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Jose Aldo vs Rob Font | Full Fight Promo | Jose is best featherweight fighter in MMA history?

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#JoseAldo is already arguably the greatest featherweight fighter in MMA history. Over the last two years, he's shifted his focus towards the UFC bantamweight title. Aldo faces #RobFont in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The winner will put himself in position for either a title shot or a title eliminator in the 135-pound division next year. ESPN ranks Font No. 5 and Aldo No. 6 in the world at bantamweight. The title picture is somewhat messy. Aljamain Sterling is the champion, and Petr Yan, the former champ, holds the interim title. Sterling vs. Yan is likely next, as they look to unify the titles after Sterling took the title from Yan by DQ after an illegal knee. But that fight has already been delayed once, due to Sterling's injuries. The Font vs. Aldo winner could be next after that bout, especially if former champion TJ Dillashaw is still recovering from knee surgery. Font (19-4) has won four in a row -- most recently a unanimous decision win over former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. Fighting out of Massachusetts, Font has not lost since 2018. Font, 34, sports a 9-3 UFC record and has looked better than ever since returning from knee surgery last year. Aldo (30-7) held the UFC/WEC featherweight title for parts of six years, including seven title defenses, a record in that division. The Brazilian moved down to bantamweight in 2019. He lost his first two fights at 135, including in a title bout for the vacant belt against Yan. But Aldo, 35, has won two straight and looked good in wins against contenders Pedro Munhoz and Marlon Vera. #aldofont