It could be the curse of New Year’s Day.
A little more than a month ago, UFC 125 was looking super sweet with a headlining title bout between lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and challenger Gray Maynard, a heavyweight co-main-event between Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson, and the octagon debut of newly minted UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo.
A few weeks later, only the headliner remains. And they’ve got answers for their critics.