RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Jose Aldo has three fights left on his UFC contract and says he will retire when he completes his deal — or even before, if he re-captures the featherweight belt. Announcing his retirement is nothing new to Aldo, but his longtime coach Andre Pederneiras guarantees this time is different.
Aldo reigned supreme in the 145-pound division from 2009 to 2015, winning 15 straight fights inside the UFC and WEC cages, but his dominance ended when Conor McGregor took the featherweight belt to Ireland in 2015. The Brazilian star was hoping for an immediate rematch that never came, then started threatening to leave.