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VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew's screaming reactions to Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway fight

Russell Ess - June 5, 2017

https://youtu.be/t42Z92NaHd8 Although Joe Rogan was not in Brazil calling the fights for UFC 212, you can be assured that the passionate UFC commentator was glued to the tv watching the fights live on pay-per-view.

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Jose Aldo's coach Andre Pederneiras talks about stoppage by 'Big' John McCarthy

Russell Ess - June 5, 2017

A new undisputed UFC featherweight champion was crowned over the weekend as Hawaii’s Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holloway scored a third-round TKO victory over Aldo, knocking “Scarface” down and following up with a flurried ground and pound attack where referee “Big” John McCarthy called an end to the fight. Aldo was upset by the stoppage and signaled that it was the wrong call immediately after the fight ended. However, Aldo’s coach Andre Pederneiras believes McCarthy made the right decision in stopping the fight when he did.

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Jose Aldo releases first statement since loss to Max Holloway

Russell Ess - June 5, 2017

A new undisputed UFC featherweight champion was crowned over the weekend as Max Holloway took a third round TKO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 212. Holloway played spoiler to the night as he took out Aldo in front of his countrymen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Frankie Edgar makes his case for the first crack at new featherweight champ Max Holloway

Tom Taylor - June 5, 2017

Last Saturday, in the main event of UFC 212, Max Holloway ushered in a new era in the UFC featherweight division by taking out once dominant champion Jose Aldo with third-round punches. While many new champions are quick to call for money fights, Holloway quickly made it clear that this will not be his focus. Instead, he plans to channel Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and defend his new title as many times as possible. When it comes to opponents for his first title defense, there seems to be two men at the top of the list. One is Cub Swanson, who Holloway has defeated before. Swanson has been voraciously campaigning for the fight on social media over the last 48 hours. The other is Frankie Edgar, one of the few top featherweights Holloway is yet to fight.

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VIDEO | Max Holloway's backstage interview

Chris Taylor - June 4, 2017

VIDEO | Max Holloway’s backstage interview

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VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights

Chris Taylor - June 4, 2017

VIDEO | Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo Highlights https://youtu.be/zHh7nOMZMdk

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Pros react to Max Holloway's TKO victory over Jose Aldo

Chris Taylor - June 3, 2017

Pros react to Max Holloway’s TKO victory over Jose Aldo Hawaiian Max Holloway shocked the crowd in Rio de Janeiro tonight by finishing hometown favorite Jose Aldo with strikes in the main event of UFC 212.

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UFC 212 Results: Max Holloway finishes Jose Aldo (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - June 3, 2017

UFC 212 Results: Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway A featherweight title fight unification bout between current champion Jose Aldo and interim title holder Max Holloway served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 212 fight card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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VIDEO | More pros predict UFC 212 Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway winner

Russell Ess - June 2, 2017

UFC 212 is just a day away from taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Jose Aldo explains how Brazilian crowd will impact Max Holloway

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2017

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is currently gearing up for what he hopes will be his first successful title defense as the reigning featherweight champion. In the process of defending his belt for the first time, Aldo is hoping to unify the featherweight and interim featherweight titles. Ahead of the fight, Aldo’s opponent, UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway, got his first taste of the Brazilian crowd at Thursday’s open workouts when the crowd chanted ‘You will die’ in Portuguese. While Holloway had no problem embracing the chant, even going as far as to chant it with the crowd, Jose Aldo thinks come fight night ‘Blessed’ is in for a rude awakening.

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VIDEO | Pros predict UFC 212 main event Jose Aldo vs. Max Holloway

Russell Ess - May 31, 2017

UFC 212 takes place this Saturday on June 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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VIDEO | UFC 212 Embedded Episode 2 – Jose Aldo showing improved speed and power

Russell Ess - May 30, 2017

UFC 212 fight week is here as the UFC returns to Brazil this Saturday.

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Max Holloway gives his take on Magana-Cyborg drama

Tom Taylor - May 28, 2017

Earlier this month, the UFC flew the majority of its roster out to Las Vegas, Nevada for a special, weekend-long athletes retreat. Unsurprisingly, this weekend produced several tense moments between fighters. The most high-profile run-in featured UFC strawweight Angela Magana and featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The incident, which stemmed from some nasty comments Magana made about Cyborg online, ended with Cyborg punching Magana in the face.

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Max Holloway chasing more than an undisputed featherweight title

bjpenndotcom - May 26, 2017

Interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is currently gearing up for his upcoming UFC 212 scrap against undisputed featherweight champion Jose Aldo next weekend. Ahead of that fight however, Holloway is looking to secure more than an undisputed featherweight title. ‘Blessed’ spoke to media members recently to explain why an undisputed featherweight title isn’t the thing he wants most out of his MMA career:

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Jose Aldo sustains nasty cut in training, optimistic UFC 212 bout with Holloway won't be affected

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2017

In a little over three weeks’ time, in the main event of UFC 212, Jose Aldo will attempt to unify his undisputed featherweight title with the interim featherweight title of Max Holloway. Unfortunately, Aldo has sustained a pretty significant cut in training – significant enough that it required him to get five stitches. Though this initially sounds like disastrous news for UFC 212’s main event, Aldo assures the fight will go ahead as planned, promising that the placement of the cut renders it a non-issue.

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Max Holloway responds to strange, upside-down UFC 212 poster

Tom Taylor - May 9, 2017

Yesterday, the UFC released the official poster for UFC 212, which will be headlined by a featherweight title unification bout between undisputed champ Jose Aldo, and interim champ Max Holloway. This poster, which is half upside-down, half right-side-up, is a bit of a weird one. In the past, we’ve seen other fighters complain about their size, position, and placement on official UFC fight posters. UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, for example, did so when he first saw the official poster for UFC 210, which showed him, superimposed in front of a massive Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Given this, some fans expected a negative reaction from Holloway – the upside-down party on this strange UFC 212 poster.

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Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference

Chris Taylor - April 11, 2017

Max Holloway delivers a bold statement to Jose Aldo at UFC 212 Press Conference UFC interim featherweight champion Max “Blessed” Holloway delivered a bold statement to reigning UFC 145-pound tile holder Jose Aldo at today’s UFC 212 press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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PHOTO | This incredible fan-made poster for Aldo vs. Holloway will get you PUMPED for UFC 212!

Tom Taylor - April 5, 2017

On June third, the UFC will take over the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with UFC 212. In the main event of this underrated card, we’ll see undisputed UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo attempt to unify the title with streaking interim featherweight champion Max Holloway. Given the skill of both men, all signs point to this fight being an absolutely incredible one.