{
  "id": 15887316,
  "title": "Jose Aldo would have cut Movsar Evloev, not given him a UFC 333 title shot: ‘He could beat everyone’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/jose-aldo-would-have-cut-movsar-evloev-not-given-him-a-ufc-333-title",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T12:21:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jose-aldo-cut-movsar-evloev-122103139.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jose Aldo, the former featherweight champion, has expressed his disapproval of the UFC's decision to feature Movsar Evloev as the headliner for UFC 333. According to Aldo, the UFC should not be dominated by fighters who engage in wrestling and produce unexciting matches. Aldo believes that Evloev, currently ranked number one in his division, would not draw a significant audience and should be cut if he continues to put on boring fights. Evloev is set to challenge Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title in Abu Dhabi on October 24th. Aldo's sentiments echo the debate surrounding the UFC's stance on fighters who engage in lay-and-pray tactics, with Aldo suggesting that Evloev should be cut if he fails to improve his performance.",
  "summary": "Jose Aldo is down with the UFC cutting boring fighters that do nothing but wrestle. That’s directly from the mouth of the former featherweight champion, who made it clear that he wasn’t a fan of UFC 333 headliner Movsar Evloev. Evloev will try to take the 145 pound belt off Alexander Volkanovski this weekend (Sat. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Alexander Volkanovski ahead of UFC 333: ‘I always get a lot of love in Abu Dhabi”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/alexander-volkanovski-ahead-of-ufc-333-i-always-get-a-lot-of-love-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T12:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}