RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 02: Jose Aldo of Brazil steps on the scale during the UFC 212 weigh-in at Jeunesse Arena on June 02, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Former UFC featherweight champion José Aldo believes he should be in consideration for GOAT status following amazing career.

As Jose Aldo prepares for his upcoming bout against Jeremy Stephen in Calgary on Saturday, he took some time to reflect on the good and bad of his long successful career.

With 14 years in professional mixed martial arts and 30 fights under his belt, Aldo is a staple in MMA and the UFC history books. Having dominated the featherweight division for over 10 years, Aldo is beginning to wind down and has openly discussed ending his fight career in the near future. Before he hangs up his gloves for good there are few bucket list items that need to be crossed off. One thing on the list would be fighting in a certain country that has until now eluded him.

“I have been to many places fighting but one place I would really love to go is Russia,” Aldo told FanSided exclusively through a translator. “I know I have a lot of fans there and people treat me really well there so it is definitely something that I have my mind set to fight in Russia.”

Another piece of business to take care of before his UFC contract runs out is facing the two men that have handed him his most recent losses. After remaining undefeated from 2006 to 2015, Aldo has lost three times to two men, Conor McGregor and Max Holloway.

“I would really love to avenge the losses and especially Max Holloway since he is the champion,” Aldo said. “He is a dominant champion so I would love to get a title shot again against Max.”

A hot button topic between fans and fighters is always who is the greatest fighter of all time. Recently Daniel Cormier and Anderson Silva were going back and forth about this very topic. Some of the names that were brought up were Georges St-Pierre, Demetrious Johnson, both Silva and Cormier, and of course Jon Jones. Aldo can see the reasoning behind all of these fighters being considered but he would like to add himself to the list.

“I really believe I should be in the conversation,” Aldo said. “I don’t know if I am the best ever. But I should definitely be there. I was a dominant champion and I feel like I should be part of the conversation.”

For now, Aldo has his sights set of the task ahead of him. He will be taking of Jeremy Stephens as the co-main event of UFC Calgary this Saturday, July 28th. This is Aldo’s first non-five-round bout in over ten years, however, none of that matters to him.

“Preparation has been great, I have been working really hard and training really well,” Aldo said. “Jeremy is always looking for a fight. He always wants to finish as soon as possible. I expect a tough matchup with Jeremy.”

UFC Calgary will be headlined by a Lightweight matchup between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. The main card begins at 8 pm ET on Fox.