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Aldo absolutely refuses to fight Pettis

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#1 ·
Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani
Dana said Aldo will fight Pettis or he's not going to like the way this turns out. He's absolutely refusing right now.
John Morgan ‏@MMAjunkieJohn
Dana said Aldo is refusing to fight Pettis - but he's still planning on that fight happening.
I'm conflicted here. Pettis doesn't deserve the shot at all. Guys like Lamas/Swanson and KZ do. But at the same time, Aldo vs Pettis is BAD ASS fight. Kind of hope the fight goes through, but wouldn't mind if one of the other 3 got the shot first.
 
#64 ·
On one hand good for Aldo for standing up for the FW's. I don't know if this math is right because it's so late but Aldo is sitting at 2,471 days of being undefeated, Fedor's record is 3,526 days. Aldo is less than three years away from breaking Fedor's record which he would do before he's 30. This is the sort of GOAT type thing that fighters should dream about and I can see how he doesn't want to cheapen/risk it against hand picked opponents.

Dana has shown a real lack of loyalty towards fighters and he's clearly changed the rules. I don't take issue with the champions stepping up as those maybe the only people who can.
 
#69 ·
Who cares if a fighter is hand picked why does that make any difference? If you can't beat any and everyone who comes then you are NOT the champion. Aldo is a great fighter and is disrespecting himself and the belt by refusing any fight.
 
#65 ·
I think what Dana means by, "he won't like how things turn out" probably means if necessary Dana will strip Aldo of the title and release him from the UFC. Basically Dana is saying," You are going to fight him whether you like it or not." This is typical of Dana White.
 
#66 ·
Some of you guys are unreal. If your the champion you should be scared of fighting no one, Aldo should be happy of the challenge because beating Pettis would make him a huge star and up there with the rest of the champions. What would be the point in Pettis fighting 2 fights first?? He would run through that devision and then next year we would be back in
This situation. If Aldo moved to LW ime sure he would of got straight title shot. Aldo need to stop worry about who deserved what, he gets paid to fight and beating top guys would make him more of a ppv draw and a more popular champion with some fans. If anything Aldo should be honoured these guys want a crack at him.
 
#67 ·
Some of you guys are unreal. If your the champion you should be scared of fighting no one,
Their are other reasons to refuse a fight. If you have a guy that's easier to fight who has earned a shot that doesn't mean you are scared it just means to want an easy fight. Another reason is money, Aldo was getting 24 to show 24 to win two fights ago, in this last event he was paid less than Overeem and Rashad. He's getting paid more now but he might feel the UFC isn't properly compensating him.

Aldo should be happy of the challenge because beating Pettis would make him a huge star and up there with the rest of the champions.
Because Faber, Florian and Edgar aren't big stars? People know who he is, he isn't Demetrius Johnson he's been a main eventer for years. Pettis isn't a huge step up, BJ Penn or Matt Hughes might be but Pettis is on the same level as Faber/Florian/Edgar.

What would be the point in Pettis fighting 2 fights first?? He would run through that devision and then next year we would be back in This situation.
He could both move up to LW and not fight Pettis, he could also be 750,000 dollars richer
If Aldo moved to LW ime sure he would of got straight title shot. Aldo need to stop worry about who deserved what, he gets paid to fight and beating top guys would make him more of a ppv draw and a more popular champion with some fans.
IIRC he would move up to fight a champion, not even for the championship. But being undefeated for 8 years and being a contender for the belt dropping down are two very different things. Aldo get's paid to fight, just not paid well and we now know that if a fighter is "too expensive" and on the "downside of their career" they can get cut. The guy that beat Pettis is now in the mix and Maynard is talking about dropping down. I can understand why he feels like the UFC might be persecuting him a bit. Also their is an advantage in seeing if these LW guys who make these huge cuts can both maintain their bodies and make the cuts.

If anything Aldo should be honoured these guys want a crack at him.
The title is honor enough, also don't you think you lose more honor by losing the fights?
 
#75 ·
I know I am a little late to the party here but I'll throw in my opinion. I agree with Aldo and his right to refuse anymore straight from 155 fights. If Pettis fought 1 or 2 fights at 145 and got quick routed to the title, fine, at least he fought at 145. But Aldo is being treated as the Intercontinental Champion in WWE(WWF). We can't give you the title you really want at the moment (155) so we will give you a shot at something (145). It really is kind of insulting.

As for "The Champ should never refuse a fight", Aldo hasn't ever refused a fight from within his division. As mentioned above, Pettis isn't a 145'er, and Aldo already did the UFC a solid by fighting Frankie without any 145 fights.

I'll end my little rant with this. If Dana White wants us to take the lighter weight classes more seriously, then maybe he should treat them as such. Granting fighters title shots in divisions they don't fight in proves how valuable you think the belt really is.
 
#76 ·
I can't see how anyone is defending Aldo here. I have nothing against him, but he's clearly scared. He fought Edgar at FW coming off of a 2-fight losing streak and no FW experience. Someone is coming off of wins and no FW experience, and now he's refusing? I guess he wants to go back to the stage where he's fighting no-namers and main eventing under-the-radar pay-per-views in Brazil.

I'm sure Dana will get his way, but his verbal threats are useless, considering Bones and Diaz seem to be doing just fine now.
 
#77 ·
my 2 cents here; Pettis vs Aldo is really the only sellable 145 lb title fight. Look at the highlight reals you could make from these 2. And I think Pettis is the only guy that wants the fight that could win it. Pettis is great. It took me a long time to get on the bandwagon, but Im here, boys and I brought Pabst Blue Ribbon!
 
#79 ·
...I really want to see a final rematch of Pettis/Henderson. I think Pettis wanting to drop down and face Aldo is a mistake. He's been on a roll and in a great rhythm at 155. He's right there at the top of the heap for a rematch with Benson. It would be a sick fight. I never would suspect Aldo would refuse a fight with anybody with his insane skills. He had no problem with Frankie and he was a LW champion. Well, as Dana has said, "If you're a champion you should be willing to take on all new comers." He's right. Like Anderson brutally finishing all 3 fights at 205. Jon's waiting for him and Anderson knows that JBJ has the skills to shock the world and take him out. Not to say it will happen but it certainly can...
 
#80 ·
The hell is this don't deserve stuff?

It IS The Promoters JOB to put on fights people want to see. If your telling me more people want to see Aldo/Lamas over Aldo/Pettis, your ******* Crazy.

That's what UFC is now doing in 2013, they are putting on Fights people wanna see regardless of Weight Division Streaks and whatnot. Look at Aldo/Edgar and Jones/Sonnen. And I GUARANTEE both those PPV's will do better then the typical Aldo fight and Jones fight respectively.
 
#81 ·
Do people really think that Pettis is a better striker than Aldo?

Pettis is diverse, quick and unpredictable, but he has some major defensive flaws.

Pettis, the same guy that was getting tagged repeatedly in the face by world class K-1 kickboxer Shane Roller? The same Pettis only a few fights ago who wanted NOTHING to do with Jeremy Stephens in the striking department? lol

I think it's funny how he's very clearly ducking wrestlers as well. I don't think Pettis wants any thing to do with the winner of Melendez/Bendo. Both powerhouse wrestlers who could give him major problems in the wrestling department. Pettis hasn't done squat to prove that he can hang with the upper echelon grinding wrestlers since the Guida fight.

Aldo is technically a much better striker than Pettis with much better defensive capabilities. He's also probably the faster of the two. Jose has every right to complain, Pettis hasn't earned shit at FW.

Also vs KZ and Pettis vs the winner of Bendo/Meldenz is what I want to see and what makes most sense to me. I'd love to see a Bendo/Pettis rematch and I'd dying to see The Zombie fight for gold. If Pettis doesn't want to wait around for the winner of Gil/Bendo, then take another bloody fight at 155.
 
#82 ·
It's a delicate subject. If the rules now are made by the minute, that should be clarified to all competitors. No expectations = No worries.
Ppl are so fast on calling one of the most decorated champions scared or a cry baby simply because the fight would be awesome. Yes, it would, maybe it will, but what is happening to UFC, weight divisions, queues? I understand fighters should do what the bosses say while employees, but they do have the right to express their frustration when crazy decisions are made out of the blue.
What about other fighters waiting for Aldo? Screw them for the business, ok, but at least they get a compensation for having to wait more, no? May be a small share of the PPV they were supose to be starring? Consolation prize...

Aldo will fight whoever UFC tells him in the end, IMO, but let the champion protest, damn it.
 
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