not throw enough of) to break down Font from his base which will affect his offense and mobility. Aldo’s leg kicks are still his very best weapon in his arsenal so it was a pleasant surprise to see him throw and land eight of them in his decision victory against Munhoz in August. With this being a five round fight Aldo needs to be aggressively conservative here. Conservative enough to have wind for the later rounds (assuming it goes there due to Font’s toughness) but aggressive enough to win rounds and break down Font early on. As for Font he will need to do pretty much the opposite of what I stated for Aldo’s path to victory. He needs to not let Aldo get comfortable early on where Aldo can tee off with combinations to the head, body, and legs. Aldo can still throw kicks moving back and in the pocket but Font will be able to eventually make Aldo break if he can keep the pace and volume on Aldo where he cannot keep up.
I have to favor the Brazilian here because he is still so good despite him getting older. With no disrespect to Font I believe Aldo is just still better here wherever the fight may take place – which should be 90% on the feet. Aldo usually starts off very sharp and effective and I have a feeling Font may eat some strikes early on from Aldo’s effective countering and power punching. If Aldo can avoid letting Font get comfortable and push a tough pace on him then he should be able to slowly break down Font throughout the fight enroute to a five round decision victory. Inching Jose Aldo closer to a second title shot at bantamweight.
Prop: Jose Aldo Wins By Decision (+250) By C.White
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