Filed under: News , UFC RIO DE JANEIRO – Jose Aldo appears to have learned a thing or two about the art of fight promotion during his rivalry with Conor McGregor. Although Aldo’s fight with McGregor in December 2015 didn’t go as planned when he was knocked out in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 to see his 10-year undefeated streak come to an end, he gained some crucial knowledge from what was one of the most anticipated fight build-ups in UFC history. Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), now the UFC featherweight champion once more after McGregor was stripped of the gold , will apparently utilize that knowledge in the lead-up to his UFC 212 title unification bout with interim 145-pound champion Max Holloway (17-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC). The event takes place June 3 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, with the main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. “Scarface” has previously attempted to carry himself with the utmost professionalism and bring a traditional martial arts mentality of respect and honor toward his opponents into fights. The way in which McGregor operates has completely altered common practice, though, and while Aldo wasn’t pleased with it at first, he’s come to understand that’s now how the sport works
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