Jose Aldo is headed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Fame.
The promotion announced on Saturday that Aldo will be enshrined during a ceremony on International Fight Week this coming July in Las Vegas. Aldo be inducted into the “Modern Wing.”
A two-time UFC featherweight champion and a long-reigning WEC featherweight kingpin, Aldo is regarded by many as the top 145-pound fighter in MMA history. Aldoin a bantamweight bout at UFC 278. The Nova Uniao standout will continue his combat sports career in the boxing ring, with his debut expected to come in February.
The promotion reportedly tried to convince Aldo to compete the final fight on his contract at UFC 283, but the Brazilian elected to call it a career and was granted his release. An emotional Aldo was in attendance at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro when his induction was announced during the UFC 283 broadcast.is the greatest featherweight of all time,” UFC president Dana White said.
Aldo compiled a 31-8 record during a professional tenure that began in 2004, earning victories over the likes of
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