There has never been a featherweight better than Jose Aldo at the height of his powers.
Even after Conor McGregor had slept him in 13 seconds, 'Scarface' was still a force to take into account at 145 pounds.
Losing Back-to-Back Stop Stopping to Max Holloway left the 38-year-old at a crossroads in 2018.
Of course Jose Aldo showed the world that he was still that guy by quickly finishing a notorious Ko artist.
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Jose Aldo crumbled UFC Bogeyman with Bodyshot
Jeremy Stephens is generally considered one of the largest pound-for-pounds of largest punchers in MMA.
'Lil Heathen' rode a three-field UFC-Win-Streak when he was booked to face Aldo in July 2018.
The heavy American earned the fight by colleague Ko Merchant, Josh Emmett, cold.
Yet he was completely surpassed by Aldo when they met at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada.
Towards the end of the round, Aldo tore to the body with a shot that echoed around the arena.
Stephens hit in pain before his opponent started beating him with bumps on the floor.
Aldo continued to ride until he had the UFC Bogeyman rolled up in a ball waiting for the referee to save him from the merciless beating.
Five years later, Stephens got his revenge of from-toen they braked a six-round boxing match.
Aldo could not find the KO -shot and they eventually fought against a controversial majority in April 2023.
What is the next step for Jose Aldo?
Aldo returned from his short MMA pension with a flawless victory against Jonathan Martinez on UFC 301 in May 2024.
Unfortunately for the favorite of the Brazilian fan, Mario Bautista held him for most of his next fight against the fence, which ended in a disputed Split decision loss at UFC 307.
Aldo will then be confronted in Montreal with the teammate of George St-Pierre, Aiemann Zahabi, on UFC 315 in Montreal.
The map will be received by a welterweight title fight between Belal Muhammad and Jack della Maddalena, who was collected from his UFC London collision with Leon Edwards to replace the injured Shavkat Rakhmonov.
In the Co-Main event, flight weight champion Valentina Shevchenko will be confronted with top candidate Manon Fiorot.
So far, 11 fights have been announced for the map, which is only a few more to be complete.
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