Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is ready to get back to UFC action, and the Brazilian superstar has an opponent in mind.
Surging featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens, fresh off his latest knockout win is the man Aldo has pegged as his return opponent.
In a new statement to MMAFighting.com, Aldo stated, “I asked to fight him, he asked to fight me, so it will be a great fight. I’m waiting for them to set it up.”
And now Jeremy Stephens himself has called for the matchup publicly as well, via his official twitter account.
#UFCChicago pic.twitter.com/t1DJtPN8po
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) March 9, 2018
The matchup represents two of the top fighters in the UFC’s 145 pound division.
Who you got?