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The main character of our video today is the famous MMA fighter José Aldo.
José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior, commonly anglicized as Jose Aldo,
is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, born on September 9, 1986 in Manaus,
Brazil. Aldo is best known for his career in the UFC, and he has won a number of titles
in this MMA fighting organization. He was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion,
becoming the first UFC Featherweight Champion after the UFC/WEC merger. In Sherdog's April
2017 pound-for-pound ranking, Aldo was called "the greatest featherweight in mixed martial
arts history and in 2021, he became one of the top five bantamweight fighters in the UFC.
José Aldo’s family consists of his parents and two sisters.
His father’s name is José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Sr., and his mother’s name is Rocilene Socorro
Souza. He has two sisters named Rosilene Oliveira and Josilene Souza de Oliveira.
While he was still a baby, José suffered a permanent burn across his face after
being dropped onto a barbecue. Although he initially wanted to become a soccer player,
he also quickly learned how to fight after being assaulted on the streets numerous times.
His first martial arts training was in capoeira, and he then began to train in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
At the age of 17, Aldo moved to Rio de Janeiro having only his clothes with him
and determination to train mixed martial arts there until he achieved something in the sport.
Aldo is married to Vivianne Perreira, who has a purple belt in jiu-jitsu and has fought twice
professionally in Muay Thai since 2005. Their daughter Joanna was born in 2012.
Known by the nickname "Junior", José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior fought his first professional MMA
fight at the age of 17, in which he won with a decisive knockout just 16 seconds into the first
round. This proved to be the theme for his next few fights, which all ended in decisive
knockouts or referee stoppages. Unfortunately, this winning streak would come to an end after he
was defeated by the skilled Luta Livre black belt Luciano Azevedo in 2005. Aldo came back strong,
winning a number of fights before joining the WEC in June 2008. In November 2009, he won the
WEC Featherweight Championship by defeating Mike Brown. Later in 2010, WEC merged with the UFC,
opening up a whole new roster of fighters for Aldo to challenge. Aldo became the inaugural UFC
Featherweight Champion and successfully defended his title against Mark Hominick, Chad Mendes,
Frankie Edgar, Ricardo Lamas and more. Aldo remained undefeated for over a decade,
winning 18 straight fights until UFC 194 in December 2015 until his loss against Conor
McGregor. However, José subsequently defeated Frankie Edgar once again and resumed the
featherweight title after McGregor was stripped of his belt. However, his new title was short-lived,
as he was defeated by Max Holloway in 2017 at UFC 212. Despite a rematch later that year,
Aldo lost against Holloway a second time in similar fashion. Over the next few years,
it seemed as though José's reputation for being invincible was beginning to fade.
In October 2019, it was announced that Aldo would be moving down to the Bantamweight division,
losing his first fight in this division against Marlon Moraes.
The Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 slowed his career down, but he eventually resumed fighting at UFC
251 – only to lose against Petr Yan. However, he bounced back with victories against Marlon Vera
and Pedro Munhoz. Aldo is slated to face Rob Font in the main event of UFC on ESPN
31 on 4 December 2021. As of 2021, he is #5 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.
As of 2021, Jose Aldo’s net worth is $9 million.
Jose Aldo is making good use of the money he’s made in more than a decade as a UFC and WEC star. He has
recently purchased a luxurious, 2-story house with 8 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms in Orlando,
Florida. It also features gourmet kitchen with all the utensils and appliances, private pool and spa.
Aldo has the most wins and knockouts in UFC and WEC featherweight history; he has landed a total
of 691 significant strikes in the UFC and the WEC. Aldo was poor growing up and often went on days
with little to no food. When asked in an interview with WEC what his motivation is,
Aldo replied, "My personal desires. My dream, my goal is to own my own
house. This dream motivates me more and more as I get closer to fulfilling it."
The Brazilian film Mais Forte que o Mundo was based on his early life.
Aldo is an avid football fan. In Brazil, he is well known as a supporter of Clube
de Regatas do Flamengo and English Premier League club Chelsea FC.
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