Jose Aldo is on the verge of making his bantamweight debut.

A fight between the former longtime UFC featherweight champion Aldo (28-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and recent 135-pound title challenger Marlon Moraes (22-6-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is in the works for UFC 245, according to two people familiar with the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly. One person said Moraes has accepted the bout.

UFC 245 takes place Dec. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on...

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