Mayweather in 'advanced' talks to fight UFC legend

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Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is successful precocious negotiations to combat undefeated boxing fable Floyd Mayweather, according to the MMA legend.

Aldo, 36, is coming disconnected his debut successful the squared ellipse connected the play successful Rio de Janeiro, wherever helium dominated Argentine boxer Emmanuel Zambrano (0-4) successful a 140-pound contest.

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The 3 judges scored the bout unanimously successful favour of Aldo, 60-54, 59-55 and 60-54.

Aldo (31-8 MMA) retired from the UFC successful September of 2022 aft a nonaccomplishment to Merab Dvalishvili astatine UFC 278.

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The UFC legend, volition instrumentality connected MMA seasoned Jeremy Stephens successful a boxing bout for Gamebred Boxing successful April. But helium already has his oculus connected Mayweather, who has been doing the rounds connected the accumulation circuit, with his adjacent bout against world tv performer Aaron Chalmers connected February 25 successful London.

"Negotiations are truly advanced," Aldo's manager Andre Pederneiras told Sherdog.com.

"We anticipation to person the declaration signed earlier Aldo's adjacent combat with Jeremy Stephens connected April 1. We don't person a period decided yet but we already cognize that the combat volition instrumentality spot successful Abu Dhabi."

In an interrogation with MMA Fighting, Aldo confirmed the bout with Mayweather, 45, was successful the works.

"His broadside has already agreed, my broadside too. We're present waiting for (the promoters) to get the woody done. It mightiness beryllium an accumulation connected (Mayweather's) side, but not for me. It's punch to the look similar always. He knows that."

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