JOSE ALDO RUMORS & GOSSIP

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On Tuesday afternoon, a welterweight bout between Claude Patrick (Pictured) and James Head was added to the “UFC 149: Aldo vs. Koch” roster. Eleven fights have now been confirmed for the Octagon’s debut in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Patrick is looking to bounce back from his first big league blemish. After posting a three-fight winning streak inside the Octagon...

UFC officials announced on Saturday that UFC 149 has officially sold out. UFC 149 will be the promotions first stop in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tickets for the event went on sale to UFC Fight Club members on Thursday, newsletter subscribers on Friday, and to the general public on Saturday. By the time the general public got their hands on them they were officially sold out. UFC...

There are still 10 weeks remaining until the curtain is drawn on the Octagon’s debut in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but “UFC 149: Aldo vs. Koch” can already go down in the record books as a smashing success. Although the fight card hasn’t been completed, it didn’t stop them Canadians from snagging every available seat inside Scotiabank Saddledome. On Saturday...

Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will put his title on the line against Erik Koch when the Ultimate Fighting Championship holds their debut event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with UFC 149. UFC 149 will take place on July 21st from the Scotiabank Saddledome. Aldo (21-1) is widely considered one of the top pound-for-pound mixed martial artists. He has reeled off an incredible 14 consecutive...

Forget about what UFC president Dana White said just four days ago about plucking featherweight king Jose Aldo (Pictured) from UFC 149 so he could fight in front of his Brazilian brethren at UFC 147. According to MMAJunkie, Aldo will remain in the July 21st event and headline the show opposite Erik Koch. Aldo was originally announced as UFC 147‘s featured attraction, but White...

While not officially announced, it looks like Jose Aldo has learned who his next opponent will be. Sources close to both fighters have said that Jose Aldo will take on Erik Koch for his 145 pound title. It was originally stated that Jose Aldo would be defending his championship at UFC 149 in Calgary, however now that UFC 147 is without a main event, UFC President Dana White has stated...

As expected, it was announced during Wednesday’s press conference that the Octagon will be taking its talents to Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21st for UFC 149. Scotiabank Saddledome will host the UFC’s debut in Bret “The Hitman” Hart’s homeland. The venue seats roughly 19,000 fans. UFC president Dana White confirmed featherweight king Jose Aldo ...

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to get nailed by one of Jose Aldo's killer leg kicks? You have? What are you, some kind of sick masochist?! Well this lucky(?) Brazilian contest winner had the pleasure(?) of getting kicked by Aldo and lived to tell about it.(if you don't understand Portuguese, you'll probably want to skip the first few minutes) [youtube...

Leader of Brazils Nova Uniao and trainer of UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, Andre Pederneiras, comments on the possibility of his champion moving up in weight to test himself amongst the UFC”s lightweight division. After last weekend’s first round destruction over Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo has seemingly cleared out his division. The featherweight champion has [...]