I wanna see Aldo vs Umar. Am I baked?

[Reptile_Bong_Hit]

Aldo had a poor showing against Merab, but he didn’t get taken down once. It was also at altitude, if I remember correctly.

Umar is probably a better grappler than Merab, but Aldo’s takedown defense is historically great.

Call me crazy, but I think this it’s a good three round fight at sea level.

 

[Milenkovic]

Yes you are.

 

[blaseblase]

Yeah, you're high. Out of all the fights Aldo could be in you want to see that?

 

[Prologue]

 

[jeff7b9]

Your name is "Reptile Bong Hit"

Yes.

 

[Reptile_Bong_Hit]

If Merab had taken him down over and over again, then I’d feel completely differently.

I remember when Aldo almost fought Khabib. I think if Umar struggled with the takedown it could get real interesting. Or it could just look like the Merab fight, but I’m not sure how much of that was altitude.

It’s a hot take for sure, guys. But it may not be quite as crazy as it is sounds at first blush, from a purist perspective of how their skillsets match-up.

 

[moosaev]

If Merab had taken him down over and over again, then I’d feel completely differently.

I remember when Aldo almost fought Khabib. I think if Umar struggled with the takedown it could get real interesting. Or it could just look like the Merab fight, but I’m not sure how much of that was altitude.

It’s a hot take for sure, guys. But it may not be quite as crazy as it is sounds at first blush, from a purist perspective of how their skillsets match-up.

Umar has better takedowns than Merab, Merab just has a better gas tank and is a lot busier and keeps spamming them. Aldo would struggle against Umar.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[Johnnny]

Umar is one of the most egregious pullout merchants in the sport. He has pulled out of nearly half of his scheduled fights in the UFC.

Aldo turns 38 in a few months. He doesn't have time to waste on Umar's unprofessional antics.

 

[sabretitan]

Please no. Tho it sets up a title shot for the winner. Just a horrible match up for jose

 

[HHJ]

Aldo had a poor showing against Merab, but he didn’t get taken down once.

UNTAKEDOWNABLE

 

[dildos]

aldos best tdd is a fence grab that he displayed vs chad.

 

[kingmob6]

this aint happening lol. just logistically not possible at this time.