Aldo will face yet another bantamweight dark horse in the first fight of his new UFC contract.
There were a lot of questions surrounding Jose Aldo's future following what was a successful return at UFC 301, where he defeatedto earn a place inside the Top 10 bantamweight rankings. This was the final fight of Aldo's contract but as we're now finding out, the free agent isn't going anywhere with Aldo deciding toThe bantamweight matchup is currently in the works for this date, with the UFC yet to make an official announcement.
Brazil's Aldo has won four of his last five fights at bantamweight since making the move from the featherweight division in 2019.After getting back into the win column in May, the 37-year-old is still set on becoming a two-weight world champion - a feat he nearly achieved, had he defeated Petr Yan for the vacant bantamweight title in 2020.
Bautista, 31, started off his 2024 with a decision victory over Ricky Simon in the biggest win of his career thus far.The MMA Lab-product looks to add an even bigger name to his resume at UFC 307, and it doesn't get much better than a UFC Hall of Famer in Jose Aldo.
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