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LAS VEGAS -- Interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo met with UFC president Dana White at the companys headquarters on Wednesday to discuss the Brazilians future as a professional fighter.Aldo (26-2) created headlines earlier this month when he abruptly stated he no longer wished to fight for the UFC. The comments were made shortly after the promotion company booked a fight between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor, with whom Aldo has sought a rematch.Aldo said the meeting went well and there would likely be others. He did maintain, however, he has no current interest in furthering his mixed martial arts career.I didnt come here just wanting to cancel my contract, Aldo said in quotes translated by ESPN.com. I came here because I had a lot on my chest that I wanted to say. And thats what was done. I will follow my own path and UFC will follow theirs. Time will tell what the future holds.I came here from Brazil already with ideas firmly fixed in my head. My current intention is to no longer fight. That hasnt changed. Thats how I felt when I left Brazil and thats how I feel today.Aldos longtime coach and mentor Andre Pederneiras, who accompanied Aldo to the meeting, told ESPN.com they have requested changes to Aldos existing contract with the UFC that would allow him to compete freely in other martial arts.According to Pederneiras, who coaches a full stable of athletes at Nova Uniao in Rio de Janeiro, White is supposed to speak to the UFCs new owners at WME-IMG and respond to Aldos request in the near future.He wants to end the contract, but Dana says he cant do that, Pederneiras said. I know that, but maybe have some addendum written into the contract to do other things like kickboxing, jiu-jitsu or boxing.I think Dana was open to that, but he said every time [Aldo] wants to do that, he needs to ask permission. Hes not going to do that. If hes fighting MMA, OK, he cant fight MMA in another organization. If he wants to come back to MMA someday, it will be in the UFC. But he doesnt want, every time he takes a fight in jiu-jitsu, to call Dana or send him a letter if he wants to box. We are trying to get an addendum in the contract to separate MMA, so he can compete in other sports any time he wants.A UFC official told ESPN.com that Wednesdays meeting was productive and there would be no further comment at this time.Aldo declined to go into detail on the reasons he no longer wishes to fight, but Pederneiras said its directly tied to the aftermath of his loss to McGregor at UFC 194 last December.That loss, a 13-second knockout, snapped Aldos streak of seven consecutive title defenses. Based on his resume, Aldo felt he deserved an immediate rematch and a chance to prove the loss was a fluke -- but McGregor went on to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 196 instead.According to Pederneiras, Aldo felt so disrespected at not getting a rematch, he wanted to walk away from the sport entirely. Pederneiras says he talked Aldo into accepting a fight against Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 on July 9, based on one condition.He was waiting for that immediate rematch and it didnt happen, Pederneiras said. He said, These guys dont respect me. Ive been champion for so long. Im the only champion of the featherweight division. If anybody should get an immediate rematch, why not me?After this, Dana and [UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby] called me and asked him to fight Frankie Edgar. I said, Its going to be difficult but Ill try. I talked to him for a month and I convinced him only because we said, Dana, hell fight, but if you want this fight, the next one is with Conor. And they said, Yes.Aldo said he has no intention to reach out directly to WME-IMG, as he feels confident his feelings were well represented to White on Wednesday. When asked if he intends to seek legal means to terminate his contract, he said no.Theres no reason to do that, Aldo said. Theres no reason to start a legal challenge, Im not that kind of guy. Im a man, I came here voluntarily.If I had no contracts, if I had nothing binding me or had no other negotiations going on, I still wouldnt see myself fighting again. I think I have already done a lot for the sport and I have to go my own way. Of course, I have a contract and I must respect that contract. Like I said, I came here to have a first conversation, start a dialogue, speak face-to-face. It went really well. Drew Sample Bengals Jersey . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Germaine Pratt Womens Jersey . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. 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Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. NEW YORK -- Nearly two years ago, Stan Van Gundy stood in a crowded hallway at Barclays Center and lamented how the Detroit Pistons did not have chances to win the way they defended and vowed changes to the roster he was coaching.At the time of Van Gundys impassioned plea for improved defense, the Pistons had dropped 23 of their first 28 games.Detroit split the final 54 games of 2014-15, won 44 games last season and is projected to be a middle seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Pistons wound up 14th in points allowed two seasons ago, improved to 12th last season and have allowed the second-fewest points per game so far.Detroits defense will look to remain effective Wednesday night when it visits the Brooklyn Nets.The Pistons began Van Gundys third season by allowing 109 points in an 18-point loss at Toronto last Wednesday. The Pistons followed it up by holding Orlando and Milwaukee to 82 and 83 points, respectively, in double-digit victories.On Tuesday, Detroit continued its positive defensive trends in a 102-89 win over the New York Knicks. After allowing 55 points in the first half, the Pistons allowed 10 in the fourth quarter and held the Knicks scoreless in the final 5:40.We just kept saying in the timeout that to win, were going to need to make a defensive stand, Van Gundy said. We were skating on thin ice for a long, long time. Theyd get it down to three and wed get a couple of hoops. Then the last (5:30), we were able to get it done.Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Marcus Morris added 22 points for Detroit, which is 3-1 for the second straight season.Its real satisfying, Harris said. Its something that when we came into the timeout, that was our emphasis. Lets go out there and get stops, lets get rebounds and lets see how many we can string together to come out with this victory.While the Pistons have been playing strong defense, the Nets have struggled defensively through most of their first four games. Although Brooklyn held Indiana to 15 points in the fourth quarter Friday, it is allowing 111 points per game, has given up seven 30-point quarters andd allowed opponents to shoot 47 percent.ddddddddddddThe Nets lost their first two games at Boston and Milwaukee by a combined seven points and were never in Mondays 118-88 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Nets gave up 38 first-quarter points, trailed for the final 45-plus minutes, shot 34 percent and made 5 of 31 3-pointers.I just think we didnt have that normal pop or that explosiveness or the normal hunger that we normally have on the defensive end, actually just in general, Brooklyn guard Jeremy Lin said. We didnt have that normal spirit or that normal energy that we play with. Tonight everybody came out flat and you know, its time to get our bodies right and well be good and well be ready on Wednesday.An area where the Nets will have to be ready is rebounding and blocking out Detroit center Andre Drummond, who leads the league with 15.5 rebounds per game. Brooklyn has allowed 49.8 rebounds per game by opponents, which is the third-highest in the league.Were addressing it, Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson said. We understand its a weakness and an area weve got to get better.Another area where the Nets will have to be improved is backup point guard play. While Lin has averaged 16.3 points, his primary backups, Randy Foye (mild right hamstring strain) and Greivis Vasquez (sore right ankle), will not play Wednesday.Those injuries mean Isaiah Whitehead will likely see a decent amount of time again. The rookie had a difficult home debut by shooting 3 of 11 and committing five turnovers in 21 minutes.I think whoever we put in there, we expect them to do their job and play the way we want them to play, Atkinson said. So it could be a rookie, a second-year guy, a veteran and when a guy is out the next guy has to step up and play.The Pistons have won four of the last five meetings with the Nets since allowing 110 points and 52 percent shooting on Dec. 21, 2014. The only players remaining on their roster since then are Drummond and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. ' ' '