RIO DE JANEIRO — When Jose Aldo announced he was planning on cutting down to bantamweight to chase a championship fight with Henry Cejudo, former title challenger Marlon Moraes volunteered to be the one to welcome him to the division.
Leonardo Santos, one of the main fighters from Nova Uniao team in Brazil, wasn’t happy with the callout. Moraes trained for some time at Santos and Aldo’s team a decade ago, and the veteran lightweight admits it took him a while to get over it.
“We like him,” Santos said.