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Jose Aldo Planning to Retire When His UFC Contract Ends

August 11, 2018 | Posted by Larry Csonka

Jose Aldo spoke with reporters in Rio last week (via MMA Junkie) and confirmed that the plan is still to retire after his UFC contract is done if not sooner…

On The Pressure to Win His last Fight: There was some pressure. We were coming off two losses, we were fighting to win, basically. I didn’t care about the outcome, how the fight would go down, I just wanted the win. The emotion came from things we already had in our heads. But, man, I was very well-trained. I was focused. We knew the result was going to come and it would be now. I think the pressure didn’t come from the media, from the fans, anything like that. I’ve made my history, there’s no erasing that. I already have a name, I have a legacy. I think it came from me. My family. Those close to me knew the emotion, what I went through in there. I think this win brought comfort to me and to them. That’s what I wanted, I wanted to win. And then, shortly after, there was my daughter’s birthday. I wanted to give her this gift. That’s what made the emotion complete.

On a Possible Title Shot: We’re waiting to see what happens. First of all, I’m rooting for Max Holloway to recover and return to fighting. But, with him out, there’s no other way, I think they’re thinking of doing a fight directly for the title. I think it’s only fair, since both Brian and I are up there. But it’s very hard to say that now. We’ll see what happens. First of all, we need to hear from Max, to know what will happen in the near future and know which decisions to make.

On Retiring When His UFC Contract Ends: The plan remains the same because I want to be champion. I want to stop as a champion. I think we’re close, we never left there. That fight showed my quality and my potential, which are still up there. I still want to fight for the belt and if I get the title I’ll stop with the title.

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