The King of Rio’s road to the
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January 22, 2023
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Jose
Aldo is headed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of
Fame.
The promotion announced on Saturday that Aldo will be enshrined
during a ceremony on International Fight Week this coming July in
Las Vegas. Aldo be inducted into the “Modern Wing.”
A two-time UFC featherweight champion and a long-reigning WEC
featherweight kingpin, Aldo is regarded by many as the top
145-pound fighter in MMA history. Aldo from MMA in September
following a loss to Merab
Dvalishvili in a bantamweight bout at UFC 278. The Nova Uniao
standout will continue his combat sports career in the boxing ring,
with his debut expected to come in February.
The promotion reportedly tried to convince Aldo to compete the
final fight on his contract at UFC 283, but the Brazilian elected
to call it a career and was granted his release. An emotional Aldo
was in attendance at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro when his
induction was announced during the UFC 283 broadcast.
“Jose
Aldo is the greatest featherweight of all time,” UFC president
Dana White said. “From WEC to UFC, Jose helped us build the sport
of MMA and UFC as a brand, as well as change the perception of the
smaller weight classes and what they could accomplish inside the
Octagon. It will be an honor to induct him into the UFC Hall of
Fame this summer.”
Aldo compiled a 31-8 record during a professional tenure that began
in 2004, earning victories over the likes of Urijah
Faber, Mike
Thomas Brown, Cub Swanson,
Frankie
Edgar, Kenny
Florian, Chad Mendes,
Chan
Sung Jung, Jeremy
Stephens, Marlon Vera
and Rob
Font, among others. He set a number of records during his
career, including most UFC/WEC featherweight wins (18), most
UFC/WEC featherweight title fight wins (11) and most UFC/WEC
featherweight knockouts (11).
Watch @JoseAldoJunior
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react to being the first member of the 2023
#UFCHOF class 🏆
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January 22, 2023