We are ready to fight, so lets get the fight, White wasted no time in stating, Sounds like we got a fight. That was easy. Got that deal done. One more thing I dont have to deal with on Monday. A short time later White said that he had received a call from Pettis. That call, according to White was Pettis saying that he absolutely wanted the fight. The call from Pettis presumably locked up the fight, but did it really? Ignored in all of this talk of a lightweight contest between Aldo and Pettis was the fact that Aldo didnt seem all that interested in giving up that piece of UFC gold that declares him the promotions featherweight champion. When asked if he would give up the title to make the move, Aldo was non-committal, Im not saying that. We have to see. I have to evaluate, I have to see whats best for both fighters so I cant answer that question. On the other hand, White did not hesitate to answer that question, The answer is yes, White said. He would vacate the title and fight for the title at 55. If he didnt win the title he could go back to 45 and challenge for the title again if he wanted to do that. Or, he wins the 55 pound title and two other guys fight for the 45 pound title. Aldos I cant answer that question response clearly indicates that White will have some work to do on Monday. Hes going to have to convince Aldo that it is in his best interest to relinquish a title hes held since November 2009, if you combine his run in the WEC with his UFC reign. That may not be a slam-dunk conversation, especially if Aldo does not have a desire to permanently move to 155 pounds. Sorry, but the reality in this situation is that the deal for an Aldo versus Pettis fight at 155 pounds is far from being written in stone.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:03:02 +0000
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