Aldo doesn't WASTE energy by endlessly bouncing around on his feet is what you should say. Edgar appears to be faster on his feet, because he is constantly bouncing around. Aldo can close the distance faster though, and this will be clear tomorrow night. Watch how fast Aldo moves on his feet when he needs to avoid a takedown, he's faster than Edgar. :deal
Yeah, Edgar moves around a lot, but I don't see it befuddling Aldo as much as it has against prior opponents. Edgar is going to be in danger every time he is in Aldo's range. Also, I see Aldo using a lot of inside leg kicks tomorrow night, which will prove harder for Frankie to catch.
edgar is going to try and do 5 rounds and leave it to the judges which didn't work out for him his last 2 fights. Aldo on the hand is gonna look for the kill. Aldo has explosive speed which is faster than edgar bouncing around speed. which makes aldo more unpredictable. Edgar has never been knocked out. But I have a feeling he will tomorrow night
It surprised me that Aldo looked clearly bigger at the weigh-in. :conf And apparently Aldo has a cut over his eye that still has stitches in. He reckons he's not worried, but that could turn out to be a factor. :hat
Here is what a man who has actually fought Aldo has to say: http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2013/0131/553025/jose-aldo/
Aldo decision Edgar should of been a feather his whole career but opted to fight at 155 to give himself an edge in speed & movement (His main attributes) at 145 those advantages go away, Yes he'll be lighter so in theory should be faster but i don't think his sped will be anything Aldo hasn't seen before. Its his first time making a weight cut and its a 5 round fight so we don't know how that will affect. Aldo doesn't really have weight issues, he struggled the last time because he was on heavy antibiotics recovering from a bad staph infection which seriously ****ed up his cut. My only worry with Aldo is how he deals with the year long layoff. Style wise this is a terrible matchup for Edgar. He's not a finish first fighter he's a point fighter who uses speed & movement to dart in and out of exchanges mixing up striking with takedowns to score points, there's a few problems with that. (1) He's never ever going to outstrike Aldo, he doesn't have the tools. (2) Aldo has the best takedown defense in the ufc bar none, he's stopped 52 out of 55 takedown attempts so Edgar will have a nightmare getting him down. even if he does manage to get him down a few times, he wont keep him down because he never does, he's not a lay n pray or ground n pound guy, he gets takedowns to score points not to get a dominant position and hold it. (3) Aldo's the best leg kicker around, once he lands a couple Edgar's main tool of movement will go away and he'll be a sitting duck. There's only one way i see this fight playing out. Edgar starts fast and has some success early while Aldo shakes off a bit of ring rust, once he does that and starts landing those leg kicks Edgar will slow down and get the living **** beat out him for the remainder of the fight. I don't think Aldo will stop him because Edgar can take it like no one else but he'll leave him looking a lot worse than Henderson did. I think the 2/1 Aldo decision is a nice price. but that's just my analysis if you have a hunch on an Edgar KO don't let me or any one else talk you out of it
I gave Aldo the first 3 rounds and Frankie the last 2(what fight did two of those ****wit judges watch?), but why the **** did Aldo stop with the leg kicks? His reasoning to Rogan just didn't sound believable and Aldo's weight cutting seems to catch up with him in the latter rounds of fights.
