In six years, WEC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, has gone from complete obscurity to “overnight” sensation. Amassing a 17-1 record, Aldo has gained a wealth of new fans after dominating performances over the likes of Cub Swanson, Mike Brown and Urijah Faber.

Like clockwork, the fickle MMA community now wants more. After defeating Faber in his first title defense, some people have argued that Aldo should move up to the lightweight division and transition to the UFC. Company President, Dana White, doesn’t argue that Aldo has the ability to be successful elsewhere, he just thinks the champ should solidify his reign at featherweight first.

“Yeah, there’s a possibility he could move to 155. That’d be fun. I think that he should defend his title a couple more times.”

With lighting fast striking, slick Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and pure aggression rivaling the Tasmanian Devil, Aldo has seemed nearly unstoppable during his rise to the championship. Nevertheless, White still sees some room for improvement and firmly believes that Aldo can take his game to a new level.

“He had a dominant performance against Urijah, but I think he could have done better. I think he could have stopped him. The more times you get in there, you start to feel more and more comfortable. After guys get some experience and get a couple of big fights under their belt, this place starts to feel like home, [and] they turn it up to a whole other level.”

As fans clamor to see the superstar move on to greater challenges, White tempers the excitement with a quick dose of reality.

“It’s one thing to win the title. But you gotta defend it a few times.”

(Source: MMA Fighting)