Jose Aldo, a young B.J Penn?
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superfan_britain97 said:
BaconBits said:
There is another big difference between them. BJ jumped into the deep end right of the bat. Jose has been fed some very clutch matchups.
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Mark Hominick a clutch matchup :?: :|
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Yep. Homnick was one of the better ones, but still, he's kind of tailor made for Jose.
he will also be considered the GOAT in his weight class and could possible hold the belt in a higher weight division. Both are Nova Uniao bjj black belts who would rather stand. Both have excellent killer instincts and finish fights agressively. Aldo is his own breed of figher tho, more similar to Chuch Liddell IMO.
BaconBits said:
There is another big difference between them. BJ jumped into the deep end right of the bat. Jose has been fed some very clutch matchups.
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But that was just timing. BJ faced the some great fighters immediately because there weren't many fighters at the time an 2 or 3 wins got you good recognition. In Aldo's case, he had to work his way up the ladder because the field of mixed martial artists that he was entering was much deeper.
Another difference is the weight jumping. Aldo is pretty much always fighting at his lowest possible weight. BJ hates weight cutting and doesn't think it should be that big of a part of MMA which has lead him to jump around weight classes.
The level of BJJ is different too, I think. BJJ kind of transcended everything by being the first American to win the black belt division of the World Jiu Jitsu Championship. He got his black belt super quick to and really took many by surprise by his natural talents.
Both great, well rounded fighters that had success at a really young age at a light weight class. That's where they are similar.
TheLethalLefty said:
BaconBits said:
There is another big difference between them. BJ jumped into the deep end right of the bat. Jose has been fed some very clutch matchups.
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But that was just timing. BJ faced the some great fighters immediately because there weren't many fighters at the time an 2 or 3 wins got you good recognition. In Aldo's case, he had to work his way up the ladder because the field of mixed martial artists that he was entering was much deeper.
Another difference is the weight jumping. Aldo is pretty much always fighting at his lowest possible weight. BJ hates weight cutting and doesn't think it should be that big of a part of MMA which has lead him to jump around weight classes.
The level of BJJ is different too, I think. BJJ kind of transcended everything by being the first American to win the black belt division of the World Jiu Jitsu Championship. He got his black belt super quick to and really took many by surprise by his natural talents
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It's not like Jose is fighting in some super deep division. 145 the WEC/UFC has always been rather thin. Yes, it's getting better, but the division still lags behind as far as depth.
BJ has jumped around because he hates cutting weight, yes, but he also likes challenging himself. It's not like he goes up in weight and fights cans, he fights some of the best in those respective divisions.
It's entirely possible that Jose might do some of the same things as BJ as time goes on, but highly unlikely. They already turned down a fight at 155. Ed Soares isn't going to let Aldo get into risky matchups at higher weight classes.
BeLikeAldo said:
he will also be considered the GOAT in his weight class and could possible hold the belt in a higher weight division. Both are Nova Uniao bjj black belts who would rather stand. Both have excellent killer instincts and finish fights agressively. Aldo is his own breed of figher tho, more similar to Chuch Liddell IMO.
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edit* They have both Beat the crap out of KENNY FLORIAN........NOSTRADAMAS EFFECT......
BeLikeAldo said:
BeLikeAldo said:
he will also be considered the GOAT in his weight class and could possible hold the belt in a higher weight division. Both are Nova Uniao bjj black belts who would rather stand. Both have excellent killer instincts and finish fights agressively. Aldo is his own breed of figher tho, more similar to Chuch Liddell IMO.
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edit* They have both Beat the crap out of KENNY FLORIAN
........NOSTRADAMAS EFFECT.
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Aldo seems to still be elevating his game, despite already being a Champion. Penn started out on talent alone basically and never did much to elevate his game if you ask me. All that being said, it would have been a hell of a fight if it they had squared off when Penn was at his best. But now I have no respect for him, especially while he seems to be fearful of a rematch with Fitch.
They're very similar in the fact that they are extremely well rounded and have a great fighting mind. Aldo though has much more drive than BJ, more natural athleticism, and slightly less natural fighting talent. Jose Aldo is better suited for fighting I think.