Holloway praises Aldo: 'He's the best featherweight of all time'

Holloway praised Aldo's career (Photo: Facebook/UFC)

After several statements provoking José Aldo, Max Holloway changed the discourse about Brazilians. With one week left to face Aldo in the main fight of UFC 212, which takes place on June 3, in Rio de Janeiro, in a dispute valid for the featherweight belt, the Hawaiian left the controversies aside and admitted that his rival is the best fighter yet. 66kg of all time.

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“Aldo was caught in 13 seconds, and that happens in MMA. But he fought Frankie Edgar and dominated him again. That's the fact. Now I'm going to face him to try to beat him. Aldo is undoubtedly a dominant champion, as Joanna Jedrzejczyk. He’s the best featherweight of all time,” he declared during a conference call with journalists this Thursday.

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Although he recognizes the Brazilian's qualities, Holloway guarantees that he is ready to dominate the duel between them. According to Max, he is ready to reign supreme in the featherweight division.

“It could be the changing of the guard. Everything will be clear on day 3. I'm ready for the best José Aldo of all time, and I hope he's prepared for me. Let's see what will happen. The featherweights are rooting for me because they think I'm an easier fight than Aldo (laughs). Let's see what they think after the fight. (…) I believe in myself a lot. I'm not going to try to prove to anyone that I can be dominant. I just want to be the unified champion, and that’s what I think about when I train and prepare for a fight like this,” he concluded.

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In addition to the fight for the 66kg belt, another important fight is between the strawweights Claudia Gadelha x Karolina Kowalkiewicz. The 'phenomenon' Vitor belfort There is another one who will be present at the show: he is having his last fight in the organization against Nate Marquardt. Names like Erick silva, Paulo borrachinha, Raphael Assunção, Marlon moraes and Antonio Shoe Face are also confirmed in the attraction.