CHICAGO – Eight years and 16 fights have passed since someone found a way to beat UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo . But that knowledge doesn’t mean much to his next opponent, Ricardo Lamas . After a long wait, Lamas (13-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) gets his chance to solve the puzzle on Saturday at UFC 169, where he and Aldo (23-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) co-headline the pay-per-view broadcast from Newark, N.J.’s Prudential Center. So how does Lamas, who discussed the bout during this weekend’s UFC on FOX 10 event in his native Chicago, mentally prepare himself? “It’s realizing he’s a man just like anyone else,” Lamas told MMAjunkie.
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Video: Barring ‘mutant powers,’ Ricardo Lamas not intimidated by UFC champ Jose Aldo – MMA Junkie