Right now UFC Featherweight Champion, Jose Aldo, has been rumored to possibly be fighting Ricardo Lamas on the UFC Super Bowl weekend card. Nothing has been set into stone so technically Aldo is still available for a fight.
Since UFC 164, in which Anthony Pettis took the UFC Lightweight Championship from Benson Henderson, the only fight that the champ has been thinking about is the fight originally set for UFC 163. Before UFC champ Pettis was scheduled to face Benson Henderson for the title, he was origianlly set to face the UFC Featherwright Champion,
Jose Aldo at UFC 163 before an injury pulled him from the card. After TJ Grant was pulled from the card, Pettis was healthy enough to step in to face the Champion. Once he won the title he stated the fact that he still had unfinished business with Aldo and still wanted that fight at 145 for the title. Wisely the UFC made the decision to make Pettis defend his 155 lb championship first against Thomson before proceeding with any super fights. Aldo is still more than willing to face the newly crowned champion, but insists that the fight should take place in the UFC's Lightweight Division with Pettis' title on the line in their clash.
Jose Aldo at UFC 163 before an injury pulled him from the card. After TJ Grant was pulled from the card, Pettis was healthy enough to step in to face the Champion. Once he won the title he stated the fact that he still had unfinished business with Aldo and still wanted that fight at 145 for the title. Wisely the UFC made the decision to make Pettis defend his 155 lb championship first against Thomson before proceeding with any super fights. Aldo is still more than willing to face the newly crowned champion, but insists that the fight should take place in the UFC's Lightweight Division with Pettis' title on the line in their clash.
Jose Aldo is inevitably going to make his move to that division in the near future so it makes sense that the fight should take place in that division. I think that this match makes sense and is completely promotable but it wouldnt wualify as a super fight until Pettis has defended the title. I think that the fight could work as long as Pettis can make a successful defense against Thomson. I would love to see how much better Aldo's endurance would be at 155lbs and not having to cut the extra 10 lbs. I predict that Aldo will be stronger and more dangerous at lightweight tham he would've been in the original bout I the featherweight division. Hopefully this match will come into fruition; we must first see how the Lightweight title fight ends and if Lamas gets a crack at the UFC Featherweight title in February.
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