UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo has revealed that he’d be happy to entertain super fights in both the bantamweight and lightweight divisions down the road but first off he needs to take care of Kenny Florian inside the octagon later this year.Speaking via Sherdog.com, Aldo said:
“It’s not only about my wishes. My coach, Andre Pederneiras, and managers Ed Soares and ‘Joinha’ [Jorge Guimaraes] are also involved, so it has to come from them, as well as from [UFC President] Dana White and [matchmaker] Joe Silva. I’m a fighter; I’ve gotta do my job well and always try to give the crowd a show. If it was only about my wishes, I’d love to move my weight up and down to fight, but I’m confident when they believe it’s a good time, I’ll be asked to face this new challenge.”
“I’m in favor of that because I think the promotion, the public and the media would gain a lot with [super-fights]. A lot of fans want to see champions fight champions from other divisions. If people could find a way to make that, to get a consensus, I think there’s a place for that in the UFC. For me, as I said, it would be a dream come true to test myself between the lighter weights.”
“I’m just waiting on the date [to face Florian]. I returned to my training routines after a good period of rest, and I’m getting back into shape with boxing, jiu-jitsu and muay Thai. I’m not exactly focused on Florian. I’ll wait to be, like, seven weeks out from the fight to figure out a strategy to beat him.”
Although I’m sure many people would like to see this it’s unclear whether the UFC will give it the green light just yet with other top contenders such as Chad Mendes in the mix still in the featherweight division.By Michael Pepper
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