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PostSubject: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 6:19 pm

http://mmajunkie.com/news/21035/ufc-boss-wec-champ-jose-aldo-wants-to-test-himself-at-lightweight.mma

UFC boss: WEC champ Jose Aldo wants to test himself at lightweight
by John Morgan and Steven Marrocco on Oct 15, 2010 at 4:44 pm ET
LONDON – WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo may agree with observers who think he's running out of credible threats.

During a Q&A session with UFC Fight Club members at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, UFC president Dana White said Aldo has expressed interest in moving up to the lightweight division.

"From what I'm hearing, Aldo's interested in testing himself," White said.

The UFC president did not present a timeline for a possible move other than to say it could happen "very soon."

Aldo, a member of powerhouse MMA team Blackhouse, decimated the most recent challenger to his WEC crown when he took out former UFC lightweight and "The Ultimate Fighter 5" runner-up Manny Gamburyan by second-round TKO at WEC 51. It was his eighth consecutive victory in the promotion.

Observers have pointed to standouts Mark Hominick (19-8 MMA, 3-2 WEC) and Josh Grispi (14-1 MMA, 4-0 WEC) as potentials for the next featherweight contendership, though the Brazilian champion's next booking is currently unclear.

Following his bout with Gamburyan, Aldo (18-1 MMA, 8-0 WEC) downplayed the possibility of an immediate move.

"The same way that Manny earned his title shot, there's a lot of guys that are going to come up and earn their title shots," Aldo told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through interpreter Derek Lee.

But change appears to be in the air. In addition to his comments about Aldo, White said the UFC could borrow some of its sister promotion's top-tier lightweight talent. (The weight class remains the only one used by both the UFC and WEC.) Asked about the possibility of seeing WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson in the UFC octagon, the executive said it is in the works.

"There's some interesting fights with those guys (in the WEC), so we're working on putting those together," White said. "We're working on a lot of things right now that we'll be announcing in the next couple of months."

WEC officials so far have been mum on the possibility of loaning out talent to the UFC, and WEC president Reed Harris has shrugged off rumors of an impending merger between the promotions.

But for Aldo, the desire to face top competition is clearly making some noise in the Zuffa offices.
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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 6:23 pm

A couple more wins and we will see him ar 155lbs. He is ready now!
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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 6:24 pm

I think the best way they could do this would be have Aldo face the WEC LW champion first, and if he wins(or his opponent for that matter) then that would create a credible LW champion in terms of a future UFC unification. They could get two PPV headliners. Aldo vs Bendo/Pettis, then Aldo/Bendo/Pettis vs Edgar/Maynard.
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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 10:42 pm

Wolfgangsta wrote:
I think the best way they could do this would be have Aldo face the WEC LW champion first, and if he wins(or his opponent for that matter) then that would create a credible LW champion in terms of a future UFC unification. They could get two PPV headliners. Aldo vs Bendo/Pettis, then Aldo/Bendo/Pettis vs Edgar/Maynard.

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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 11:00 pm

Wolfgangsta wrote:
I think the best way they could do this would be have Aldo face the WEC LW champion first, and if he wins(or his opponent for that matter) then that would create a credible LW champion in terms of a future UFC unification. They could get two PPV headliners. Aldo vs Bendo/Pettis, then Aldo/Bendo/Pettis vs Edgar/Maynard.


So u wouldn't let Aldo fight Cerrone first? Cause I see that as a way of building up to first a WEC title fight, and then a WEC vs UFC mega fight.
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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 11:03 pm

captain organic wrote:
Wolfgangsta wrote:
I think the best way they could do this would be have Aldo face the WEC LW champion first, and if he wins(or his opponent for that matter) then that would create a credible LW champion in terms of a future UFC unification. They could get two PPV headliners. Aldo vs Bendo/Pettis, then Aldo/Bendo/Pettis vs Edgar/Maynard.


So u wouldn't let Aldo fight Cerrone first? Cause I see that as a way of building up to first a WEC title fight, and then a WEC vs UFC mega fight.

Why risk losing a ppv when people are already excited about the thought of Aldo at 155lb ?
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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 11:41 pm

Ali wrote:
captain organic wrote:
Wolfgangsta wrote:
I think the best way they could do this would be have Aldo face the WEC LW champion first, and if he wins(or his opponent for that matter) then that would create a credible LW champion in terms of a future UFC unification. They could get two PPV headliners. Aldo vs Bendo/Pettis, then Aldo/Bendo/Pettis vs Edgar/Maynard.


So u wouldn't let Aldo fight Cerrone first? Cause I see that as a way of building up to first a WEC title fight, and then a WEC vs UFC mega fight.

Why risk losing a ppv when people are already excited about the thought of Aldo at 155lb ?


I guess, but if we are afraid of Aldo losing to Cerrone, then maybe he is more hype then substance.
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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptyFri Oct 15, 2010 11:44 pm

They should just merge already. The smaller fighters would be exposed to a larger audience and would make more money.
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PostSubject: Re: Talks of Aldo and the LW division   Talks of Aldo and the LW division EmptySat Oct 16, 2010 2:14 am

Eh Aldo vs. Cerrone first? Straight to the Title shot, not like they want to keep rycycling these same guys anyways, Pettis wins the Title IMO by the way.
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