Man this is great news but sad news. I really like both these guys but there is nothin better than relevant MMA between top 5 fighters. I think aldo is way more dynamic on the feet, and on the ground no one has tested him especially with the top game of Brown. I still think he will win, maybe by sub because Brown is one hard SOB to finish standing.

November 11th is a Wednesday. That’s kind of weird, usually WEC events are Sunday.

Not during football season they aren’t.

this fight reminds me a little of GSP vs Alves. Aldo is crazy explosive, but I have to trust in Brown’s solid skillset and maturity. I think Brown will come in with a smart gameplan and get the job done.

Brown will be looking to use his strength and keep Aldo on his back in this one. Brown’s experience will make him the favourite but Aldo is so quick and sharp standing I could see Brown getting overwhelmed really at any time but being the tough SOB that Brown is it probably won’t happen until R3.

I really think Aldo is the future star and even if he somehow loses will hold the belt at some time in the future.

I am going with Brown. Aldo fights like a tornado, and is a scary 145, but I don’t think he has fought someone like Brown yet, and I am curious to see if he still comes into this fight with the same type of aggressive style.

IMO- I think Mike Brown is like the GSP of the 145er’s..
He should be able to hold that belt for a while..

That said’ I do believe Jose Aldo could present an interesting fight.. This guy is one of my favorite new fighters I have learned about over the last year and a half.. I hope that he decides to have another fight before challenging for the belt(imo, he needs it).

Aldo was talkin about dropping to 135 and fighting Torres; Brown’s big at 145, I think his size is going to be the difference.

Great fight! Regardless of the outcome fans are left with a great champion, and thats all I can really as for as a fan.

Brown is undoubtedly the favorite, but Aldo is NO JOKE either. Brown should be closely studying GSP’s gameplan against Alves.

I know Aldo is a BJJ Black belt, but I havent seen mych of his Jits game because he has been too busy lighting people the FOCK up in the stand up!

As great as this fight will be, stylistically, the best fight that the WEC has to offer is:

Aldo vs. Miguelito!

brown has a better chance of winning, but as a betting man, Aldo as an underdog is too juicy to pass up on!

The cool thing is that even if Brown overwhelms Aldo and grinds him out, we still could see a huge Torres/Aldo fight. Guess he’d have to pick up a win or two at 35 first, but that would be an even better fight IMO. Wicked technical stand-up battle that quickly degenerates into a mindless brawl.

Lately, the couple times I’ve allowed the odds to make me bet apart from who I think will win, I’ve just lost the money. So I’m hoping Brown isn’t too much of a favorite so I can get a decent return on him.

Punch I agree, this fight is the 145 GSP-Alves, where a huge, dominant wrestler takes on a dangerous striker who looks unstoppable. I’ve learnt from my past mistakes so I’m going for a Brown win, after he destroyed Garcia I’m not going against Brown again, the guy is a huge FW and is even too good for Faber. He is really well rounded and even if someone has better BJJ or striking he can take them down and control them GSP style.

Aldo is scary good, that KO over Swanson was one of the craziest things that I’ve seen in this sport, the guy is a monster and will go on to great things. That being said, I think this will go the same way as GSP-Alves, where MTB takes down Aldo and controls the fight on the ground en route to a UD, MTB is too big and strong and Aldo hasn’t been tested yet. His best chance at winning is by a quick KO, like Alves I don’t think Aldo will last the pace if the fight goes into the later rounds and if MTB starts to get the better of him he will fold. Aldo is a worthy challenger and this will be an awesome fight, but I like his chances against Torres better.

Aldo’s pace is insane. I agree that if the fight goes to the ground brown will probably submit aldo. For aldo to get the belt he can’t get pinned against the cage and has the best chance of winning by stand up. But no urijah faber is better than brown his right hand was broken and left was dislocated but thats no excuse for faber it just happens. Aldo has to frustrate brown on the feet and he for sure can’t get taken down or else thats the fight. Aldo has enough experience and is ready for this fight. Every one says that aldo has never fought anyone better than brown but no one knows about the opponents aldo has faced in mma. Brown might win the fight but he still has to be really cautios of knees if he tries to take him down. If aldo beats brown I would love to see aldo vs faber.

careful rawbert. His quick finishes don’t tell you that much about how he will endure in a war. Plus, people underestimate guys like him who rise so quickly. That results in highlight reels, but it doesn’t equate to him being the best. He certainly could be, but we don’t know that yet. The smart money is on the guy you have enough data on to say with certainty that he is strong, skilled, and there to fight for five 5-minute rounds if necessary.

It wasn’t that long ago that Faber was being mentioned in the top 5 P4P discussions. People were calling him unbeatable and we had a lot of legit data on him. Brown took him out twice. That’s concrete fact. Root for Aldo, but put your money on Brown.