Jose Aldo and Max Holloway featherweight unification bout set for UFC 212
After calls to find Jose Aldo and set up a mammoth 145 lbs unification bout, Max Holloway has been granted his wishes by the UFC.
With an official announcement coming over the weekend, Jose Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway are set to clash at UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro on June 3rd.
#UFC212 heads to Rio for the featherweight title between @JoseAldoJunior & @BlessedMMA! pic.twitter.com/Pzx1HRjIYg
— UFC (@ufc) February 12, 2017
Aldo (26-2) was recently promoted to the UFC’s full featherweight champion after winning an interim belt at UFC 200 by beating Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision. The Brazilian’s promotion came in the wake of the UFC stripping Conor McGregor of the featherweight title following his successful challenge of Eddie Alvarez’s lightweight title at UFC 205.
Holloway (17-3) meanwhile has won 10 straight fights in the UFC and won the interim title by defeating Anthony Pettis by third-round TKO at UFC 206 in December. Holloway would go on to call out Aldo in the immediate aftermath of his UFC 206 victory but was forced to alter plans to main event UFC 208 citing a lack of time to recover from back-to-back training camps.