In Toronto at the weekend, Max Holloway defeated Anthony Pettis to claim the interim UFC featherweight title.
The interim tag became available when the UFC stripped/Conor McGregor vacated the featherweight crown late last month and Jose Aldo was elevated from interim champion to regular champion.
As reported by MMAFighting.com, Jose Aldo has been speaking to media in Brazil and claimed that he will fight Holloway in a unification bout early next year.
February 11th, at UFC 208 in Brooklyn's Barclays Centre, is the date stated by the Brazilian.
He’s saying ‘where's Aldo?’, you have to talk to the UFC.
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.
However, Holloway has been speaking to Fox Sports and told them that the fight being scheduled for February 11th is something of which he is unaware.
It's news to me. I guess we found where Waldo is so I'm glad. It's time to see what happens. We're going to talk to the UFC, see what UFC says or see if he's just trying to (expletive) start some (expletive).
Like I said, I'm not planning on giving up Christmas and my son's birthday for something that's going to be booked and Feb. 11 comes up and we're going to be (expletive) looking at where's Jose Waldo.
Since losing to Conor McGregor over three years ago, Holloway is undefeated in ten fights.
Jose Aldo last fought during the summer when he defeated Frankie Edgar to claim the interim belt.
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