Jose Aldo backtracks on controversial IV ban comments, blames media

Guilherme Cruz, MMA FightingSix weeks after making fun of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) intravenous rehydration ban, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has changed his mind.

The Nova Uniao fighter told the Brazilian media in July he would continue to rehydrate that way despite the change of rules regarding rehydration process, and challenged USADA to find out he did it.

"I will continue to do IV, I don’t care," Aldo said in July. "I’ll tell them I’m going to eat and do it instead. They won’t take me out of the f---ing fight, so I don’t care. They can say whatever they want, but it’s scientifically proved the best way to rehydrate. Only if they put security guard with me 24 hours a…