Tatame is reporting that UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has parted ways with Ed Soares and...

Tatame is reporting that UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has parted ways with Ed Soares and Jorge Guimaraes (aka Black House). Going forward he will be solely managed by his coach Andre Pederneiras.

Edit by Tim Burke - Ed Soares responds in an interview with Fighters Only.

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Soares loses another

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by Derek Suboticki on Feb 2, 2012 4:38 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, he's not doing so well lately.

Anderson was pissed at him, too… I wonder if he’ll leave Soares too

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by ElliotMatheny on Feb 2, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

well looks like i aint going to black house first jds now this come eddie you fucking up son!

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by Mac Marley on Feb 2, 2012 4:39 PM EST reply actions

by daftshadow on Feb 2, 2012 5:02 PM EST reply actions

Good

I feel the only reason Soares was managing so many good fighters is because he can speak both Portuguese and English fluently.

by av1o3 on Feb 2, 2012 5:04 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

He provided the promotional and managerial chops to get a lot of folks fighting for bigger organizations.

Ed Soares is a ladder to climb and throw away.

by bigstupidsmile on Feb 2, 2012 5:15 PM EST up reply actions

The only reason he's successful

is because he was one of the few managers who could speak Portuguese and English. The only other ones I can really think of are Cesar Gracie and maybe Renzo, but they only manage fighters that they train.

by av1o3 on Feb 2, 2012 5:27 PM EST up reply actions

That's pretty much it

I haven’t seen anything to suggest that Soares is an above-average negotiator or director of his fighters’ careers.

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by Patrick Wyman on Feb 2, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

Except

that in Aldo’s case, he managed Aldo AFTER he become champion, and not before. He’s only worked with aldo when aldo was #1.

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by Jeremiah Johnson. on Feb 3, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions

you don't save toilet paper, homie.

wipe and flush.

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by mannfretti on Feb 2, 2012 5:16 PM EST reply actions

soares

was present at a time when he could exploit the dearth of multi-lingual mma managers. i figure there are others now competing in that space and his monopoly is now over. i’d be interested in quantative proof that the lives of JDS and Aldo are/will be financially improved by someone else. will anderson silva jump ship next? there’s been rumblings.

The strong do as they can and the weak suffer what they must.

by wamarsh on Feb 2, 2012 5:18 PM EST reply actions

Anderson wasn't pleased with some stuff Soares said before

so I wouldn’t be surprised.

Maybe JDS learning to speak English for TUF led to Soares’ downfall.

by av1o3 on Feb 2, 2012 5:28 PM EST up reply actions

i think you're right

brazilian fighters learning english will empower them. they’ll be more independent of an english speaking manager, and have additional promotional opportunities.

The strong do as they can and the weak suffer what they must.

by wamarsh on Feb 2, 2012 5:35 PM EST reply actions