4. Jose Aldo's Declining Popularity And Injury Risk
Jose Aldo remains as one of the true pound for pound best fighters in the world. His talent is impeccable and will be beloved by many fans, especially those who adore technique over everything. While none of those qualities can be denied, the stigma of him being a draw can be denied. Some fans have grown tired of him outclassing his opponent for three rounds, before settling back and being satisfied in remaining champion. After his memorable run in the WEC, we've yet to see many highlight reel finishes by Aldo. The buy-rates for his pay-per-views haven't been considerably high, even when he faced Frankie Edgar in a "super fight". Injuries have also taken him out on many occasions. It all started when he was supposed to headline UFC 125 against Josh Grispi, after the official merger between the UFC and WEC. A neck injury took him out. Then he was supposed to headline UFC 153 in Brazil against Frankie Edgar, which was stopped because of Aldo getting in a motorcycle accident. Now his past injury has wiped out an entire card. He's always been considered injury prone, but now it's hard to be confident in him as a headliner. I'm sure he'll draw a good crowd into Brazil in October when he faces Mendes. Still as Luke Thomas pointed out, his popularity is starting to decline and the tickets for the Los Angeles event weren't doing very good before it was cancelled.
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