Report: Cejudo vs. Aldo for 135-pound title to headline UFC 250
Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will reportedly defend his title against Jose Aldo at UFC 250, in Sao Paulo.
It seems UFC 250 has a main event.
Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto’s report on Twitter, bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is set to defend his belt against former featherweight title holder Jose Aldo on the May 9 card, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Breaking: UFC bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo), aka Triple C, will defend his title against featherweight GOAT Jose Aldo (@josealdojunior) at UFC 250 on May 19 in São Paulo, Brazil, per Dana White and additional sources. pic.twitter.com/PkYq4Xy4oS
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 24, 2020
Cejudo (15-2) extended his winning streak to five by.winning the vacant bantamweight belt when he TKO’d Marlon Moraes (15-2) back in June 2019. The 33-year-old’s last loss happened in December 2016, when he dropped a split decision to Joseph Benavidez.
Although he lost his last fight and bantamweight debut via split decision to he aforementioned Moraes back in December 2019, Jose Aldo (28-6) was still awarded a crack at Cejudo’s title. Currently on a two-fight skid, with a unanimous decision defeat to now featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski prior to the Moraes loss, the 33-year-old’s last win came in February 2019 when he TKO’d Renato Moicano.
So far, no co-main event has been officially announced, but the card features some well-known Brazilian fighters such as Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Mauricio Rua, and Fabricio Werdum.