The 7 best kickers in the UFC today

Jose Aldo

There is no stopping Jose Aldo

To be honest, Jose Aldo is one of the scariest guys in the UFC. Yes he lost out to McGregor. But that does not change his stature. Because once Aldo starts kicking, there is no escape. And there is no better kicker than him in the UFC.

One of the greatest fighters ever to grace the UFC, Aldo is a master in using his legs for maximum destruction. In his fight against Urijah Faber in WEC 48, he continuously struck Faber with his low kick. Aldo is a tactically sound fighter and in the fight, he stepped in and threw a left hook to the body as Faber thought it was a kick and went to check it, and Aldo finished him with a low kick when Faber’s legs fell down. The bout is remembered by Aldo fans as ‘Leg Kicks from Hell’.

Aldo is a master of disguising his moves and the opponents don’t know when to expect what. a big part of his success with leg kicks is his mind games, just like Georges St-Pierre's success with his takedowns.

A veteran of the game, wins against Frankie Edgar, Chad Mendes and Cub Swanson showed the world that Aldo is a deadly kicker. He might be short in stature, but h makes it up with his vision and speed. A rematch with McGregor will be his ultimate bounce back time.

Aldo's Muay Thai isn't as one dimensional as most people seem to think. He has used leg kicks effectively before because he faced people that couldn't defend them. But he is capable of striking in a more varied way and get the win. He's not a "leg kick specialist" but of course he will exploit leg kicks versus people that can't defend them. Aldo beat the hell out of Lamas' legs with outside kicks when he switched to southpaw. Also he likes to set his kicks up with punch combinations and kick as his opponent darts back, which will be good for landing inside kicks.

Enjoy Aldo’s leg kicks from hell, here: