Mario Bautista explains why fans should be pointing the finger at Jose Aldo for lackluster fight at UFC 307

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“Merab did the identical factor. He in all probability held him in opposition to the cage longer than I did, and now have a look at him. He’s the champ,” Bautista advised MMA Junkie Radio. “If we’re really speaking about Aldo, he nearly did an identical factor in opposition to ‘Chito’ (Vera).

“He began dropping that first spherical, after which he takes ‘Chito’ down and stays on his again for the entire second spherical and the entire third spherical, and nobody gave crap to Aldo about it. Even me, I’m not going to provide crap to Aldo. It’s extra on ‘Chito.’ Oh, ‘Chito’ can’t get this man off his again.’ In order that’s the factor: It’s similar to slightly double normal for a few of these Corridor of Famers and fan favorites.”

“I simply wished him to maintain on working,” Bautista defined. “I simply wished him to interrupt out of the clinch, use that vitality to get out, after which simply form of keep caught to him. Simply preserve him working, working. I simply didn’t actually assume he was going to, I don’t know, I suppose simply keep on the wall?

“I assumed he was going to get out as a result of that takes up some vitality. There are factors the place I felt – yeah, he was defending the takedown, and possibly he may have circled off, however he simply form of selected to remain there and form of wait slightly bit. Yeah, I used to be holding him in opposition to the cage, however on the similar time, I believe he did have alternatives to circle off. It’s simply he selected to not.”

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