Stuck in Abu Dhabi for one week after a failed bid to claim another UFC belt, Jose Aldo had plenty of time to digest his fifth-round stoppage loss to Petr Yan. The Brazilian star had success early with his leg kicks, but Yan proved to be too much in the later rounds to claim vacant gold on July 11.
After returning home to Rio de Janeiro and preparing himself to resume training, Aldo spoke with MMA Fighting about what went wrong on Fight Island.
Despite his defeat, Aldo said, “It was a good fight.