Jose Aldo and his management team have taken retirement “off the table” and are now targeting February or March 2017 as his next fight. As has been the case for the last year, Aldo is looking for a rematch with current UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor.
Following the announcement that Conor McGregor would challenge UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, Aldo was furious. According to Aldo, Dana White had promised him that Conor’s next fight would either be against him to unify the titles, or Conor would vacate his claim to the featherweight belt. When it became clear that Conor would not be vacating the title, Aldo announced that he was retiring.
The public spat between Aldo and the UFC was moved to behind closed doors, as Aldo travelled to Las Vegas last week to meet with management. Following that meeting Aldo expressed that an understanding of sorts had taken place, but said he was still retiring from the sport. Now that more time has passed, it appears Aldo has come to accept that the UFC will not be letting him out of his contract.
