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Dana White: Jose Aldo Must Defend Title 'Couple More Times' Before Moving to 155
Following the recent WEC pay-per-view, Dana White expressed interest in seeing Jose Aldo fight the best lightweights in the UFC.
However, now that the dust has settled, White says he would like to see the WEC featherweight champion defend the title "a couple more times" before considering a move to 155 pounds.
"I think that he should defend his title a couple more times, you know, and then, yeah, there's a possibility he could move to [1]55, and that would be fun," White told a group of reporters following UFC 114.
"I actually think that he needs a couple more fights. You know, it's one thing to win the title, but you gotta defend it a few times. And it's not like he went in ... he had a dominant performance against Urijah [Faber], but I think he could have done better. I think he could have stopped him. And that comes with experience. The more times you get in there, you start to feel more and more comfortable."
It appears as though Aldo's next opponent will be Manny Gamburyan, however no one has yet to officially confirm this.
After Gamburyan, it's less clear as to who is next in line. Perhaps the winner of Josh Grispi vs. L.C. Davis at WEC 49?
Either way, it says here that the most intriguing super-fight WEC officials could put together right now is Jose Aldo vs. Benson Henderson. So let's hope we get to see that one first before an Aldo move to the UFC materializes.
Following the recent WEC pay-per-view, Dana White expressed interest in seeing Jose Aldo fight the best lightweights in the UFC.
However, now that the dust has settled, White says he would like to see the WEC featherweight champion defend the title "a couple more times" before considering a move to 155 pounds.
"I think that he should defend his title a couple more times, you know, and then, yeah, there's a possibility he could move to [1]55, and that would be fun," White told a group of reporters following UFC 114.
"I actually think that he needs a couple more fights. You know, it's one thing to win the title, but you gotta defend it a few times. And it's not like he went in ... he had a dominant performance against Urijah [Faber], but I think he could have done better. I think he could have stopped him. And that comes with experience. The more times you get in there, you start to feel more and more comfortable."
It appears as though Aldo's next opponent will be Manny Gamburyan, however no one has yet to officially confirm this.
After Gamburyan, it's less clear as to who is next in line. Perhaps the winner of Josh Grispi vs. L.C. Davis at WEC 49?
Either way, it says here that the most intriguing super-fight WEC officials could put together right now is Jose Aldo vs. Benson Henderson. So let's hope we get to see that one first before an Aldo move to the UFC materializes.
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