José Aldo, or simply Junior as he is called by his Nova Uniao peers, is a famous mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Manáus and a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Master André Pederneiras, a sport in which he excelled in the early 2000's prior to his prize-fighting career. José Aldo conquered numerous titles in jiu jitsu's lower belt divisions, having two wins over grappling legend Rubens Charles in the brown belt division.