Jose Aldo faces off with Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265

Veteran UFC contenders will soon clash at UFC 265.

MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Jose Aldo (29-7) will fight Pedro Munhoz (19-5, 1 NC) in a bantamweight contest at the UFC’s upcoming Aug. 7 pay-per-view event. The event’s location is still to be determined. The matchup was first reported by Combate.

Aldo, a former UFC champion at featherweight, recently snapped a three-fight skid when he defeated Marlon Vera by unanimous decision this past December. “Junior” was 0-2 at 135 pounds up to that point, with losses to Marlon Moraes and Petr Yan; the latter bout was for a vacant bantamweight title.

Munhoz also picked up an important win in his most recent outing at a Fight Night event in February, when he earned a unanimous decision win in a rematch against Jimmie Rivera. He had entered that fight with back-to-back decision losses to Frankie Edgar and Aljamain Sterling, but overall he has won eight of his past 11 fights.

A headliner has not been announced for UFC 265. A championship bout is expected to take place on the card with two-division champion Amanda Nunes defending her bantamweight title against Julianna Pena.

Alexander K. Lee contributed to this report.