Jose Aldo

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo believes he may get the opportunity to fight for the lightweight division belt held by Sean O'Malley after a solid win over Jonathan Martinez.

"My manager says I can beat the line, I can go out for a title fight because when we left the UFC, we had very good rankings.

I'm hoping that can help me. If we can beat the queue, it will be great. My opinion is this. I will rest, I will return to hard training, and there will be new challenges," - said Aldo.

Recall, Aldo defeated Martinez by unanimous decision of judges last weekend at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro.

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo commented on his win over Jonathan Martinez and also spoke out about his future.

"I came out for this fight as focused as possible, I had a great preparation, thanks to my team for that. I'm happy that I pleased the fans and gave them what they wanted. I worked a lot on my boxing, that's what I emphasized in the fight. But he is left-handed, so it was not easy to catch him, I had to wait for the right moments to attack, but in general I attacked him with good punches.

What's next? That's up to Dana White, Sean Shelby and Hunter Campbell. We'll see what they come up with. But I've said before, this isn't my last fight. I feel like age doesn't stop me from fighting, I feel great physically. Perhaps I can become a champion again," - stated Aldo.

Recall that Aldo defeated Maritinez by unanimous decision of judges at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, USA. For the 37-year-old Brazilian this fight was the first in MMA since August 2022.

Here are the results from UFC 301, which took place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was headlined by a featherweight title fight between Allesandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg.

UFC welterweightAnthony Smith has spoken out about the return of Brazilian legend Jose Aldo to the octagon. Smith noted that it will be cool to see Jose back in the octagon in his home country of Brazil.

"It's cool to see Aldo return, especially here in Rio where he's so loved. He's fighting one of my teammates. I'm looking forward to seeing Jonathan Martinez go out there and get the win. Honestly, even though Jonathan is my teammate, it would be cool to see Jose take another walk," Smith said.

As a reminder, Aldo will fight at UFC 301, which takes place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro. Jose will meet in the octagon with Jonathan Martinez.

Jose Aldo, former UFC featherweight champion, has created what he believes is the perfect fighter. Notably, the Brazilian has taken two of his "skils" - striking and knockdown defense.

jab and knockdown defense - Jose Aldo;

Submissions - Charles Oliveira;

jaw strength - Max Holloway;

cardio - Merab Dvalishvili;

kickdowns - George St. Pierre;

grappling - Demian Maia.

Jose Aldo's next fight will be against Jonathan Martinez. Their fight will take place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro as part of the co-main event of UFC 301.

In his last fight, Jose Aldo lost by unanimous decision to Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili.