{"id":51106,"date":"2013-02-05T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=51106"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:17:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:17:37","slug":"pettis-books-aldo-title-fight-for-august-3-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/pettis-books-aldo-title-fight-for-august-3-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pettis Books Aldo Title Fight For August 3 | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PETTISBW.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PETTISBW.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"UFC 144: Weigh In\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PETTISBW.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PETTISBW-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/PETTISBW-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith a division as ripe as the UFC\u2019s 145-pound weigh-class, it\u2019s hard to understand why title challengers keep dropping down to face the Brazilian born champion, Jose Aldo. <\/p>\n<p>The latest to do so is lightweight contender Anthony Pettis, who will make the transition to featherweight on August 3rd to fight for UFC gold against Jose Aldo.<\/p>\n<p>The August 3 date has yet to be officially announced for an event by the promotion and a location is also not available, but the title fight will likely be the headliner on the yet to be named fight card. <\/p>\n<p>Jose Aldo last saw action this past weekend when he methodically outpointed former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar to retain his UFC featherweight title. The win marked the first ever-former champion Aldo has beaten.<\/p>\n<p>Pettis last saw action on the UFC on FOX 6 card when he easily took out Donald Cerrone early in the first round of action. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a division as ripe as the UFC\u2019s 145-pound weigh-class, it\u2019s hard to understand why title challengers keep dropping down to face the Brazilian born champion, Jose Aldo. 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