Why not Aldo vs Cruz?

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  1. RockyLockridge Gold Belt

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    I get that some people think that Aldo won against morales, but even if that's the case does that really make jose deserving of a title shot at BW? We already know cejudo wants to fight aldo and cruz anyway, Why not just defend against the rightful number 1 contender in Yan, and have this fight as the co-main event for the next title shot? Put Sterling against morales in a rematch and sandhagen vs edgar and you have the division pretty much sorted out.

    Aldo vs Cejudo just log jams the division even more.

    plus this is an easy fight to market goat bw vs goat fw, fight sells itself.
     
  2. TheSpider Banned Banned

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    Aldo vs Cejudo is next. Accept it
     
  3. DS66 Black Belt

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    Cruz needs to be healthy and not injured in order for this fight to happen.

    In other words, it's not happening.
     
  4. Local Plata Department of Truth

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    Cruz has fought like 3 times in 15 years.
     
  5. shortlefthook 305 where I reside

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    Yan is not the number one contender off a win from a old retired faber and riviera
     
  6. PicoPulse Bellator Shill

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    Fuck yeah 135 vs 145 GOATs
     
  7. Zebra Cheeks Thicka Than A Bowl of Oatmeal Staff Member Senior Moderator

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    Is Cruz healthy?
     
  8. Dilan Cummingsworth Banned Banned

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    Cruz is always injured and is still recovering so I don't think they can make any fights with him until next year
     
  9. zippo88 Blue Belt

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    I don’t mind Cejudo vs Aldo, Moraes vs Yan and Sterling vs Sandhagen. 2020 is going to be extremely interesting at bantamweight.
     
  10. aerius Gold Belt

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    Last time I checked, he's trying to recover after recovering from his recovery.
     
  11. RockyLockridge Gold Belt

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    Oh c'mon was his last fight not against Garbrandt? that was like 3 years ago I assumed he was atleast CLOSE to a return by now.
     
  12. Bartinho Brown Belt

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    One low kick and this fight is over
     
  13. Karuzo Banned Banned

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    Aldo would break his brittle legs...
     
  14. DS66 Black Belt

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    Since then he's had severe plantar fasciitis, a broken arm that required surgery, and two severely torn ligaments in his shoulder that required surgery.

    And that's just what we know. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a couple other injuries in there as well. Combined with the other severe injuries he's suffered previous to the Cody fight as well, I think we've seen the last of Dom.
     
  15. 10mm Staring at the sun.

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    Because Cruz is broken. Like humpty dumpty. It aint happenin.
     
  16. The-AxeMurderer Gold Belt

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    Imagine what Aldo would do to his legs......

    Cruz might actually never fight again for real.
     
  17. JPM1223 Double Yellow Card Double Yellow Card

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    good match, 3 rounds Aldo wins
     
  18. RockyLockridge Gold Belt

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    Ya know, I've been wondering about this... I feel like aldo doesn't use his once patented leg kicks, it used to be pretty much his signature attack. It probably would have helped a lot against max, but i feel like he didn't even try to employ them.

    https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc...-will-fight-again-within-the-next-six-months/

    this article is from 3 weeks ago.
     
  19. DS66 Black Belt

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    If I had a dollar for every time Cruz said he was "healthy and will fight again within the next 6 months", and then didn't.... I'd have at least 4 extra dollars by now.
     
  20. GeoffNeal2022 Jimi Manuwa 2022 HW Belt.

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    Dom's been exposed... All you do is let the man lead and counter him. His style has finally been put to rest by Faber and his Alpha Squad.
     

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