“I don’t assume he needs to be right here.”
That’s what Jonathan Martinez stated as he questioned the motive behind Jose Aldo’s return to the UFC.
Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC), a former UFC and WEC featherweight champion, makes his highly-anticipated return to MMA Saturday towards Martinez (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) within the co-main occasion of UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro.
Martinez thinks Aldo is returning to MMA for the fallacious causes and doesn’t assume the Brazilian is taking him significantly.
“They obtained him again as a result of they wanted somebody on this card, so that they referred to as on him,” Martinez defined in an interview in Spanish with MMA Junkie. “He was already retired, doing boxing, and I simply assume they paid him extra to get him on this card.
“Additionally, in each interview, he says he needs to field and needs to get on that Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson card. I believe he thinks this struggle goes to be simple as a result of that’s like a month and a half away. I hope he’s not sleeping on me as a result of one thing can occur.”
Aldo retired nearly two years in the past. He did have a number of fights in boxing, however he was formally retired from MMA. He even obtained inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame final yr.
Though Martinez sees Aldo distracted, he’s anticipating, and he ready for the most effective model of him, and he’s assured getting a win will place him favorably within the division.
“Getting a win over him will put me near that prime 5, and that’s what I’m in search of,” Martinez stated. “I do know it is a robust struggle, and I’m coaching exhausting for it, and I’m assured. I do know I ready nicely, and also you guys will see on Saturday.”
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