Jose Aldo visade nyligen sitt missnöje med UFC, efter att han nekades en returmatch mot Conor McGregor som han tidigare blivit lovad. Aldo vill nämligen riva sitt kontrakt med organisationen, och är beredd att ta ärendet till en domstol.
En som ställer sig bakom Jose är ingen mindre än Wanderlei Silva, som nu har erbjudit Aldo en plats hos RIZIN. Detta hade han att säga via sin Facebook:
Today is a sad day for the sport. One of the biggest names of our sport came publicly to say he’s dissatisfied with the promotion, retirement too young. Aldo is one of the best fighters in history, and he’s going through the same thing I went through, and I know what you’re feeling, Aldo.
They are not doing what they’ve promised you. They promised you that after your last fight you would fight that guy again, and they are not giving you that. They did that to me, too, promised a lot of things and didn’t make it happen.
Aldo, I’m here to tell you that I’m with you. I’ve always admired you, the way you behave, and your team. Once again you’re proving that you fight because you’re a samurai, that you love fighting, not because of money, because you’d make the same money if you were fighting for the belt or not. That shows your character, and gets my respect and admiration.
As a representative from Rizin, I want to tell you that Rizin’s doors are open for you. I want to invite you to fight in Japan, where you will be respected and put in a place you deserve. As a representative from Rizin in Brazil, I invite you to go there with me so we can make history there together. You will have the respect you deserve there at Rizin, my champion.
Fjäderviktsmästaren McGregor kommer istället att möta lättviktsmästaren Eddie Alvarez, en match som äger rum den 12 november under UFC 205 i New York.
