UFC hall of famer Jose Aldo successfully returned to action on May 4, when he faced Jonathan Martinez at UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg. The pair squared off in the co-main event live on pay-per-view from Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Battling it out in front of his home-country crowd, the former UFC featherweight champion defeated his opponent of Los Angeles by unanimous decision. After three rounds at bantamweight, all three scores were 30-27.
With the victory, Jose Aldo improved to 32-8 and got back in the win column. The 37-year-old Brazilian mixed martial artist stepped inside the Octagon for the first time August 2022, when he dropped a unanimous decision against Merab Dvalishvili.
Jonathan Martinez dropped to 19-5. LA’s 29-year-old got his six-fight winning streak snapped.
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