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Following a brief period of retirement, the UFC Hall of Famer, Jose Aldo will make his stand against Jonathan Martinez, at UFC 301, in the Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro. His last bout before retirement resulted in a tragic loss against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278. He then went to the land of the squared rings and fought Emmanuel Zambrano at Shooto Boxing. ‘Scarface’ went home with yet another victory in his portfolio, defeating Zambrano via unanimous decision.

Coming back into the Octagon, Aldo is, in fact, looking up to a phenomenal victory. Martinez is quite a formidable fighter. In order to claim victory over Martinez, the 37-year-old mixed martial artist needs the fans’ support. But it all starts with the family.

Wife sends a cute message for Jose Aldo before UFC 301 fight

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As if waiting for the right moment, Aldo’s wife, Vivianne Pereira, showed her support for the Brazilian, hours before the commencement of the event. Aldo’s significant other shared a picture of the Aldo family on Instagram. Therein, she wrote in the caption, “Us always and forever”, as translated by the social media platform. The message was followed by a bright red heart emoji. 

Without a doubt, the love between the fighter and his wife is one of the oldest and strongest kind. Vivianne has often taken to social media to share her good wishes and support for her husband. Married since 2006, many in the continent would have been separated. But it’s not the case with the Aldos. 

With immense support and understanding, Vivianne has stood beside ‘Junior’ in almost all of his fights in the Octagon. Surprisingly, she is a brown belt in BJJ. Undeniably, this might be the reason why she supports Aldo with such enthusiasm, while there are many cases where fighters lost their family’s backing. Without a doubt, Aldo is one of the lucky guys to have his family rooting for him.

Of course, this wasn’t the only time Vivianne shared her love for Aldo before a fight.

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Aldo received an affectionate message from his wife before his boxing bout

Prior to his fight against Zambrano in the boxing ring, Aldo received yet another wish from his wife. Vivianne took to Instagram and shared a post which was captioned, “February 10th and my hubby’s boxing debut @josealdojunioroficial Let’s go for another dream, a new story, and many achievements!! Fly high my love!! We are together always”.

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With such support, Aldo must have gained immense belief in himself, as he outperformed Zambrano and claimed his victory in his first-ever professional boxing bout. Doubtlessly, Vivianne’s words worked their magic. But would this magic stand true in UFC 301?

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With Aldo set to fight Martinez, only time can tell who will prevail. What do you think? Would Aldo defeat Martinez with the power of love he received from his wife? Or would it be Martinez who would emerge on top of the Hall of Famer? Drop down to the comments section below and let us know what you think.