After a beautiful story, José Aldo fulfilled the main goals established in the MMA world and began to analyze the official farewell to the fights
Jose Aldo you already have all the details of your career very well defined! At 36 years old, one of the greatest fighters of all time, considered by many to be the greatest featherweight in the history of MMA, would have a lot more ground ahead of him, but the moment to retire his gloves is coming for the champion, who defined as to how this will happen.
In an exclusive interview with the website “Combate”, the fighter revealed that he has the objective of fulfilling the prediction that was made by him to his coach, Dede Pederneirasa few years ago, that he would only retire from the fighting world when he reached the age of 35 and had managed to win at least two championship belts. UFC.
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And it seems that José Aldo is close to confirming his retirement. In an interview with the website “Combate”, coach Dedé Pederneiras confessed that the issue has already been addressed by the fighter’s team, but he also revealed that he also observed the former champion’s desire to have one more chance in the UFC and prove his talent to everyone.
“I think it will depend on a lot. It depends on one last fight, it depends on a contract renewal, it depends on a lot. Ghana to run again he has. (…) I see Aldo with every chance of being champion in the 61kg category and continuing a race for the title. Now, if there’s going to be that motivation to keep doing it…”, said Dede.
“I would tell him to stop. I think Aldo has already conquered a lot and it won’t be a last fight like this that will take away the legacy he has in the sport. My biggest fear with an athlete when he gets to a stage like that of being at the end is an injury that can screw the guy for the rest of his life”, added José Aldo’s coach.
For José Aldo, the way the day to hang up the gloves arrives makes him dedicate himself even more to training and seek to train and prepare in modalities that he was not used to doing before, such as boxing, for example. The former featherweight champion said that the maximum dedication is for the sole objective of being champion before retiring.
Source: sportbuzz
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