J. Aldo is carried by his trainer, A. Pederneiras, after victory at UFC Vegas 44. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
José Aldo definitely seems to have found himself in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg). After a difficult start to his career, with two consecutive defeats, the former featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg) recovered and scored three consecutive victories, the most recent last Saturday (4) about Rob Font. The good phase took the Brazilian to third place in the category ranking.
before facing Rob font, José Aldo occupied fifth place. With the victory in UFC Las Vegas 44, the Brazilian gained two positions, leaving Font himself and Cory Sandhagen, who recently challenged for the interim belt and was defeated by Petr yan.
Now José Aldo has only three names in front of him: the linear champion aljamain sterling, the interim champion Petr yan and former champion TJ Dillashaw, who became the “People’s Champion” main target for the next fight.
In addition to Aldo, other athletes benefited from the results achieved in the UFC Las Vegas 44 to climb the UFC rankings. In light weight (up to 70,3 kg), Raphael Fiziev gained three positions with the knockout over Brad Riddell, reaching eleventh place.
In light heavyweights (up to 93 kg), Jamahal hill gained two positions with the knockout over Jimmy crute and went on to occupy twelfth place.
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