As has actually been kept in mind on these pages numerous times, fight sports retirements are typically short-lived affairs.
Near 2 years after his latest bout in the UFC, previous long time featherweight champ Jose Aldo has actually validated that he will make his resurgence to the organisation at May’s UFC 301 occasion in his native Brazil where he will battle Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight contest; a fighter presently in the middle of a six-fight win streak at 135-pounds.
News of Aldo’s return was initially reported by AG Fight and consequently validated by Aldo on social networks.
Aldo’s newest look in the UFC Octagon was an August 2022 defeat to Merab Dvalishvili in a bantamweight title remover. Prior to that, the blended martial arts veteran had actually scored 3 succeeding wins versus Rob Font, Pedro Munhoz and Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera.
Ever since, Aldo has actually completed in 2 expert boxing matches– consisting of a draw versus fellow UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens and a consentaneous choice win last July over Esteban Gabriel Espindola.
Martinez, on the other hand, has actually scored wins over the similarity Adrian Yanez, Said Nurmagomedov and Cub Swanson in current bouts.
Aldo’s return battle will reinforce a UFC 301 pay-per-view card that has actually been criticised for having an absence of star power. The occasion is set to be headlined by flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja protecting his 125-pound title versus the 12-1 Australian Steve Erceg, who has simply 3 UFC bouts under his belt heading into the battle.
