Possibly the greatest featherweight fight of the era, Aldo vs. Faber captivated fight fans around the world, but like compatriot Anderson Silva had to in his rematch against Rich Franklin, Aldo had to stand. travel to Faber’s hometown of Sacramento to announce his true arrival on the world stage. This time though, he didn’t win with a spectacular knockout. Instead, he punished Faber for 25 minutes, kicking his legs with vicious kicks that rendered “The California Kid” almost helpless. In the wake of Aldo’s five-round shutout victory, much of the attention focused on Faber’s strenuous effort in the loss, but what also should have deserved equal, if not more, billing , was Aldo’s disciplined and dominant performance, a performance that made it clear that at 145 pounds there was Jose Aldo and everyone else.
September 30, 2010 – KO2 Manny Gamburyan