José Aldo Martial artist
José Aldo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒoˈzɛ ˈawdu]; born September 9, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Aldo was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion and thus, became the first and also the current UFC Featherweight Champion during the UFC/WEC merger. He was named Sherdog's 2009 Fighter of the Year. As of January 20, 2015 he is #2 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings and ranked the #1 Featherweight in the world by Sherdog. Aldo is primarily a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, but has won the majority of his contests by KO/TKO.
