Former bantamweight champion expresses frustration with Jose Aldo's loss at UFC 307: "He lost the fight himself"
A former bantamweight champion recently expressed his frustration with Jose Aldo's loss at UFC 307 and noted that he believes it was preventable. He described what transpired and discussed what was lacking in the Brazilian's performance.
The UFC Hall of Famer lost a split decision to Mario Bautista after the judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28 and 28-29 in favor of the No.9 ranked bantamweight. It was a controversial decision as many including Conor McGregor voiced their displeasure on social media and noted that they believed Aldo should have been awarded the decision. Dana White also chimed in following the event that Bautista had been repeatedly clinching and didn't do damage.
During JAXXON PODCAST's UFC 307 recap, former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw weighed in on the result of Bautista vs. Aldo. Dillashaw mentioned that although some believed the former featherweight champion should've got his hand raised, he didn't make a strong enough argument with his performance:
"It surprises me...there's techniques like this that [Aldo] doesn't like, get off the cage...The loss for him, like with the fight cards, they thought Aldo should've won. I don't know. He kept himself here, like, I'm not too mad. He lost the fight himself."
Check out T.J. Dillashaw's comments regarding Jose Aldo below:
How did Dana White react to Mario Bautista's win over Jose Aldo at UFC 307?
Dana White echoed the sentiments of many in the MMA community as he blasted the judging for UFC 307 as a whole including the officiating for Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista.
During his post-event press conference, White mentioned that there was no indication that Bautista was trying to engage with Aldo and believed that his clinching basically wasted time:
"I always think that the referee should be more active on that, 100%. Especially when somebody keeps [attempting takedowns and clinching] to stall...If you're judging on a guy whether it's in control, if it's this or that, if you're not trying to fight, how do you win the fight? And if you're looking at attempted takedowns, what about stuffing the takedowns?" [6:13 - 6:41]
Check out Dana White's post-event conference featuring comments about Mario Bautista's win over Jose Aldo below: