Jose Aldo

…is not talked about enough. That guy is an extremely well-rounded and dangerous fighter. I expect him to reign over the WEC feather-weight division for a while.

My prediction has always been that Brown would lose to Aldo, but Faber would beat him. I think Urijah is quick enough to beat Aldo and is just as unorthodox, if he gets past Assuncao expect Faber vs. Aldo.

Aldo is the 145lb Anderson Silva. Muay Thai, Takedowns, jiu jitsu.

i DVR every fight of Aldo’s. he destroys people unlike any fighter i can recall, other than maybe a young Tyson.

i doubt Faber will be able to beat him, either…i think Aldo is so quick and explosive, that no one can match that. and his technique and skill is exceptional…

[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
i DVR every fight of Aldo’s. he destroys people unlike any fighter i can recall, other than maybe a young Tyson.

i doubt Faber will be able to beat him, either…i think Aldo is so quick and explosive, that no one can match that. and his technique and skill is exceptional…[/quote]

I feel the same way. Yes,Faber is unorthodox…but I sometimes think he’s just doing silly shit. A fighter like Aldo will take advantage of that. He’s too quick,explosive(as you stated) and has exceptional timing and reaction. He’ll make Faber fight out of his comfort zone.

[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
i DVR every fight of Aldo’s. he destroys people unlike any fighter i can recall, other than maybe a young Tyson.

i doubt Faber will be able to beat him, either…i think Aldo is so quick and explosive, that no one can match that. and his technique and skill is exceptional…[/quote]

I dunno. I thought Brown would lose to Aldo for sure. Recall that Brown couldn’t put Faber out when faber had 2 broken hands early on in the 2nd of their rematch.

I think Faber could possibly take Aldo.

Aldo and Faber are both guys with a ton of raw athleticism.

Faber is a lot better at inside fighting than Brown. Brown tried to box with Aldo which was crazy given Aldo’s length and ability to use it. I don’t see Faber trying the same. Faber would try to plum and elbow. Also, Faber’s ground game is extremely tight. He wouldn’t have ended up in the same situation as Brown did with Aldo.

True about the athleticism…but I think Faber has to rely on his a bit more than Aldo. Faber gets wild with his at times…especially with his stand-up. Something he will pay for if he stands and trades with Aldo. I also think Faber would get countered with some strong knees(and elbows himself) if he tried to clinch with Aldo.

Faber is great at getting out of bad positions on the ground. I think that’s where he would win the fight…takedowns,dictating the pace,grinding Aldo into a decision win. That’s the only way I see him beating Aldo. He’s really going to have to set-up his takedowns. If Brown had hell getting him to the ground,I don’t see it being easier for Faber.

Ill admit I haven’t been following WEC that much, but Jose Aldo has made me decide to start watching.

That guy is a little beast.

Jose Aldo is a beast, I doubt Faber can beat him.

Am I the only one who’s sound went to crap and it switched to the spanish announcers during the middle of the 1st round? It was very odd.

my sound was fine.

I was shocked Brown couldn’t complete a takedown. Aldo dominated him.

WTF was with the judges in the Razor Rob fight??? How does one judge see it 30-27 FOR Rob, and another judge see it 27-30???

That shit needs to stop.

The dude just became champ and i’ve read Tyson and Anderson Silva comparisons?

[quote]Big_Boss wrote:
True about the athleticism…but I think Faber has to rely on his a bit more than Aldo.
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I think Aldo simply has more of it than Faber. That back-flip off the top of the cage Aldo does is about all you need to know.

The inside game is where Faber could do alright. Aldo has longer limbs, which are harder to use closer in (even knees and elbows). Using long techniques with Aldo will not get FAber anything but knocked out given that his defense isn’t too solid.

[quote]
Faber is great at getting out of bad positions on the ground. I think that’s where he would win the fight…takedowns,dictating the pace,grinding Aldo into a decision win. That’s the only way I see him beating Aldo. He’s really going to have to set-up his takedowns. If Brown had hell getting him to the ground,I don’t see it being easier for Faber.[/quote]

Faber changes levels a lot more quickly than Brown, IMO, and sets up the takedowns with his plum when up against the cage. Faber’s take-downs are better.

Like I said, Brown had a tough time with Faber even when Faber was fighting with broken hands. He eked out a decision. Not exactly impressive.

BTW, did anyone notice Pedro Rizzo in Aldo’s corner (and later translating for him)? I wondered what happened to that guy.

[quote]drewh wrote:
The dude just became champ and i’ve read Tyson and Anderson Silva comparisons? [/quote]

Have you seen him fight? I watched him fight live in Corpus Christi and I would say that he looked as good if not better than Silva, and this was before he was the champ. Of course, Aldo is sixty pounds lighter than Silva is. I am not talking about accomplishment wise or who he has fought, I am talking about his style of fighting. His striking, defending takedowns, and scoring his own takedowns and finishing with ground and pound is what brought about the comparison to Silva.

You see Muay thai and bjj and say oh damn Anderson Silva. Anderson has finished a fight via gnp once in the UFC I believe, which was the switch on Marquardt.

Backflips, do you know how many fighters do backflips when they win. I’ve never seen Anderson do a backflip, or Fedor, or BJ Penn but it’s not a big deal plenty of ok fighters can do backflips.

[quote]John S. wrote:
Ill admit I haven’t been following WEC that much, but Jose Aldo has made me decide to start watching.

That guy is a little beast.[/quote]

ya know, i generally enjoy the WEC a lot more. i get tired of wrestler-MMA fighters, and they don’t seem to have too many. more MT and BJJ guys…

[quote]PRCalDude wrote:
BTW, did anyone notice Pedro Rizzo in Aldo’s corner (and later translating for him)? I wondered what happened to that guy.[/quote]

huh? i didn’t notice that…maybe that kind of explains his fighting style.

i just checked Wiki on Rizzo,a nd it says he’s been more or less fighting since he was in the UFC (Affliction,etc).

[quote]drewh wrote:
You see Muay thai and bjj and say oh damn Anderson Silva. Anderson has finished a fight via gnp once in the UFC I believe, which was the switch on Marquardt.

Backflips, do you know how many fighters do backflips when they win. I’ve never seen Anderson do a backflip, or Fedor, or BJ Penn but it’s not a big deal plenty of ok fighters can do backflips.[/quote]

Since titopuente’s comments were not clear enough for you:

What people see is a fighter who is better than most(if not the best) in his WEC weight division with his striking…AND is considered just as good with his BJJ. That’s why Silva is brought up with Aldo. Similar styles…good enough on their feet that their good BJJ/Wrestling is rarely needed. They also have similar long-limbed build as compared to other fighters in their weight classes. That is all.

As for the Tyson comment,it was only mentioned because Aldo is young…and is being dominant in his division and finishing people convincingly…similar to how Tyson was early in his career. That is all.

You saw “Tyson” and “Silva” then jumped all over it without even bothering to comprehend what is being said. You can be so critical about people’s comments about fighters that you sometimes miss important shit…wake up,dude.

Fuck you I clearly understand if you read my damn post I just hate fighter comparisons =, p4p questions etc… The featherweight division is not very deep, and people complain about Silva’s striking and wrestling, have they ever caomplained about Aldo’s nope. Wake up dude they are different fighters.

[quote]drewh wrote:
Fuck you I clearly understand if you read my damn post I just hate fighter comparisons =, p4p questions etc… The featherweight division is not very deep, and people complain about Silva’s striking and wrestling, have they ever caomplained about Aldo’s nope. Wake up dude they are different fighters.[/quote]

You sure? They look EXACTLY the same…hell,they’re both Brazilian,too. Of course they are different,fool…“similar” doesn’t mean “exactly alike.”

If you understood what titopuente(and myself) were saying…it sure wasn’t clear.

I guess some things are lost in translation of your anemic,pre-teen-like posts. Sometimes I think you’re trying to write a haiku or something.