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Aldo vs. Holloway

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02.10.2017 | 5:10 PM ET

This is the official discussion thread for Aldo vs. Holloway. Let's see what you've got.

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skelliher
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02.10.2017 | 5:10 PM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

Expected for June.

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02.12.2017 | 11:58 AM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

Confirmed!

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02.12.2017 | 12:12 PM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

I of course love this fight,but it's hard to get genuinely excited considering how often Aldo gets injured,June is a lot of a time to hurt himself.Guy has fought just six times in over five years.Aldo fights are like bigfoot sightings.
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02.12.2017 | 12:36 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Aldo   wrong Decision  

I'd take peak-Aldo over peak-Holloway, assuming Aldo's gas tank held up well enough later in the fight, which might be a bad assumption.

That said, I don't expect we'll ever see peak-Aldo again, so I'm not really sure what to expect for this fight. 

Unlike the BS interim 155 fight, however, this fight to me feels like a legit title fight.  McGregor ain't coming back to defend at 145 and these two guys are the elite of the division.

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02.12.2017 | 1:10 PM ET

This being in Brazil hurts Holloway because I don't see any way this fight doesn't go the distance.

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02.12.2017 | 4:59 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Aldo   wrong KO/TKO   wrong Round 2  

One more win for the featherweight GOAT.

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02.13.2017 | 4:26 AM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

I hope Holloway wins this but IDK. Thought Aldo might go on decline after McGregor fight but he bounced back hard against an incredibly tough opponent in Frankie Edgar.

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02.13.2017 | 7:40 AM ET

Prediction: wrong Aldo   wrong KO/TKO   wrong Round 3  

Aldo wins this brutally.

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02.14.2017 | 4:47 AM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

@Kuma, You can go ahead and get excited. Aldo rarely "injures out" of fights in Brazil. Check the stats, he tends to injure out of US/Canada cards and then magically make it through camp unscathed when the bout is rescheduled for Brazil (naturally he couldn't do that vs. Conor because the fight would have only continuously been rescheduled for Vegas).

Aldo doesn't like fighting nor travelling, so he tends to do it on his terms, which, given the way he's being treated by his employer, I don't blame him for doing - **** them, they're not exactly looking out for his best interest, so I guess he has to do it himself. 

He's more than earned the right to pick and choose when and where he fights at this stage of his career. If he's not being given "legend treatment" after working so hard to become a legend over the years, I see nothing wrong in him "manufacturing" it for himself.

* Edited at 02.14.2017, 7:02 AM ET *

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02.14.2017 | 5:02 AM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 4  

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02.14.2017 | 6:52 AM ET

Prediction: wrong Aldo   wrong KO/TKO   wrong Round 3  

Yoss is correct on the Aldo thing with mostly fighting in Brazil.

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02.14.2017 | 3:12 PM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

Good point Yossgold,I totally forgot about the whole pulling out of non brazil fights.
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02.14.2017 | 3:51 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Aldo   wrong Decision  

max is on a tear and will put on a great fight but i gotta side with aldo for now. If new info comes up for me ill happily switch, but for now aldo!

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02.14.2017 | 4:00 PM ET

I think Holloway is not only going to win but rather dominantly. I think stylistically it a bad fight for Aldo. Also think aldo going to get out struck and boxed up. He going to tire as the fight goes on and get more and more beat up. I see a possible finish for Max in later rounds.

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02.15.2017 | 8:21 AM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

@Franklin, same here.

I mean, I do keep in mind that Aldo is a legend and I would understand why he's the favourite in most eyes.

I just think, Aldo's most dominant wins in the post-Hominick fight "era" mainly came from two things:

Fighting from distance, keeping his opponent at bay and actually engaging in the last minute or so of each round so that he has time to recover because his cardio isn't amazing (most likely due to the way he cuts and his non-economical style when he's really fighting).

So given that, for one, I don't think he can outbox/kickbox Holloway from distance, I think Holloway's style, technique, footwork would make it hard for Aldo to do to him what he consistently did to Frankie Edgar, Ricardo Lamas or KZ. He's taller, longer and has the footwork and knowhow to find all of Aldo's holes.

Secondly, Holloway WILL push the pace. No matter who he fights, you're not going to keep him off you for the entirety of the fight. You're not going to be the one deciding when and if you engage. He's going to be in your face, making you fight every second for better or for worse. The last time I saw Aldo engage for a whole round in a high-paced fight was vs. Mendes in their second fight and he was gasping after 1.5 rounds and went back to trying to engage only at the ends of the rounds. Now Mendes lacked the striking prowess and the physical attributes needed to force Aldo to fight continuously on the feet while as Holloway doesn't.

I think Holloway pushes Aldo past his gas tank and takes over somewhere from mid-to-late round 2, mid round 3 tops and I'm not sure that in the first rounds, which I think will be closer, Aldo will necessarily be the better fighter (my guess is they split them with Holloway taking the first).

* Edited at 02.15.2017, 8:23 AM ET *

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02.15.2017 | 2:54 PM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 4  

As a giant Aldo fan from the WEC days, I just can't root for this version of Aldo. Nor do I think his new conservative style will fair well against a guy like Holloway who has all the momentum.
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05.06.2017 | 12:07 PM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   wrong Decision  

Aldo will fade against a hungrier, younger lion. Holloway was able to go to the distance with McGregor but this time the judges will score in his favor.
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05.07.2017 | 2:14 AM ET

Prediction: correct Holloway   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 4  

If the fight is close Aldo could be getting himself a hometown decision. But I got Max by TKO
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05.30.2017 | 5:49 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Aldo   wrong Decision  

great fight, but don't want either to lose. if max can take one of the first 3 rounds then he might be able to rally late and steal a decision. still gotta think that aldo is the man until he shows a decline and he didn't show that in the frankie rematch.
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06.01.2017 | 8:18 AM ET

Prediction: wrong Aldo   wrong Decision  

easy peasy


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