Frankie Edgar: I’m going to push the pace at Jose Aldo

Heading into his Featherweight title bout with Jose Aldo at UFC 156, former Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar expects a full-on war with the famed Brazilian striker. However, that’s not going to change his mindset or gameplan in any way, because wars are what he’s become quite accustomed to over the last few years. Edgar knows he will have to take the fight to Aldo, and he addressed this belief in an interview recent interview with MMAFightcorner:“It’s tough to really put any chinks in any of these

Jose Aldo versus Frankie Edgar rumored for UFC 156 in Brazil

Hot on the heels of the great pay-per-view success of UFC 153 in Rio, news comes that the UFC will be making a return to Brazil sooner than later. Brazilian favorite Jose Aldo is reported to make his return to the Octagon against Frankie Edgar for the Featherweight title, tentatively set for January 19th.
Already once scheduled to fight Edgar for the 145 lb. strap as the headliner of UFC 153, those plans were nixed when the champion suffered a foot injury in a motorcycle accident.
According to Brazilian

Jose Aldo out of UFC 153 bout with Frankie Edgar due to injury

Featherweight champion Jose Aldo (21-1) suffered a foot injury and pulled out of his UFC 153 main event bout against Frankie Edgar.UFC President Dana White tweeted the news earlier:

Now Aldo is out with foot injury. Main and co main in the same day!! Another amazing day at the UFC. We have some work to do
— Dana White (@danawhite) September 11, 2012

Aldo suffered a swollen foot and several scratches on September 1 after a car hit the motorcycle he was riding in the Copacabana section of Rio de

Chad Mendes: A second fight against Jose Aldo would be completely different

UFC Featherweight Chad Mendes was the last man to face class champion Jose Aldo, and while that fight did not go exactly how Mendes had planned, it has given a wealth of valuable MMA title fight experience. The KO loss to Aldo remains the only blemish on Mendes’ 11-1 record, and he seeks to rebound strongly at this Saturday’s UFC 148 in Las Vegas. Facing Cody Mackenzie in preliminary card action, many believe Mendes will find himself in another Featherweight title fight one day. Speaking to Fightline.com,

The Korean Zombie speaks: I want Jose Aldo, I will end his reign as a Champion

Chan Sung Jung aka “The Korean Zombie” called out UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo today on Twitter. “I want Jose Aldo. I will end his reign as a champion.” A bold statement, to be sure. Jung most recently competed at UFC on FUEL TV 3 where he defeated Dustin Poirier via D’arce choke in perhaps one of the best fights of the year at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. UFC President Dana

Jose Aldo forced out of UFC 149 headliner with undisclosed injury

With injuries affecting UFC cards at an all-time high, huge news comes today as Featherweight champion Jose Aldo has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 149 headlining bout versus Erik Koch. The exact specifics of Aldo’s injury remain a mystery, but with the announcement, the Interim Bantamweight title bout of Urijah Faber versus Renan Barao has now been moved to UFC 149 as the main event.
Taking place in Cargary, Alberta, Canada, the Bantamweight Interim championship will now occur two weeks later. The