"My head is really good, and my chances are awesome," Aldo said. "I trained a lot for this fight. I trained a lot for the belt, and I'm happy [the WEC] is giving me a chance to get it." "I know you guys have never seen me on the ground, but I'm a jiu-jitsu black belt," Aldo said. "If Mike Brown takes me down, I'll be OK on the ground. I'll survive."

"I always want to please my public, my fans," Aldo said. "I always want to keep my fights standing, and that's what everyone expects. But I'm a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. "I got my black belt under Nova Uniao, and jiu-jitsu is my base. If you guys think I'm a good striker, you're going to be impressed with my ground fighting."