SALT LAKE CITY – Mario Bautista admits the Jose Aldo matchup caught him by surprise.
A rising bantamweight out of MMA Lab, Bautista (14-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) takes on the all-time featherweight great Aldo (32-8 MMA, 14-7 UFC) on Saturday at UFC 307. The fight takes place on the main card at Delta Center.
“When I got Jose Aldo, I was pretty excited, pretty happy,” Bautista told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “He’s ranked and a UFC legend, I was pretty surprised that he was taking on these young guys. You’d think he’d come back and fight someone at his age caliber or (with) a following, like a Henry Cejudo or someone like that. But props to him. He’s willing to take the risk.”
