Jose Aldo requests release from UFC, Wants to retire from MMA

The Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez match at UFC 205 has impacted a lot of people badly and Jose Aldo is apparently one of them.

Aldo, who is the reigning interim Featherweight champion of UFC, said that he wants to be released from his contract. The Brazilian said this during an interview with Combate.

He was not happy with Dana White allowing Conor McGregor to hold both the titles heading into UFC 205 and mentioned that he has doesn’t believe Dana anymore.

"I don’t believe in Dana saying that Conor would have to vacate one of the belts after UFC 205 because, based on what we’re seeing, this type of decision is not in his hands anymore, Conor makes the calls now. And the biggest proof that who’s in charge in the UFC now is Conor is that when I wanted to move up to fight Pettis, they said I’d have to vacate my belt and try this fight with no title whatsoever. But with him, they let him move up to the division above without losing his belt, and also let him do any fight he wants. I understand that he sells a lot, but it gets to a limit when it’s no longer a sport, it becomes a circus. I don’t want any type of fight with the UFC. The only thing I want is to go on with my life, and they will go on with theirs."

After this revelation, Aldo then called to the Combate TV Channel and said that he does not want to be in MMA anymore.

"If [White] likes me and my family, I just hope he released me. I don’t want a fight. I want to leave as I came in. The UFC and WEC didn’t give me anything. Everything I conquered was my merit and from my team. Nobody gave me anything. I conquered everything. And I gave them a lot more than they gave me back. I just want them to release me from my contract. I’m not a whore to sell myself [for money]. I don’t even want to fight MMA. I want to follow a career in another sport. That’s what I want."

Dana White has promised to offer a solution to Aldo soon and it would be interesting to see how the champ reacts.