Renato Moicano and Jose Aldo recently scored big first-round finishes in the UFC, and the rising talent issued a challenge to the former featherweight king.
Brazilian fighters often avoid calling out countrymen in mixed martial arts because of a mentality that they are defending the Brazilian flag in international promotions, so to see Moicano call out Aldo — even if in a respectful way — was a bit surprising for some.
Moicano improved to 5-1 in the UFC after a first-round submission over Cub Swanson at UFC 227, and explains why he decided to challenge Aldo, who beat Jeremy Stephens in his most recent Octagon appearance at UFC on FOX 30.