Jose Aldo is the only featherweight champion the UFC has known. His reign as top Zuffa featherweight extends back to a November 2009 win over Mike Brown. He hasn’t lost a fight in ten years. Zuffa has paid him nearly a quarter of a million dollars in knockout and fight of the night bonuses, which includes his rematch with Chad Mendes this past October that various media outlets awarded their “Fight of the Year” award. He’s as decorated and dominant as any champion in the promotion’s history.
So, why has the UFC done him so dirty?
Word of Aldo’s now-infamous rib injury started trickling out on June 23.