Urijah Faber Believes He Can Match The Speed of Jose Aldo In Possible WEC Featherweight Title Fight

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The former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber talks about a possible title fight against current champion Jose Aldo.  Aldo seems almost invincible with nine consecutive MMA wins under his belt including six victories in the WEC.  Faber breaks down Aldo’s skills and seems very confident that he can match up well with the Brazilian Jiu-JItsu black belt fighter.

From Urijah Faber:

“First off, you have to be able to match his speed, which I know I can do. Just be wary of all his tools. He’s got some really dangerous tools. Stand up, he’s got those low leg kicks that open things up for him. He’s got the knees that seem to reach people’s faces very, very easily, and he’s got really fast, powerful hands. So I’ll be aware of that, have good defense, and be ready to throw my own heavy punches and be able to dictate where the fight goes with takedowns. And I feel like, even though he’s a black belt, I feel like I still have the grappling edge.”

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Urijah Faber vs Jose Aldo Title Fight In The Works, May Headline First-Ever WEC Pay Per View Event

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The current featherweight champion Jose Aldo acquired the WEC belt after defeating Mike Brown at WEC 44.  He has yet to defend his title, but may very well face the ‘California Kid’ Urijah Faber next as part of WEC’s first-ever pay-per-view main event.

Immediatley after Faber’s impressive submission victory over Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert Raphael Assuncao at WEC 46, Aldo was asked to step in the cage to share his thoughts on a possible featherweight title match sometime this year.  Faber seems to have convinced MMA fans as well as the WEC that he is the no.1 title shot contender today.

Snip from WEC General Manager Reed Harris:

“I would think that as we move toward [pay-per-view, Aldo vs. Faber] would be a great pay-per-view…I think the fans would pay to see that fight…We haven’t talked about that, but I’ve got to tell you, after seeing the crowd tonight, I don’t think it would ever be too soon (to return to ARCO Arena)…Sacramento is one of the most successful places we can do an event…Obviously, the card tonight was another stellar card. I would bet you that probably 80 percent of the people that were here tonight were here at our last show. That’s how you build your fan base, and that’s how, even in a bad economy, we come to Sacramento and we still do over 10,000 people in this place. We’re very, very happy…There’s a lot of things that we look at that go into doing [a pay-per-view], and we want to make sure that our first one is very, very successful…We need to do more than just one good fight on that card. We want to put together a card where people are basically saying they cannot miss it.”

Snip from Jose Aldo:

“I respect Urijah, but no one takes my belt”

Snip from Urijah Faber:

“I‘ve gotta bring my A-game…He’s a tough guy, but in my mind, that’s my belt…I’m hoping it will be fairly quick…I didn’t take any injuries tonight, and I had a long layoff with my hand last time…[Aldo] is an exciting fighter. It kind of reminds me of the Randy Couture-Vitor Belfort – ‘The Phenom’ with the hands and the crafty veteran. It’s funny that I’m the veteran at this point, but I’m looking forward to a knock-down, drag-out. Two exciting guys, and hopefully it happens soon…I would like that ARCO allows the ‘Urijah Faber Head on a Stick,’ though…Apparently they stopped my crew from passing those out. I was expecting to see a bunch of bobbleheads out there. Maybe we can talk to the people in charge and get the bobbleheads out there.”

Snip from Mike Brown who defeated Urijah Faber twice before, but lost to Jose Aldo:

“I’d say Aldo is the better striker…He keeps his defense very tight, and he’s got a lot of weapons. Not only the punches, but the knees make him dangerous because you try to take a shot, or you try to slip punches, and you’re going to get hit with a knee… But Urijah’s got the better wrestling, and he’s got that great scramble ability, which makes him very dangerous…I just want front row seats to it. That’s all I want. I don’t know who’s going to win.”

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Jose Aldo Wants To Defend His WEC Featherweight Title Before Fighting BJ Penn

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The WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is coming off his first title win against Mike Brown.  With 9 consecutive MMA wins including 6 victories in the WEC, Aldo is considered amongst the top featherweight fighters in the world.  The Brazilian superstar was asked if he would consider fighting current UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn in the near future.  Although he flattered with fans talking about potential match-ups with high caliber fighters like Penn, Aldo still feels he has a long way to go to get to that level.  He wants to defend his belt a few times before even considering.

From Jose Aldo:

“I think this is good. All the people speaking about me, saying I have chance of beating him (BJ Penn). I guess everything is great, but coming back to the reality, I first need to defend my belt and prove many times I am the champion. Who knows I can fight him and even win in the future? I would do what I like that is go towards the opponent and trade hits with him.”

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Jose Aldo Interview Video On Winning WEC Featherweight Title

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WEC Lightweight Donald Cerrone Wants To Drop Down To Featherweight To Fight Jose Aldo

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WEC lightweight (155 lbs.) fighter Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is currently training for his upcoming WEC 45 main event fight against Ed ‘9mm’ Ratcliff, which is scheduled for December 19th.  After his bout with Ratcliff, Cerrone announced that he would like to face the current WEC featherweight (145 lbs.) champion Jose Aldo.  Although he wants to fight Aldo sometime down the road, he plans on staying as a lightweight for the rest of his career.

“I’m going to call out Jose Aldo and drop down to 145. I’m really looking forward to that. I’m not running away from the 155 pound weight class. I’m going to stay at 155, but just also going to fight at 145.”

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WEC Featherweight Urijah Faber On Possibbly Fighting Jose Aldo Down The Road

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WEC’s Jose Aldo Discusses How He Acquired The Scar On His Face

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WEC 44 Results: Aldo Defeats Brown and Becomes New Lightweight Champion

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Main Fight Card:

• Jose Aldo def. Mike Brown via TKO (strikes) – Round, 1:20 (to become new WEC featherweight champion)
• Manny Gamburyan def. Leonard Garcia by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Karen Darabedyan def. Rob McCullough via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
• Shane Roller def. Danny Castillo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:32
• Kamal Shalorus def. Will Kerr via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:26
• L.C. Davis def. Diego Nunes via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
• Cub Swanson def. John Franchi via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 4:50
• Antonio Banuelos def. Kenji Osawa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Ricardo Lamas def. James Krause via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Frank Gomez def. Seth Dikun via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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Jon ‘Bones’ Jones To Look Like Jose Aldo In His Fight Against Jake O’Brien at UFC 100

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WEC 39: Jose Aldo Post-Fight Press Conference

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