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Jose Aldo vs. Pedro Munhoz Targeted for UFC 265 on August 7th

Jose Aldo Pedro Munhoz A massive UFC bantamweight scrap between Jose Aldo and Pedro Munhoz is looking to be added to the UFC 265 card on August 7th, as first reported by Combate’s Ana Hissa and Raphael Marinho. The UFC hasn’t formally announced the matchup just yet, but the initial discussions of the bout are sure to excite fans […]

A massive UFC bantamweight scrap between Jose Aldo and Pedro Munhoz is looking to be added to the UFC 265 card on August 7th, as first reported by Combate’s Ana Hissa and Raphael Marinho.

The UFC hasn’t formally announced the matchup just yet, but the initial discussions of the bout are sure to excite fans of the stacked bantamweight division.

Right now, the only fight confirmed for UFC 265 is the highly-anticipated women’s bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena. The promotion is also looking at booking the heavyweight title fight between champion Francis Ngannou and top contender Derrick Lewis for later this summer and could potentially add their rematch to the August pay-per-view.

Aldo has had an up-and-down run in the UFC’s bantamweight division since making the cut in weight following a long tenure at featherweight, which included seven title defenses as the champion. He has lost three of his four bouts at bantamweight including a controversial split-decision loss to Marlon Moraes, a fight in which many around the MMA community felt that Aldo won. Since then, he has got back in the win column with a dominant victory over Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17, calling out Dominick Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw following the fight.

For Munhoz, he’s looking to get back into title contention. After his Fight of the Night performance against former champion Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235, Munhoz went on to lose back-to-back fights before getting back on track with a win against Jimmie Rivera at UFC Vegas 20.

The matchup between Aldo and Munhoz would add to a series of big fights in the bantamweight division slated for this summer. Garbrandt and Rob Font are slated to compete in the main event at UFC Vegas 27 this Saturday, while Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen will reportedly compete in a UFC Fight Night on July 24th.

This also doesn’t count out the impending rematch between current titleholder Aljamain Sterling and former champion Petr Yan. While the fight hasn’t been booked just yet, Sterling and Yan are expected to be the next bantamweight title fight after their controversial finish at UFC 259.

Aldo and Munhoz each have a chance to get back in the title picture with a win. Aldo has looked pretty impressive despite making a tough weight cut late in his career, while Munhoz is looking to get back to his winning ways.

What are your thoughts on the targeted bout between Jose Aldo and Pedro Munhoz for UFC 265?

Cory Sandhagen Turned Down Short-Notice Fight Against Pedro Munhoz

#2-ranked UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen turned down an opportunity to fight at yesterday’s UFC Vegas 26 event. In a recent interview with James Lynch, Sandhagen admitted to turning down a short-notice fight against Pedro Munhoz after his original opponent, T.J. Dillashaw, withdrew from their fight after suffering a deep laceration over his right eye […]

Pedro Munhoz Explains Why He Wants TJ Dillashaw Next

Pedro Munhoz is hoping to get a big fight next time out and wants it to be against TJ Dillashaw. At UFC Vegas 20 on Saturday, Munhoz earned a hard-fought decision win over Jimmie Rivera. It was a great performance from the Brazilian and after the win, …

Pedro Munhoz Bests Jimmie Rivera In Back-And-Forth – UFC Vegas 20 Results

Next up on the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a bantamweight contest between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera. Round 1: Munhoz slips as he looks for a head kick early on. Both fighters exchange punches and leg kicks. Munhoz misses with a spinning wheel kick. Rivera lands a left hook. Munhoz lands a number […]

Next up on the UFC Vegas 20 main card is a bantamweight contest between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera.

Round 1: Munhoz slips as he looks for a head kick early on. Both fighters exchange punches and leg kicks. Munhoz misses with a spinning wheel kick. Rivera lands a left hook. Munhoz lands a number of chopping leg kicks. Munhoz defends a lazy takedown attempt from Rivera. Munhoz partially lands a body kick soon after. Both fighters exchange huge strikes as they continue to swing. Rivera is hurt bad from the leg kicks as he gets dropped from a leg kick. Munhoz ends the round strong as Rivera is clearly in pain with his leg but does well to hide it.

Round 2: Rivera lands a right hook as Munhoz slips. Rivera goes on top but Munhoz threatens with a leg lock. They separate and return to striking. Rivera is letting his hands go but receives another big leg kick in return. Rivera connects with a leg kick but is partially dropped as Munhoz lands his own. Rivera goes for another takedown attempt but it’s easily defended by Munhoz. Munhoz lands another huge leg kick. Rivera is doing his best to put pressure on and land strikes but the fear of the leg kick is evident as he receives another to his lead leg. Rivera is slightly cut. Munhoz partially lands a front kick to the body. Both fighters ends the round swining.

Round 3: Rivera is aggressive early on but is eventually backed up against the fence again. Munhoz lands a front kick to the body. Rivera partially blocks a head kick. The fight is momentarily stopped after an accidental groin kick. Rivera is going for it now. Munhoz looks to put the pressure but kicks Rivera in the groin again. No warning as it was an accident again. Rivera goes for a takedown but is leg kicked in the process and struggles to get up. His left leg is completely dead now. Munhoz lands a body kick. Rivera lands a big right with just a minute to go. He lands a huge left soon after. He follows it with a body shot. Munhoz misses a head kick. It’s all out war in the last 30 seconds. The fight comes to an end.

Official result: Pedro Munhoz defeats Jimmie Rivera via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

Pedro Munhoz Squashes Beef With Petr Yan, But Says Fight Is Still Possible

Pedro Munhoz has squashed his beef with current bantamweight champion Petr Yan. Over the past few years, the two men have trash-talked one another in interviews and on social media. But in the lead-up to Yan’s first title defense against Aljamain…

Jimmie Rivera vs. Pedro Munhoz Off UFC 258 Card, To Be Rescheduled

The UFC 258 pay-per-view event has taken a big hit as Jimmie Rivera and Pedro Munhoz will no longer be competing. An intriguing ranked bantamweight matchup between the pair was set to take place on the main card of the event taking place Saturday night in Las Vegas. However, that won’t be the case anymore […]

The UFC 258 pay-per-view event has taken a big hit as Jimmie Rivera and Pedro Munhoz will no longer be competing.

An intriguing ranked bantamweight matchup between the pair was set to take place on the main card of the event taking place Saturday night in Las Vegas.

However, that won’t be the case anymore according to reports as a positive COVID-19 test ultimately forced the promotion to pull the bout. There’s no word on which competitor received the positive test as of yet.

MMA Fighting reports that the plan is to reschedule it for UFC Vegas 20 which takes place February 27 though no deal is finalized as of yet. That event is notably headlined by a heavyweight encounter between ranked fighters Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane.

Rivera is coming off a unanimous decision win over Cody Stamann in July. That snapped a two-fight losing streak for the 31-year-old who suffered back-to-back unanimous decision defeats to Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan.

Munhoz, meanwhile, is on a two-fight losing streak. The Brazilian also suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Sterling which followed a split decision defeat to Frankie Edgar in August.

The pair actually competed in November 2015 in a fight that saw Rivera earn the split decision win on that occasion.

Who do you think takes the rematch?