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Jose Aldo sides with UFC in Francis Ngannou debacle: ‘He shot himself in the foot’

Former undisputed UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo has sided with the UFC following the departure of former undisputed heavyweight kingpin, Francis Ngannou – claiming the Cameroonian “shot himself in the foot” amid his exit from the promotion in search of a lucrative deal in professional boxing.

Aldo, a former undisputed featherweight champion and one-time title challenger at the bantamweight limit, returns to combat sports tonight at Gamebred Boxing 4 – taking on fellow UFC alum and one-time opponent, Jeremy Stephens in the squared circle. A matchup between former professional boxing champion, Roy Jones Jr.