José Aldo's controversial executioner, Mario Bautista responds to criticism and provokes: 'I ended it all'

mario bautista derrotou José Aldo No. UFC 307 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

Responsible for controversially neutralizing José Aldo in the octagon and have your arm raised at the end of the fight, mario bautista returned to respond to criticism from fans of the sport. Despite recognizing the Brazilian's great achievements, the bantamweight prospect (up to 61,2 kg) guaranteed that he would not allow the veteran to continue growing after and during the duel.

At the time of the match, Bautista was harshly criticized for using the fence, ineffectively, to dominate the action and prevent Aldo from evolving the actions in the stand-up fight. After 15 minutes, the American won by split decision of the judges.

“Everyone loves José Aldo and everyone wants to see the old one José Aldo. The big moments, all the things he could do, and I think they're just upset because I ended all of that and I wasn't going to allow that to happen," Bautista told MMA fighting.

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Aware that the Brazilian suffered another defeat soon after, Mario did not hesitate to agree with the judges' score, which gave victory to Aiemann Zahabi No. UFC 315.

"Aiemann Zahabi “Won the fight and also knocked him down and gassed him at the end, but he took a soccer kick to the face for his troubles. Credit to Zahabi, he took that kick and got up and put it back on Aldo. But you never know. That referee could have stepped in as soon as that soccer kick went to the face, and he fell back like that and that would have been the end of the fight and you lose that. It’s crazy,” he concluded.

José Aldo applies knee to Aiemann Zahabi No. UFC 315. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC Europe

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Present on the main card of UFC 316, Bautista will put on his gloves again this Saturday (7) and is scheduled to welcome former Bellator champion, Patch Mix. Currently, Aldo's executioner is considered the big underdog for the fight.