The landscapes of the UFC's featherweight and lightweight divisions grow more complex with each passing day.
On Tuesday, frustrated at the confusion raging within his division, reigning UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo broke his silence on a number of topics in a wide-ranging interview with MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani. Aldo said that he accepted a title unification bout on Feb. 11 at UFC 208 against interim featherweight champion Max Holloway, but that Holloway turned the fight down due to a lack of time to properly heal from his Dec. 10 victory over Anthony Pettis.
Aldo then said that he expected to fight in early March and that the UFC would likely "soon announce an interim lightweight title fight with me," with the ultimate goal being to set up a rematch against UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor.