Dead President - Aldo is the man and I will be rooting for him. That being said, I have to say that the fukery surrounding his PED test (as outlined in a detailed timeline by Sherdog) puts doubt in me as to wether he's a clean fighter or not. There may be a little hate in me because of that...
Same, except rooting for Conor. The weirdness surrounding the PED test is the ONLY thing that causes me to be a bit wary of Aldo. Other than that, I think he's been a great champion. Well, the 2 punches after the horn, that rocked Mendes in round 1, was somewhat eyebrow-raising...but maybe the ref should have been there.
I remember when Faber was the man, and then Aldo came along and Faber lost to Brown.. Everyone LOVED Aldo after that... And now look at you people!! Fuck this shit!! To be the man, you have to beat the man! And Aldo hasn't lost in 10 years!
Whambo - 1. This forum is filled with shills which can easily sway the weak minded into thinking the way the UFC wants them to think.
2. Aldo doesn't speak much English, so he can't defend himself as easily to the American crowd.
3. This forum has a large number of closeted homosexuals, and they can't help but find themselves aroused by Conors natural charisma and metrosexual tendencies.
Sprawl'n'Stall - I admit the fact it was his 5th time postponing a title fight changed my opinion of him.
That stat seemed big but check out the other stat that had him defending the title just as many times as everyone else. He hasn't skipped a beat in defenses
Sprawl'n'Stall - I admit the fact it was his 5th time postponing a title fight changed my opinion of him.
That stat seemed big but check out the other stat that had him defending the title just as many times as everyone else. He hasn't skipped a beat in defenses
Unless by skipping a beat you mean skipping every other defense.
RicGillespie - I enjoy both fighters equally and just looking forward to a really good fight.
VU, and this exactly. I just hope both fighters are as healthy as possible when this fight goes down, so as to leave everything in the Octagon- and no questions unanswered as to who is the true, Undisputed Featherweight Champion.
It's hard to support a fighter with a 50/50 chance of him pulling out of his fight. How the fuck can I get excited about his fights if I'm worried the whole time he won't make it to the actual fight?
sloppyfloppys - It's hard to support a fighter with a 50/50 chance of him pulling out of his fight. How the fuck can I get excited about his fights if I'm worried the whole time he won't make it to the actual fight?
What are your thoughts on Velasquez, Pettis and Weidman?
Sprawl'n'Stall - I admit the fact it was his 5th time postponing a title fight changed my opinion of him.
That stat seemed big but check out the other stat that had him defending the title just as many times as everyone else. He hasn't skipped a beat in defenses
Unless by skipping a beat you mean skipping every other defense.
True but a 5:9 ratio isn't even the worst champ out there for pull-out rate. Aldo's Mr Reliable compared to Chris Weidman's 3:3.
chupecabre - Have enjoyed Aldo's carreer, but a new Era is upon us. Embrace and enjoy it.
My thoughts exactly.
Since GSP retired I always had Aldo #1 P4P, even rating him above Jon Jones, my favourite fighter to watch, and Aldo is easily Top 5 GOAT too.
But he's had plenty of time at the top. As much as he's one of the only high level guys with the balls to back up his lower-level brethren in regards to fighter pay the guy has earned himself a ton of dough compared to most people in Brazil and the US and could retire very comfortably. He may have come from an Amazon favela, but he can live like a king now.
Ultimately Conor is better for the health of the sport, so as much as it seems wrong somehow to root for the Boss's Pet against The Rebel I've been doing exactly that. I want Conor on that throne and I think he has what it takes to do it.
