Aldo thinks Edgar won't keep up the pace in his featherweight debut
Former UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar He drops down to the featherweight division and in his debut he will face the best fighter in the category. The North American, who faces José Aldo in the main fight of UFC Rio 3, he is already working on cutting weight to maintain one of his best qualities: his physical preparation. However, the Brazilian doesn't say he's bothered by the pace that Edgar puts into his fights and thinks he can feel the weight cut for the first time.
“His gas doesn’t impress me that much. Now he will have to make weight for the first time. I don't see a problem, he will crash, but things will change. He will have to cut a lot more than just three kilos, and he may lose some of his gas”, said Aldo, in an interview with the program “In the World of Fight“, from the radio “beat98".
Aldo also revealed that his friend Gray Maynard, who has already faced Edgar three times, will come to Brazil to help prepare for the duel.
“Gray was already scheduled, he will stay for about three weeks. It will be very important, because they have already faced each other three times, he is a guy who knows Edgar's game a lot and will add a lot”, he said.
The fight between José Aldo e Frankie Edgar will be the main fight of UFC Rio 3, an event that takes place on October 13th, at the HSBC Arena, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro. Check out the full show card below:
Main Card
José Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar;
Quinton “Rampage"Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira;
Jon Fitch vs. Erick silva;
Wagner Caldeirão vs. Phil Davis;
Demian Maia vs. Rick Story;
Preliminary Card
Ron Jason vs. Sam Sicilia;
Gabriel Napao vs. Gerônimo Mondragon;
Gleison Tibau vs. Francisco Massaranduba;
Diego Brandao vs. Joey Gambino;
Serginho Moraes vs. Renee Forte;
Luiz “Banha” Cane vs. Chris Camozzi;
Cristiano Marcello vs. Pray Madadi.
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