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As first reported by Combate, Dana White has now confirmed that the UFC is working on a bout between Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo and Jose Aldo. The fight is scheduled to take place at UFC 250 on May 9th in Brazil.

Dana White just conformed to me a report from @combate they are working on setting up a 135-pound title fight between Henry Cejudo and Jose Aldo in May in Brazil. — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 17, 2020

Cejudo is coming off double shoulder surgery after defeating Marlon Moraes for the Flyweight title. As for Aldo, his last fight came a month ago in a loss to Moraes. This comes as a surprise, as Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling have been in line for contention as well. For ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, he seems to agree as well:

Honestly I’m surprised about Cejudo, Aldo. I don’t mind a champion having (reasonable) input in who he fights and Aldo is a legend. It’s a good fight. But there are great, deserving bantamweight contenders I would have liked to see get that shot. — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 17, 2020

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