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Jose Aldo: ‘Scared' Max Holloway 'never fought under this pressure'

RIO DE JANEIRO — Max Holloway embraced the “bad guy” role leading up to his title unification bout with Jose Aldo at Saturday’s UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, but the undisputed champion isn’t sold on his confidence.

Speaking with the media in Brazil, on Thursday, Aldo said that Holloway behavior at the open workouts Wednesday, when he welcomed the boos and “you're going to die” chants from the crowd, shows how nervous he is.

"He’s f*cking scared. He never fought under this pressure,” Aldo said. "He gets nervous when the crowd puts pressure over him.