Jose Aldo is regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time and as the finest featherweight ever.
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José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Jnior was born on September 9, 1986. He is a former professional mixed martial artist from Brazil who is often anglicized as Jose Aldo. He was the fourth and last WEC Featherweight Champion, and he most recently participated in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Bantamweight class.
Following the merging of the UFC and WEC, he was named the inaugural UFC Featherweight Champion. After successfully defending his UFC and WEC titles seven times each, Aldo is regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time and as the finest featherweight ever.
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He was the inaugural UFC Featherweight Champion when the WEC and UFC amalgamated, and he successfully defended his championship against Mark Hominick at UFC 129 in 2011 and Kenny Florian at UFC 136.
After making a few more strong defenses and suffering a rib injury, he was eventually defeated by Conor McGregor in 2015 by way of knockout. This was his first loss at featherweight, where he had a 25-match winning run prior to this, and his first loss in more than ten years.
Aldo announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on September 18, 2022, the same day his son was born. He still had one bout left on his UFC contract. Aldo was given the liberty to seek chances in other sports despite the original claims that he was no longer under contract with the UFC.
In 2023, Jose Aldo‘s net worth is projected to be $9 million. Aldo earned the majority of his money through UFC fights. His battles with Max Holloway, Frankie Edgar, and Conor McGregor earned him some of his highest paydays.
Jose Aldo receives a $400,000 base income from his fights. Aldo and McGregor’s fight at UFC 194 in December 2015 ended up being the 10th most popular pay-per-view event in UFC history.
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