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UFC 194- Jose Aldo: Confusing the wind

There's something animalistic about the featherweight champion of the world. He's got a bandy-legged gait and a slight slope to his neck, with that mixture between slow, almost sleepy reactions and surprised quicksilver characteristic of elite athletes. When he settles into his fighting stance, that slight wildness slips down and disappears behind closely arrayed layers of steely technique. Unless he needs it.

His most famous weapons are kicks, the ones that burst and tear the muscles of the thighs, but his best tool is his pivot. Tiny steps put his lead foot just in the right place, and then he shifts his back leg away as the opponent attacks, and their attacks stream by.