If you’ve wondered where Jose Aldo has been since his knockout loss to Conor McGregor, he’s been in his home country of Brazil training his ass off while campaigning for a shot at the featherweight title.
He has publicly stated that he refuses to fight again unless it is for the featherweight title or against Conor McGregor. If you were to check his twitter (@JoseAldoJunior) you’d think the fight had already been announced for UFC 200, but all of the rumors circulating suggest that McGregor will be taking on Nate Diaz in a rematch at that event.
It is hard to imagine the former champion fighting for anything but the title. Every fight he has had in the UFC has been a title fight, more specifically defending his title. He may have been defeated, but he is still undoubtedly the best featherweight of all time.
In the video below, we get to see a glimpse of a sparring session between him and kickboxing lightweight legend Andy Souwer, who is now 1-0 as a mixed martial artist himself. But if you’re unfamiliar with him, Souwer holds wins over some of the best in his sport, including Buakaw, Masato, and Mike Zambidis, just to give you a small taste of what he is capable of. For Aldo to be able to even hold his own in striking exchanges with someone of such a high caliber is impressive.
Who would you like to see Jose Aldo fight next? Would you like to see him fighting at UFC 200? Let us know in the comments below!
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About Jose Aldo:
José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior (born September 9, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion and thus, became the first UFC Featherweight Champion during the UFC/WEC merger. He is currently #10 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings, having been ranked as high as #1 in 2015, and ranked the #2 featherweight in the world. In the decade between losses in November 2005 and December 2015, Aldo was undefeated in 18 fights (including 10 title fights and 9 title defenses), reigning as a world champion in the WEC and UFC for 6 years.
About Andy Souwer:
Andy Souwer (born November 9, 1982) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion (2005, 2007) as well as a four time Shootboxing World tournament champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Andy started kickboxing when he was 7 years old at Ling Ho Gym in Den Bosch. He had his first kickboxing fight when he was 8 years old. Since then he has fought a whose who of competition and become one of the best kickboxers in the world today. [Source: Wikipedia]
