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Jose Aldo motivated by becoming champion again ahead of UFC Vegas 17 with Marlon Vera

Jose Aldo has no shortage of motivation heading into his fight against Marlon “Chito” Vera in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 17 on Saturday night.

The former featherweight champion may be on a career-worst three-fight losing streak, but they have come against notable names in both the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Despite starting 2019 off with a win over Renato Moicano at UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2, Aldo came up short against Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision at UFC 237.

Aldo then moved on from the featherweight division and dropped down to bantamweight, but has yet to find success.