-to-back wins at bantamweight. The story is this – Jose Aldo was on an insane 18 fight winning streak before meeting the Irishman in December of 2015. McGregor essentially bullied Aldo throughout the entire press conference tour, putting…
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