Coming into Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 30, there was little doubt that Jose Aldo was no longer the same fighter he once was. Not after his last six rounds of competition against Max Holloway. Not after being punished in both the physical and mental realms.
Over two fights, Holloway had decimated Aldo in a way that even Conor McGregor could not claim. McGregor knocked out Aldo in just 13 seconds, but it was a lightning strike, something precise but nearly impossible to replicate. He could win again, but not like that.