Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos RIO DE JANEIRO – Jose Aldo had gone undefeated for 18 straight fights, spread throughout a decade, when a knockout loss to Conor McGregor brought his featherweight reign to an abrupt end. Aldo has since bounced back , beating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 to become the division’s interim champion, and later, he was reinstated as the division’s undisputed titleholder . Although for a while his desire for revenge was clear, that changed recently, with Aldo going on to stave off talks of a McGregor rematch and focusing on other goals for his career both in and outside of the octagon. Those goals include taking fights in the lightweight division , which he said nearly came to fruition not that long ago, and pursuing a career in boxing and other combat sports. And the once seemingly strong idea of MMA retirement , he said, is not that close anymore. On Saturday Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) returns to his adopted city of Rio de Janeiro while looking to unify the 145-pound belts opposite interim champ Max Holloway (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC)
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