UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo says that he’ll be facing off against interim featherweight champion Max Holloway on February 11th, the date of UFC 208 in Brooklyn, New York.
One year ago today, Jose Aldo was knocked out by Conor McGregor in 13 seconds, violently and abruptly ending his reign as the UFC’s featherweight champion. With McGregor now stripped of his title, Aldo is the full champion again, with Max Holloway capturing the interim belt with his 3rd round TKO win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 206.
Holloway was very vocal in his post-fight interview about “Jose Waldo,” a reference to the Brazilian’s history of pulling out of fights. The expected next step for Holloway is a unification bout with Aldo, and according to Jose, the fight will be on the UFC 208 pay-per-view in Brooklyn, New York.
“He’s saying ‘where's Aldo?’, you have to talk to the UFC,” Aldo said to Brazilian media on Monday (quotes via MMA Fighting). “About the fight in February, I already knew that, I only didn't know who I would fight. It was between him and Pettis, whoever won the fight. It’s not something new. This fight will happen on Feb. 11.”
The UFC hasn’t announced the fight, although UFC president Dana White was heard during the PPV broadcast talking to Holloway about the Brooklyn card. Fox Sports reporter Damon Martin tweeted that Holloway has yet to speak with the UFC about his next bout.
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