BT Sport just released it's special on Conor McGregor. Barbosa attempted a single leg takedown, but Aldo pulled away and threw two soccer kicks to the prone Barbosa before the referee stopped the fight at twenty seconds of the first round, awarding Aldo the victory via knockout. That's how poor he was." He went to Glen Edwards Middle School, Casa Roble High … The win also earned him his third Fight of the Night bonus award,[47] and was selected Fight of the Year by multiple MMA outlets. Showing all 0 items Jump to: Certification; Certification. His cage-fighter son is one of the most famous sportsmen in the country, but in the early days Tony McGregor admits he would have preferred Conor to be a plumber. He is a mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Check out the latest episode of UFC Beyond The Octagon.… Conor gives a long and pretty interesting interview about his mindset before the UFC Title bout with Chad Mendes, his stint on The Ultimate Fighter, life as a champion and his future bout with Jose Aldo. Known by the nickname "Junior", José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior fought his first professional MMA fight at the age of 17 at EcoFight 1 on August 10, 2004. Aldo was born as Jose Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior on September 9, 1986, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Jose Aldo Family: He is from a well known family of Manaus Brazil. But, Jose Aldo is the “OG” greatest Featherweight, holding the title from 2009 in the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) days through the weight class’ inauguration into UFC in … He won his next fight for the interim UFC Featherweight Championship against Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 by unanimous decision on July 9, 2016. He is very loving and caring towards his family. He has often been called "the greatest featherweight in mixed martial arts history”. After WEC merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship On October 28, 2010, he became the inaugural UFC Featherweight Champion. He defeated Mike Brown in the next fight November 18, 2009 at WEC 44 to win the WEC Featherweight Championship. He fought his first UFC bout against Mark Hominick on April 30, 2011, at UFC 129, in which he won by a unanimous decision and earned ‘Fight of the Night’ honors. Aldo was scheduled to face Conor McGregor on July 11, 2015, at UFC 189. The fight was ended by doctor stoppage at the end of the first round due to a cut over Rocha's left eye, which was caused by a flying knee thrown by Aldo followed by a barrage of punches. Aldo shrugged off Azevedo's first few takedown attempts in the second, but was eventually taken down against the ropes by a double leg. In his UFC career so far, José Aldo has won the UFC Featherweight Championship title twice and has earned four ‘Fight of the Night’ honors. Sherdog named him ‘2009 Fighter of the Year’ and later inducted him into the ‘Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame’. As a result, Aldo was promoted to Featherweight Champion. He won his final two WEC fights against Urijah Faber and Manvel Gamburyan in 2010, successfully defending his WEC Featherweight Championship title. This marked a major deviation from Aldo's previous firm stance on retiring by the end of 2019, in which he stated "I had already planned to stop when I was 30 years old and begin something else. [30] Aldo became the inaugural UFC Featherweight Champion, receiving the first ever UFC featherweight title belt on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at UFC 123. Be the first to add a certification; Sex & Nudity. This was Aldo's first decision win in his WEC career. He took Maruyama down almost at will with trips and body-locks; whereas Maruyama failed in all his attempts to get Aldo to the mat. CONOR MCGREGOR says he has 'immense respect' for his old foe Jose Aldo and has not ruled out a rematch between the two. Both landed some solid strikes in the few exchanges there were in the round.[19][20][21]. José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior was born on September 9, 1986 in Manaus, Brazil. My dream, my goal is to own my own house. Round one could have gone either way, with Aldo getting two takedowns (both times getting into half-guard) and cutting Meller's right eyebrow with a left hand. Aldo spent the next several years jumping from organization to organization. He is a former three-time UFC featherweight champion overall, having been the undisputed champion twice and the interim champion once. [17] He is a teammate and training partner of former UFC Bantamweight champion Renan Barão at Nova União. [58] After winning the first two rounds on all three judges scorecards, he lost the fight by TKO in the third round. [37], Aldo was expected to face Anthony Pettis on August 3, 2013, at UFC 163. The referee restarted the fight in the center of the ring, where Azevedo locked his legs around Aldo in a body triangle. Jose Aldo’s daughter, Joanna, was born after seven years of spousal bliss in 2012. [1] He lost the largely contested bout via split decision. Only Child of MMA Star, Jose Aldo, And Vivianne Aldo MMA Star, Jose Aldo, is a married man and is in love with his wife, Vivianne, insanely. 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He previously fought in the World Extreme Cagefighting and was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion. It would be Bigola's first and only professional fight. Their daughter Joanna was born in 2012. [78], Aldo faced Marlon Vera on December 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 183. José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior , commonly anglicized as Jose Aldo, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Aldo did not engage most of the fifth (although he did land a body shot that nearly crumpled Faber). None 0 Mild 0 Moderate 0 Severe 0. He then moved to Portsmouth, England to face Phil Harris on September 17, 2005 at UK-1: Fight Night and won the fight via TKO (doctor stoppage). He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). His next fight against Aritano Silva Barbosa on May 12, 2005 at Rio MMA Challenge 1 ended in just twenty seconds into the first round following two soccer kicks that awarded him a knockout win. Aldo won his fight on June 7, 2009 at WEC 41 against Cub Swanson via double flying knee eight seconds into the first round. Other. Five months later he fought MMA newcomer Luiz de Paula at Shooto – Brazil 7. Relembre único revés", "Jose Aldo, working since he was six years old", "WEC 44: JOSE ALDO talks w/Yahoo! Jose Aldo Benel Durand. Latest on Jose Aldo including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN "[72][73], On October 23, 2019, it was announced that Aldo would be moving down to the Bantamweight division. Jose Aldo official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, … Jose Aldo is in uncharted territory in his career after losing to Petr Yan at UFC 251, but he has no intention of giving up. Joseph Benavidez breaking news and and highlights for UFC 259 fight vs. Askar Askarov, with official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, … In the spring of 2015, McGregor was on a 10-city promotional tour for his upcoming fight against Jose Aldo. Like many famous people and celebrities, Jose Aldo keeps his personal life private. He defeated his opponent by head kick knockout eighteen seconds into the first round. Login into Facebook. During his WEC career, he won the WEC Featherweight Champion title once and was awarded ‘Knockout of the Night’ honors three times. His parents are José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Sr. and Rocilene Socorro Souza and also has two sibling sisters named Rosilene Oliveira and Josilene Souza de Oliveira. On September 28, 2014, at Nova União, under the tutelage of Mestre Roberto Leitão (10th Dan), Daniel F. A. Malvino "Pirata" (1st Dan), Marco Ruas (7th Dan) and Daniel D'dane (4th Dan), Aldo was awarded his black belt in Luta Livre.