After ten years, José Aldo and Cub Swanson meet again at UFC 233

J. Aldo (left) and C. Swanson (right) faced each other at the WEC in 2009. Photo: Montagem SL/MMA Press

José Aldo knocked out Jeremy Stephens in July this year at UFC Calgary and reaffirmed himself in the featherweight division. With the significant victory, the people's champion was chosen to re-edit a confrontation that took place at the WEC in 2009. The Brazilian will meet again Cub swanson at UFC 233, January 26th, in Anaheim (USA).

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The first fight between featherweights took place at WEC 41 in June 2009. Aldo knocked out Swanson in just eight seconds and won the 'Fight of the Night' award. With this, the Brazilian qualified to compete for the category belt with Mike Brown. 'Zé' beat the American and remained with the title for six years, in addition to transitioning from the organization to the UFC.

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Ten years later, Aldo is ranked second in the category and is coming off a significant knockout over Stephens. The Brazilian has 14 fights in his 31-year professional MMA career, with 27 wins and four losses. Júnior started a streak of 18 consecutive victories until he was beaten by Conor McGregor at UFC 194 in December 2015. After the defeat, the fighter went through an irregular moment in Ultimate.

At 35, Cub swanson comes from three defeats to Brian ortega, Frankie Edgar e Renato Moicano. The North American is in seventh place in the featherweight rankings. In his 14-year career, the fighter has accumulated 35 clashes, 25 of which were triumphs and 10 setbacks. Since being surpassed by the Brazilian in the WEC, the athlete has been looking for a rematch with Aldo.

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