Despite retiring from the UFC in 2022, legendary featherweight Jose Aldo is gearing up for another fight. The former UFC featherweight champion will step into the squared circle against Jeremy Stephens at Gamebred Boxing 4. Hoster by UFC welterweight star Jorge ‘Gamebred‘ Masvidal, the event will go down on April 1 in Wisconsin. The stacked card for the event features combat sports heavyweights like former boxing champion Roy Jones Jr., former UFC champion Anthony Pettis, ex-UFC stars Vitor Belfort, Jacare Souza, etc.

Aldo will face former UFC rival Jeremy Stephens in the co-main event of the evening. He finished Stephens in the MMA bout under the UFC in 2018. Aldo scored a KO/TKO win over his featherweight rival in the very first round of their fight. Now, five years from the first fight, the ex-UFC stalwarts are preparing to go at each other again. Only this time, it will be a boxing match.

With just a few days remaining for the fight, Aldo’s coaches and mentor gave their predictions for the fight. They expressed full confidence in their ward, but, had doubts over just one thing.

Coach predicts Jose Aldo will knock out Jeremy Stephens

Jorge Masvidal uploaded a video on his YouTube channel, offering a glimpse at Jose Aldo and his camp ahead of the fight. In the clip, we see Aldo alongside Jacare Souza, doing boxing drills and rigorous training in preparation for Stephens. Additionally, Aldo also spoke about his love for boxing and how Mike Tyson inspired him to take up boxing.

Speaking of the fight, Aldo’s boxing coach Nemo said, “Boxing is a sport of strategy. It’s like chess. It’s fist fencing, where you have to keep your blood cold and be reasonable all the time, and we can see that in Jose Aldo. He’s very tough, but also very smart in the fight.”

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Similarly, Aldo’s mentor, Dede Pederneiras, stated, “I think Aldo will knock him out again. My doubt is whether it will be in the head or if it is going to be in the belly again. But expectations are too high for another knockout.”

Jose Aldo was one of the most skilled martial artists ever to grace the octagon. However, Stephens is no easy feat for him. Although he has the confidence of a win over him, boxing is a different rule set altogether.

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Do you think Aldo will get another finish, as his team predicted? Or will Stephens have a surprise for the world? Give us your predictions in the comments below.