Jose Aldo to Battle Aiemann Zahabi Next
By FCF Staff
Jose Aldo has his next bout booked, as the former UFC and WEC featherweight champ will face Aiemann Zahabi.
Recently, the UFC announced that the legend and Zahabi will fight at the promotion’s May 10th, UFC 315 card, which is taking place in Montreal, Quebec.
Aldo (32-9) is coming off a split decision loss to Mario Bautista in October, which followed his unanimous decision win over Jonathan Martinez in May. The 38-year-old has gone 3-2 in his last 5 contests.
Zahabi (12-2), meanwhile, is riding a five-fight, winning streak. The 37-year-old recorded a unanimous decision win over Pedro Munhoz in his last bout, which went down in November.
Currently, Aldo is ranked #11 in the UFC’s bantamweight division and Zahabi is ranked #13.
UFC 315 will be healined by a welterweight fight between champ Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena.