As Jose Aldo returns to the Octagon in the co-main event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s foray into Fortaleza, Brazil next month, he finds himself in an unfamiliar situation: that of the underdog.
While Aldo has been an underdog a few times in the past, the favorites in those fights have been current or former champs such as Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar, rather than a young rising prospect like Renato Carneiro. Aldo will take on his surging countryman at UFC on ESPN+2 in a potential No. 1 contender fight. Despite an impressive performance against Jeremy Stephens at UFC on Fox 30 last July, where he won via TKO to snap a two-fight losing streak, the former featherweight champion is currently the +130 underdog while "Moicano" sits as a -150 favorite according to 5Dimes (via Best Fight Odds).