MMA Fighting · May 21, 2021
Jose Aldo faces off with Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265
Jose Aldo Jeff Botari, Zuffa LLC Veteran UFC contenders will soon clash at UFC 265.
MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Jose Aldo (29-7) will fight Pedro Munhoz (19-5, 1 NC) in a bantamweight contest at the UFC’s upcoming Aug. 7 pay-per-view event. The event’s location is still to be determined. The matchup was first reported by Combate.
Aldo, a former UFC champion at featherweight, recently snapped a three-fight skid when he defeated Marlon Vera by unanimous decision this past December. “Junior” was 0-2 at 135 pounds up to that point, with losses to Marlon Moraes and Petr Yan; the latter bout was for a vacant bantamweight title.