In combat sports, a fighter’s age plays a vital role in their longevity. Over the years, the MMA community has witnessed several top fighters retiring due to age. However, many fighters continue in the sport despite getting older. Recently, Brazilian MMA fighters Renato Moicano and Gilbert Burns made some lighthearted allegations about fellow countryman Jose Aldo’s age.
In the most recent Show Me The Money podcast episode, hosts Renato Moicano and Gilbert Burns previewed the upcoming UFC 307 event. The fight card will feature several top fighters, including Alex Pereira, Julianna Pena, and Jose Aldo. While discussing the betting odds, Moicano and Burns expressed similar thoughts about Aldo’s age. Burns, in particular, shared some intriguing insights about it.
If you saw he (Jose Aldo) just turned 38, not long ago. I’m 38, but I remember we were both, I was 18 years old… I was a blue belt and Jose Aldo was kind of like 19-20 when he moved to Rio and he was purple belt. Now, I’m older than him. I will never wear a blue belt. I was 1 or 2 years younger than him, now I’m older than him. I don’t know what happened but I’m older than Jose Aldo…
Gilbert Burns via Show Me The Money podcast
Renato Moicano and Gilbert Burns, along with their co-host, seemed to laugh off that. Moicano, in particular, even sarcastically questioned how that could be possible. Despite his advancing age, Jose Aldo has continued to impress everyone with his excellent MMA skills.
While he hasn’t had a knockout or submission in a while, Aldo has won four of his last five matches. The decorated MMA fighter has recently defeated some strong bantamweight fighters, including Marlon Vera, Pedro Munhoz, Rob Font, and Jonathan Martinez.
🤯 Jose Aldo might be actually 40 years old, which is 2 years older than he is listed in the UFC.
Gilbert Burns says that when he was 18, Aldo was 19-20 and now, somehow, Gilbert is older than Aldo😂
Aldo probably didn’t have his birth documents and gave the ufc a younger age… pic.twitter.com/8Vnk6jdixB
— Show Me the Money Podcast (@showmethepod) October 4, 2024
However, before these fights, Aldo seemed to struggle against the up-and-coming bantamweight prospects. Nevertheless, all these shouldn’t take away the impact that the ‘King of Rio’ had during his younger days. Who could forget his famous fight against Conor McGregor, which attracted a large audience to UFC and MMA?
UFC lightweight fighter reveals his past hatred for Conor McGregor because of Jose Aldo
Conor McGregor’s status in the UFC is well-known. His intense rivalries with various fighters have only added to his popularity. One of McGregor’s fiercest rivals was the former featherweight champion, Jose Aldo. Their rivalry began with a lot of back and forth, culminating with McGregor delivering the final blow at UFC 194.
Over the years, many have admired his imposing presence in and around the octagon. However, this wasn’t the case for everyone. Brazilian lightweight fighter Renato Moicano appeared to have a strong dislike for McGregor in the past. He recently disclosed the reason behind this, which appears to be linked to Jose Aldo. Not only Moicano but even Gilbert Burns had the same reasons for it.
I used to hate (Conor) McGregor so much back in the day because we were such big fans of Jose Aldo. He was talking so much…
Renato Moicano via Show Me The Money podcast
It has been almost a decade since their fight. Currently, both McGregor and Aldo have moved on from their beef against each other. The King of Rio is coming back for another fight at UFC 307. On the other hand, the Irishman is seemingly enjoying his time outside the octagon right now.
