In the latest episode of his podcast, ‘Wonderboy’ claimed that Aldo has a better chance of winning the title at 125 pounds compared to 135 pounds.

In the co-main event of the recently concluded UFC 265 pay-per-view, Jose Aldo rolled back the years with an impressive performance against Pedro Munhoz. The entire MMA community was full of praise for Aldo after he picked up a unanimous decision win against his compatriot last Saturday.

Stephen Thompson doesn’t believe Aldo stands a chance of winning the title in the heavily-stacked bantamweight division. According to the welterweight contender, Aldo would be much better off eyeing Brandon Moreno’s title instead.

Brandon Moreno is currently interested in a potential title defense against Cody Garbrandt down the line. Garbrandt is moving down to 125 pounds and is expected to fight Kai-Kara France towards the end of the year.

If he manages to pick up a win in that fight, he is likely to fight for the title next.

Jose Aldo wants to climb his way to a title shot in the bantamweight division

Although Stephen Thompson wants him to move down a weight class, Jose Aldo is pretty comfortable at bantamweight and hopes to work his way to a title shot in the future.

Following his win over Munhoz, Jose Aldo said he would like to scrap with former champ T.J. Dillashaw next. He even has a timeline in mind for the fight.

In the post-fight press conference following UFC 265, Jose Aldo stated the following:

Catch Jose Aldo’s full interview during the post-fight press conference below:

Jose Aldo has now won his last two fights in the division and another win against a top contender could potentially land him in pole position for another bantamweight title shot.

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title: " He Would Be A Champ Champ Stephen Thompson Suggests Jose Aldo Should Move To The Flyweight Division" ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-13” author: “Amber Cates”


In the latest episode of his podcast, ‘Wonderboy’ claimed that Aldo has a better chance of winning the title at 125 pounds compared to 135 pounds.

In the co-main event of the recently concluded UFC 265 pay-per-view, Jose Aldo rolled back the years with an impressive performance against Pedro Munhoz. The entire MMA community was full of praise for Aldo after he picked up a unanimous decision win against his compatriot last Saturday.

Stephen Thompson doesn’t believe Aldo stands a chance of winning the title in the heavily-stacked bantamweight division. According to the welterweight contender, Aldo would be much better off eyeing Brandon Moreno’s title instead.

Brandon Moreno is currently interested in a potential title defense against Cody Garbrandt down the line. Garbrandt is moving down to 125 pounds and is expected to fight Kai-Kara France towards the end of the year.

If he manages to pick up a win in that fight, he is likely to fight for the title next.

Jose Aldo wants to climb his way to a title shot in the bantamweight division

Although Stephen Thompson wants him to move down a weight class, Jose Aldo is pretty comfortable at bantamweight and hopes to work his way to a title shot in the future.

Following his win over Munhoz, Jose Aldo said he would like to scrap with former champ T.J. Dillashaw next. He even has a timeline in mind for the fight.

In the post-fight press conference following UFC 265, Jose Aldo stated the following:

Catch Jose Aldo’s full interview during the post-fight press conference below:

Jose Aldo has now won his last two fights in the division and another win against a top contender could potentially land him in pole position for another bantamweight title shot.

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