WEC featherweight champion, José Aldo will make the first title defense on April 24 against Urijah Faber, in California. After training with BJ Penn’s boxing trainer, Aldo is back to Rio de Janeiro and started working. After took the belt of Mike Brown, who defeated Faber twice, the Brazilian guarantees he doesn’t expect an easy fight. On an exclusive interview, José Aldo talked about the trains on United States, commented his friend and idol Rodrigo Nogueira’s loss to Cain Velasquez, pointed the next talent of Nova União and a lot more.

Faber has three defeats on career, two to Mike Brown, that you knocked out when you got the belt. How do you think it’s gonna be this fight?

Everybody knows that fight is fight and who isn’t prepared may have trouble. Mike beat him, but it’s another fighter, another game. Faber is explosive, I don’t consider myself as favorite. I have to feel the fight.

Did you start any kind of training to defend the title?

I’m still starting to develop my work now, I didn’t start to think about it yet. On March we’ll focus more on training over the opponent, standing up and the takedowns, but I have to be careful with his strong spots and a good Wrestling. For now I’m training Jiu-Jitsu.

Talk a little about your training in America?

I was in Sacramento for a month training a lot of Wrestling, always trying to get better. I also had the chance to train boxing with BJ Penn’s trainer.

You were on the corner of  Ronys Torres on UFC. What did you think about the fight?

I thought that he fought well standing up. Ronys was perfect, passed the guard, made everything. It’s true that, sometimes, when we’re on the corner we can’t analyze the fight well, but wasn’t my situation. After the event I saw the fight a lot of times and I was sure that he won the first and the third rounds. He might have lost the second, but the victory would be his still. That’s why I say that we Brazilians have to go for the knockout, don’t let (the decision) with the judges.

And Minotauro’s fight, where do you think he might have went wrong?

I’m total fan of Minotauro and his friend. He was trained and confident to exchange with (Cain) Velasquez, but unfortunately (Cain) made it, what made me really sad.

Who would you point as the next great talent from Nova União camp?

Eduardo Dantas. He’s young and will probably blow outside here. He just need more experience, he has all to shine more, as other revelations on our team.

When will you be back to United States?

Only on April, next to my fight. My training will be developed in Brazil, where I have the best stuff and the support of my family.

What can fans expect from José Aldo on this title defense?

I always try to do my best and please my fans, because they pay me so I have to please them. You can expect an Aldo with a lot of will.