Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-28, nice and tough exchanges between Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 featherweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats, both against current #1 Fw Max Holloway (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II); before these two bouts, in 2016, he had beat Frankie Edgar (Edgar vs Aldo 2).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens, has a record of 28-14-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Frankie Edgar (Edgar vs Stephens) and Renato ‘Moicano’ Carneiro (Stephens vs Moicano) but then he has won three bouts beating Josh Emmett in his last one (Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens). Aldo vs Stephens is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC on Fox 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC on Fox 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Date: 2018-07-28
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada
Division: featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg)
UFC on Fox 30 fight card (main fights):
Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2
Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Tecia Torres
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs Alexander Hernandez
Dustin Ortiz vs Matheus Nicolau Pereira
Aldo’s previous fight: Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo 2
Stephens’ previous fight: Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens
Aldo’s next fight: Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro
Stephens’ next fight: Jeremy Stephens vs Zabit Magomedsharipov
Aldo vs Stephens Fight Video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLhvMMHlNOk
OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Official highlights
What a fight, and what a finish!
I was almost certain it was going to be the beginning of the end for the former champ when he started getting tagged early on but he’s proven that he’s still got it.
Very good fight and a beautiful come back. Fast finishing since Aldo is still performing very well under pressure.