Jose Aldo showed everyone what he is made off and everybody looked on in awe.
Many doubted Aldo. They said that his killer instinct was gone and that he wasn't nearly as big a star as he could be. But his game against Chad Mendes proves them all wrong.
Aldo had defended his title for the seventh time and he did not disappoint his hometown fans in Brazil.
During his post fight conference he said "With this sold out arena singing and chanting, I feel I'm unbeatable. I respect everybody, but you have to kill me to defeat me in front of this crowd."
He adds "Chad's confidence had increased a lot, but that was good that he kept the fight standing because I knew the fight would be in my hands. I just stayed calm. I have to thank him for making this fight."
It was clear that Aldo won the match by decision but there are a few instances were controversy set in. During the first round, the referee came in late when the round ended and Aldo almost knocked Mendes out with a couple extra punches.
He said "When the round was over, I thought the fight was over. When I connected the punches and the referee stepped in, I thought it was over. I was about to run into the crowd, but I'm glad I didn't [laughs]."
He adds "[Mendes] got hit after the bell. I think that threw a lot of people off," UFC president Dana White told Ariel Helwani on UFC Tonight. "People were going crazy that watched it on TV. But anybody that knows that was here live, you couldn't hear it. I didn't hear the bell go off."
"I don't think [the referee] heard [the bell]. I didn't hear it. I didn't know either till after. My phone was blowing up from people were going crazy that were watching on TV saying how dirty that was that he got hit with two punches after, but it was so loud in this arena you couldn't hear anything."
When asked about his relationship with Team Alpha Male and Renan Barao's recent loss to T.J. Dillashaw, Aldo answered "There's no revenge. Aldo is one guy, Barao is another one. We're friends, we're teammates, but it's a fight. Each one will defend his name. I represented not only my team, but the entire country tonight. There's no revenge. If I fight for it one day, it's time to stop. As long as I fight for myself, I will stay champion."
