Jose Aldo

Former two-time UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo welcomed his second child on Sunday. His wife, Vivianne Perreira, gave birth to Jose Aldo III.

In his first title reign, “The King of Rio” defended the championship seven consecutive times. And here we are diving in a sea of immeasurable Love! It feels like the first time, and we’re here with open arms to give you all the love in the world.

UFC legend Jose Aldo is retiring from mixed martial arts and has re.

A loss to Petr Yan at UFC 251 seemed like it may be the beginning of the end, but Aldo rebounded with three straight wins before losing what will be his final UFC fight against Merab Dvalishvili in August. One of the most dominant fighters of his era, Aldo was the inaugural UFC featherweight champion and made seven successful title defenses before losing to Conor McGregor in 2015. He's compiled a 31-8 overall record, with his last 20 fights coming in the UFC.

Former longtime UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, 36, has retired from the UFC, his team told ESPN on Sunday.

Before a loss to [Merab Dvalishvili](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3948572/merab-dvalishvili) at UFC 278 last month, Aldo was on a three-fight winning streak and closing in on another title shot. [Urijah Faber](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335682/urijah-faber) and [Frankie Edgar](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335694/frankie-edgar). Aldo (31-8) is arguably one of the top five fighters ever in mixed martial arts and easily within the top 10. Aldo's retirement alone would not get him out of his UFC contract, which would be frozen in that instance. The UFC has yet to comment on Aldo's contract status. He also owns career wins over [Marlon Vera](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3155424/marlon-vera), [Chad Mendes](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2504172/chad-mendes) (twice), [Kenny Florian](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335675/kenny-florian), [Cub Swanson](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2354087/cub-swanson) and [Mike Brown](http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2500733/mike-brown).

MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz confirmed with sources with knowledge of the news that the two-time UFC featherweight champion and current bantamweight contender ...

[Marlon Moraes](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1463/marlon-moraes). [Merab Dvalishvili](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4276/merab-dvalishvili) at [UFC 278](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1314/ufc-278-usman-vs-edwards-2) that snapped a three-fight win streak. 6 bantamweight in [MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings](https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/9/14/23351636/mma-rankings-september-2022-how-long-will-leon-edwards-reign-atop-the-welterweight-division). He successfully defended that title seven consecutive times (still a UFC record) before losing it to Aldo scored a second-round TKO of Brown to claim his first championship at the age of 23. [Frankie Edgar](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/60/frankie-edgar), [Urijah Faber](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2/urijah-faber), [Cub Swanson](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/236/cub-swanson), [Ricardo Lamas](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/821/ricardo-lamas), [Kenny Florian](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/62/kenny-florian), and [Chad Mendes](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/226/chad-mendes). [Conor McGregor](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor) at [UFC 194](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/681/ufc-194-aldo-mcgregor) and later won an interim title (that was eventually promoted to undisputed status in McGregor’s absence) at [UFC 200](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/746/ufc-200). Aldo’s winning ways continued as he defeated his next five opponents by knockout before challenging He lost to [Petr Yan](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4437/petr-yan) by fifth-round TKO at [UFC 251](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251), but rebounded from that championship loss with consecutive wins over top-ranked fighters [Marlon Vera](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3088/marlon-vera), [Pedro Munhoz](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1534/pedro-munhoz), and [Rob Font](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2918/rob-font). He won 25 of his first 26 pro bouts, with numerous highlight-reel knockouts and dominant decisions among those victories. [Mike Brown](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/202/mike-brown) for a featherweight title at WEC 44. [Jose Aldo](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/7/jose-aldo)’s legendary career has come to an end.

UFC legend Jose Aldo has retired from MMA following his release from the promotion.MMAFighting.com and Combate.com were first to report the news as th.

One of the greatest fighters of all-time. One of the last men standing from an era of poster curses and Powerman 5000. One said: "The featherweight GOAT.

Jose Aldo, a former UFC featherweight champion and consensus all-time great, has retired from mixed martial arts.

[lost the title](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2017/06/ufc-212-results-max-holloway-tkos-jose-aldo-to-unify-featherweight-title) to Max Holloway next time out. The rematch would never happen however, as McGregor was [forced to relinquish](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/ufc-206-gets-new-headliner-max-holloway-vs-anthony-pettis-for-interim-title-1) the title. From December 2020 to December 2021, Aldo defeated Marlon Vera, Pedro Munhoz, and Rob Font in succession. From April 2011 to October 2015, Aldo defended his title successfully seven times against the likes of Chad Mendes, Chan Sung Jung, and Frankie Edgar among others. He defended his title against Urijah Faber and Manny Gamburyan before the UFC merger in 2011. In 2005, Aldo lost for the first time. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with a source close to the situation following an initial report Sunday from Brazilian outlet [Combate](https://ge.globo.com/combate/noticia/2022/09/18/jose-aldo-entra-em-acordo-com-ufc-e-se-aposenta-do-mma.ghtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter). Aldo, 36, had one fight on his UFC contract at the time of his retirement. He is also a six-time performance bonus winner. Born in Manaus Brazil, Aldo started to train martial arts as a teenager, as he put aside aspirations for a soccer career. He is a former two-time featherweight champion, former interim champion, and former WEC champion. [a unanimous decision loss](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/08/ufc-278-results-merab-dvalishvili-vs-jose-aldo-utah-crowd-aljamain-sterling) at [UFC 278](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/events/ufc-278-usman-vs-edwards-2) in August.

Former UFC champion Jose Aldo has called it a career, causing many in the MMA community to take a trip down memory lane.

Thanks for the lifetime of inspiration and staying true to who you are. You’ve been my favorite fighter since I was teenager Ive always looked up to your fighting style, story and how you over came everything. Always a professional & a bona fide legend. [@josealdojunior]fights again, it's always the right time to appreciate his greatness. It’s that he didn’t let the 2015 loss to McGregor define him. A poor kid from the favela laughing endearingly at the absurdity that is suit shopping. Even when he began to decline, he continued to be competitive at the top of the bantamweight division for years. Congrats to a true legend of the sport. A deadly combo of speed and skills far ahead of his time. One of the best to ever do it. Te disse da última vez que a gente se encontrou no aeroporto e repito agora: o mundo é todo seu. One of the GOATS of MMA.

His final fight came last month when he lost a unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278. He was due to have one more fight with the UFC, ...

Whether Aldo steps away from all combat sports for good remains to be seen. Jose Aldo has decided to retire from MMA after a dazzling 18-year career in the sport He was due to have one more fight with the UFC, but he has decided to end his Octagon career now and walk away from the sport that he has dazzled in for the last 18 years, with the UFC announcing the news on Sunday.

Aldo had a five-year reign as UFC featherweight champion.

Tributes have poured in following the announcement, with former rival Max Holloway saying: “The King of RIO! [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Eat some açaí with cashew and powder milk for me.” He lost the title in 2015 when Irish fighter Conor McGregor defeated him in just 13 seconds. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [Jose Aldo](/topic/jose-aldo) has retired from the [UFC](/topic/ufc) and the sport of [MMA](/topic/mma) after an 18-year career, [the UFC ](/sport/ufc/cory-sandhagen-song-yadong-ufc-card-fights-b2165604.html)confirmed on social media.

Henry Cejudo would like to see former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo continue to prosper financially outside of the cage.

“I think this is time for him to do, whether exhibitions – we just saw Nate Diaz, too, over at the WWE (event) … “I think this is the time for him to make money,” Cejudo said. That led to a vacant title that Petr Yan and Aldo competed for at UFC 251, but [Aldo was stopped in Round 5](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/07/ufc-251-results-petr-yan-tko-knockout-jose-aldo-win-bantamweight-title). Sometimes you can be given Hall of Fames in the UFC, but this one is truly, truly earned, and he’s one of the greatest of all time.” He’s the greatest featherweight of all time, and he’s a real Hall of Famer. because of the COVID-19 pandemic, visa issues forced Aldo out of the bout.

The Brazilian was the main man of the featherweight division, having a decade-long unbeaten record. McGregor had exploded onto the scene in 2013 and earned ...

It’s that he didn’t let the 2015 loss to McGregor define him……many would have let that moment break them. McGregor had exploded onto the scene in 2013 and earned himself a shot at the title in 2015. He is a former two-time featherweight champion, former interim champion and former WEC champion. Thanks for all the amazing fights!” Although it’s a nice feeling to get that knockout, it’s kind of not nice as well. “I had a little moment where I felt sorry for Jose.

Jose Aldo has retired from mixed martial arts and will be remembered as a legend of the sport.The 'King of Rio' confirmed to the UFC that he planned t.

It’s that he didn’t let the 2015 loss to McGregor define him. Aldo’s most recent fight came in August in a unanimous decision defeat to Merab Dvalishvili. He is one of the most decorated fighters in UFC history and was a two-time featherweight champion.

On Sunday, Jose Aldo's team announced the retirement of the former longtime featherweight champion from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). He won the featherweight title for the second time in his career. In 2015, Aldo lost to Conor McGregor in a thirteen-second knockout, slowly worked on his career, and won the featherweight title. [Aldo](/topic/aldo)'s coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, told ESPN that Aldo's request was granted. Even though Jose has retired, it doesn't mean he has been relieved of his UFC contract. The 36-year-old [World Extreme Cagefighting](/topic/world-extreme-cagefighting)( [WEC](/topic/wec)) featherweight champion requested a release from his [UFC](/topic/ufc)contract.

Still in his prime and calling it a career, that's the dream for an athlete. It appears that UFC legend Jose Aldo will walk out while he is still at the top ...

After winning the UFC title against Hominick in 2011, Aldo successfully defended it seven times before he ran into the streaking Conor McGregor. He has won 21 fights between his WEC and UFC career and lost just seven times in his career. However, Aldo won his first UFC title in 2011 when he beat Mark Hominick and has been doing this for a very long time.

Khabib Nurmagomedov played down UFC legend Jose Aldo's string of bantamweight wins last year, prompting Conor McGregor to come to his former featherweight ...

McGregor has secured just one win since that fight and is expected to make a UFC return next year, whilst Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight title twice after beating McGregor and officially retired from fighting last March. "You and Cerrone here locked in to fight since way back and you never had the courage. Aldo is 100 times the fighter you are, and ever will be." The fight was rebooked for the following May, but Nurmagomedov pulled out for the second time. The Brazilian was expected to see out the one fight left on his contract at an upcoming pay-per-view event in January next year, but he requested his release and ends his career with a record of 31-8. You saw what he did, he closed up and waited for the ref to stop the fight.

Former WEC and UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has retired after his 20th fight in the UFC and 18th consecutive year competing in mixed martial arts.

A deadly combo of speed and skills far ahead of his time. One of the best to ever do it. One of the GOATS of MMA. [@josealdojunior] [https://t.co/RznvKYKI37] [September 18, 2022] I was looking forward to the challenge & crazy atmosphere.— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) I spent a whole camp training to fight Jose Aldo in Brazil, but COVID changed everything.

Jose Aldo, one of the greatest fighters to ever compete in UFC, is retiring from the world of mixed martial arts. The 36-year-old and UFC have agreed to ...

6-ranked bantamweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings. He lost the featherweight title to Conor McGregor in 2015, but managed to regain it by defeating Frankie Edgar for the interim belt. The ending comes as somewhat of a surprise to many, as the Brazilian had competed in MMA for more than 18 years. He retires as the No. My biggest fear is when an athlete gets to the final stage of his career and an injury can ruin him for the rest of his life." The termination means the man known as 'Scarface' can compete in other sports, like boxing.

As the King of Rio calls time on his glittering career, we can reflect on his legacy and achievements as a whole. He is destined for the Hall of Fame.

At 36, he walks away with 39 professional bouts to his name and the CV of a fighter far older. Long live The King of Rio. He continued: 'When I went to live in the favela I heard a lot of gun shots every day and night – something I’d never heard before. Two defeats at the hands of Max Holloway were followed by wins over Renato Moicano and Jeremy Stevens. 'I would go to school at night to try and save the money to buy a ticket to Rio. Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar, Chan Sung Jung and Ricardo Lamas were among the big names to fall short as Aldo defended his featherweight crown again and again. His first love was football but his harsh surroundings and constant beatings on the street inspired him to learn how to defend himself. 'I left my home and my town to chase a dream. I said I would only go back to Manaus when I was successful.' Aldo was one of MMA's great champion and rose from the favela to accomplish his dreams Seven defences in succession elevated Aldo to the top of the sport and he was unquestionably among the UFC's biggest stars. Aldo was the first featherweight champion in the UFC and defended his belt seven times

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With The News Of His Retirement From MMA, We Take A Look Back At José Aldo's Amazing Career. By Thomas Gerbasi, on Twitter: @TGerbasi • Sep. 19, ...

“When you leave your family and friends and everybody behind and you start to look to do something to build your dream, it’s really a shot in the dark,” said Aldo when I spoke to him and Barao that afternoon in the Big Apple. He adjusted his tactics and rounded out his skill set as Father Time came knocking, and as he relied on grit and his Fight IQ, he showed that he was a one of a kind athlete, the likes of which we won’t see again anytime soon. He would lose his title to Conor McGregor in a 2015 fight that captivated fans in and out of the sport, but while such a bitter defeat could cause anyone to take their foot off the gas or lose their love of the game, Aldo regained his title, then bounced back from painful defeats to leave fans with a lasting impression of his greatness during a three-fight run at bantamweight that saw him defeat Marlon Vera, Pedro Munhoz and Rob Font in succession. A final title defense over Manny Gamburyan followed before he was named the first featherweight champion in UFC history as the promotion brought in WEC fighters and launched the 145- and 135-pound divisions. He was debuting in the WEC, a 10-1 prospect who was well-known by hardcore fight fans, but an unknown to most of those who showed up to Sacramento’s Arco Arena for a megafight between future foe Urijah Faber and former UFC champ Jens Pulver. That’s why “The King of Rio” retired from the sport yesterday as the best featherweight of all-time and an icon in his home country of Brazil.