Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo says he’s had an easier time cutting down to bantamweight than he has for featherweight. Aldo, 33, always has looked pretty gaunt when making the 145-pound limit, so when he announced that he was dropping down to 135, it caused quite a bit of concern. But Aldo (28-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was able to prove the naysayers wrong when he hit the mark in his bantamweight debut against Marlon Moraes last December. Now he’s preparing to fight Petr Yan for the vacant 135-pound title next week at UFC 251. Aldo is currently in a mandatory two-day quarantine period in Sao Paulo before he flies out to Abu Dhabi for fight week. Although circumstances aren’t ideal, Aldo revealed that the cut down to 135 pounds has been smooth.
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Jose Aldo: Weight cut to 135 pounds ‘has actually been a lot easier than it was at 145′ – MMA Junkie