UFC Rio promotional video 'ignores' José Aldo and exalts Holloway

Last weekend, Ultimate released a promotional video for UFC 212, an event that will be held in Rio de Janeiro, on June 3, and will feature a duel between the featherweight champion in the main fight. José Aldo e Max Holloway, holder of the category's interim title. However, although the confrontation is scheduled to take place at the Brazilian's 'home', the video highlights the challenger, who has won ten consecutive victories.

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In addition to the fight for the 66kg belt, another important fight is between the strawweights Claudia Gadelha x Karolina Kowalkiewicz. The 'phenomenon' Vitor belfort There is another one who will be present at the show: he is having his last fight in the organization against Nate Marquardt. Names like Erick silva, Leonardo Santos, Paulo borrachinha, Raphael Assunção, Marlon moraes and Antonio Shoe Face are also confirmed in the attraction.

This will be the eighth edition of Ultimate in the capital of Rio. The first took place in August 2011, with the historic UFC 134, which marked the franchise's return to Brazil after almost 13 years. In this ocasion, Anderson Silva knocked out Yushin Okami in the main fight of the night. The last time Rio de Janeiro hosted an event from the largest MMA organization in the world was in August 2015, when Ronda Rousey knocked out Bethe Correia in the most important attraction of UFC 190.

UFC 212

MAIN CARD

Feather weight: José Aldo x Max Holloway

Straw weight: Claudia Gadelha x Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Average weight: Vitor belfort x Nate Marquardt

Average weight: Paulo borrachinha x Oluwale Bamgbose

Welterweight Weight: Erick silva x Yancy Medeiros

PRELIMINARY CARD

Bantamweight: Raphael Assunção x Marlon moraes

Bantamweight: Iuri Marajó x brian kelleher

Average weight: Antonio Shoe Guy x Eric Spicely

Bantamweight: Johnny Eduardo x Mathew Lopez

Welterweight: Luan Chagas x Jim Wallhead

Strawweight: Viviane Sucuri x Jamie Moyle

Lightweight: Leo Santos x Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Bantamweight: Marco Beltrán x Deiveson Alcântara