It may not be the flashiest fight card UFC has ever put on, but UFC 212 should bring us some potential highlight knockouts.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will look to defend his title against interim champ Max Holloway in a bout that features two fighters who have combined for one loss since 2014. Aldo enters his first title defense of his second reign as champ with a win over Frankie Edgar last summer. Before that, the last time we saw him he hit the canvas in 13 seconds against Conor McGregor. Holloway, meanwhile, is riding a 10-fight win streak and his last came against the one and only McGregor.
Plus, the top two contenders for the women's strawweight title will battle for the chance to get back in the championship conversation when Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz battle it out. Neither fighter has scored a stoppage victory since joining UFC, but both remain atop UFC's 115-pound rankings. Plus, Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort fights for one last time against another legend in Nate Marquardt.
Here's how the full main card and preliminary card shake out from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the latest odds from Bovada.
UFC 212 main card
Favorite | Challenger | Weightclass |
---|---|---|
Jose Aldo (c) -165 |
Max Holloway +135 |
Featherweight title |
Claudia Gadelha -365 |
Karolina Kowalkiewicz +275 |
Women's strawweight |
Vitor Belfort -165 |
Nate Marquardt +135 |
Middleweight |
Paulo Borrachiniha -275 |
Oluwale Bamgbose +215 |
Middleweight |
Yancy Medeiros -140 |
Erick Silva +110 |
Welterweight |
UFC 212 preliminary card
Favorite | Challenger | Weightclass |
---|---|---|
Marlon Moraes -230 |
Raphael Assuncao +180 |
Bantamweight |
Antonio Carlos Junior -215 |
Eric Spicely +165 |
Middleweight |
Matthew Lopez -165 |
Johhny Eduardo +135 |
Bantamweight |
Iuri Alcantara -350 |
Brian Kelleher +265 |
Bantamweight |