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Featherweight great Jose Aldo is rumored to be making his professional boxing debut much sooner than expected.

Aldo officially retired from mixed martial arts in September after nearly two decades in the sport. As reported by MMA Fighting, Aldo is set to make his debut at Sweet His Science on February 10 at his upper arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Details about the match, including opponents, number of rounds and divisions, have yet to be announced.

Aldo has been actively training boxing even before retiring from MMA. He has previously spoken about the possibilities of boxing, calling it his dream that he has been wanting to realize for some time.

Speaking on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast, Aldo said: “It’s always been a dream. [left]”

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Jose Aldo retired as the greatest featherweight of all time

Jose Aldo retired from MMA with an overall record of 31-8. In 2009, Aldo won his WEC featherweight title at just 23 years old. A year later, the WEC was absorbed by his UFC, and “Junior” became the promotion’s first his 145-pound champion. He defended the title a total of nine times before being knocked out in his first round match against Conor McGregor at UFC 194.

Aldo regained the featherweight championship in his next fight, defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200.

‘Junior’ has had victories against several big names at both featherweight and bantamweight including Uriah Faber, Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes, Korean Zombie, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and Rob Font.