We may have the culprit who sank fight fans’ hearts across the globe with one swift kick.
We knew that Jose Aldo had fractured his rib in training, throwing his upcoming title fight with Conor McGregor into jeopardy. However, new details are emerging, which shed light on what actually happened in Aldo’s camp to cause the injury.
BJJEE.com is reporting that Aldo had a huge camp, which included two-time K-1 World MAX champion Andy Souwer.
However, a source from within Aldo’s camp revealed the culprit to be Brazilian lightweight Alcides Nunes, one of Aldo’s 30 sparring partners, to BJJEE.com.
Check out the source’s account of what transpired below.
There are like 30 sparring partners for Aldo there, all great guys, except for like 3 or 4 who basically are low level strikers.
Aldo injured his rib while sparring with undefeated Brazilian lightweight Alcides Nunes, who landed a kick to Jose’s midsection.
Dutch Kickboxing champ Andy Souwer was brought in from Holland to train with Aldo but barely had any chance to help out before the injury occurred.
It happened the round after Andy Souwer sparred with Aldo, against Nunes. Aldo was trying to put Nunes off balance in a clinching situation, turning/sweeping him and after that it looked like he didn’t want to go on anymore, he looked tired and it went on for a minute until the round ended, and he went to sit on one of the bags and they got water and stuff and he said something was wrong with him.
His coach, Andre Pederneiras, does not want the fight to continue but as far as I know they’re still debating.
Hat-tip to Mixed Martial Arts
