Jose Aldo Looks to Make his Boxing Debut on March 18

The former UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo is looking to start a boxing career next year at Hardcore Boxing in Dubai.

Aldo announced his retirement from MMA this year following a narrow decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278. He made clear his intentions to continue fighting, just not in mixed martial arts. Aldo told MMA Fighting that boxing was a possibility and had always been a dream of his.

Now Anatoliy Sulyanov, the founder of Hardcore Boxing, has broken news that he will host a boxing event on March 18th in Dubai featuring the legend.

> Aldo will fight with 99.99% probability. -Anatoliy Sulyanov will host Aldo’s boxing debut, via telecomasia.

Jose Aldo’s opponent is to be determined.