Jose Aldo is again once more.
The previous featherweight champion-turned-bantamweight contender is predicted to return for a showdown towards Mario Bautista at UFC 307, which is scheduled for Oct. 5 and presently anticipated to occur in Salt Lake Metropolis.
A number of individuals with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Combating on Thursday with verbal agreements in place for the battle. AG Battle initially reported the matchup.
Aldo took a short hiatus from his MMA profession to pursue boxing however he returned with a dominant win over Jonathan Martinez again in Could. That moved Aldo’s document to 4-1 in his previous 5 fights together with his solely loss coming by resolution to present top-ranked contender Merab Dvalishvili.
Following his win at UFC 301, Aldo was really a free agent after preventing out his contract, nevertheless it seems he’s inked a brand new deal to stick with the promotion.
In the meantime, Bautista will get the largest alternative of his profession after rattling off six straight wins in a row. The MMA Lab-trained fighter dispatched Ricky Simon in his most up-to-date outing again in January and he’s been asking for a step up in competitors ever since.
Want granted as Bautista will get the possibility to tackle a legend in Aldo as a part of the UFC 307 pay-per-view card in October.
Guilherme Cruz contributed to this report.