[Spoiler] Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway

Obviously I can understand there are tactical reasons to avoid leg kicks. But they make no sense in Aldo's case. For 10 years Aldo was undefeated while constantly chopping kids down with his brutal leg kicks. Why fix what isn't broke? Why the sudden fear to eliminate them completely. He established himself as a brutal leg kicker very early on, people knew he would employ the weapon constantly, yet no one really ever was able to capitalize on knowing the kicks were coming. Nate Diaz is a longer, taller striker, yet just a minute back, McGregor successfully leg kicked the shit out of him for 5 rounds. If Nate's mobility wasn't so reduced from getting his lead leg fucking battered to shit all fight, he would have had a much better chance of winning that rematch. Aldo's take down defense is insane. Even if Edgar were to catch a leg and get a takedown, Aldo gets right the fuck back up before Edgar can do anything. Aldo has good Jiu Jitsu as well, so he has no reason to fear takedowns so much to no longer deploy his most destructive weapon. The benefits of him keeping it in his arsenal far outweigh the risks.

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