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Max Holloway Reveals How Dana White Deceived Him

Interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is gearing up for the biggest fight of his career, as he’s set to take on undisputed 145-pound titleholder Jose Aldo in the main event of June 3’s UFC 212 from Brazil. While he’s obviously happy that the fight is official, Holloway recently claimed that it could’ve taken place

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Interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is gearing up for the biggest fight of his career, as he’s set to take on undisputed 145-pound titleholder Jose Aldo in the main event of June 3’s UFC 212 from Brazil.

While he’s obviously happy that the fight is official, Holloway recently claimed that it could’ve taken place far sooner:

“The fight is happening June 3 cause Mr. Aldo didn’t want to show up at [UFC] 205 because he was kicking and crying and complaining to the UFC that he wanted to fight the one guy that everybody is trying to chase and everybody knows who that guy is,” Holloway said referencing Conor McGregor (Via FOX Sports). “He was trying to chase that fight and he already had a fight.

“The fight could have happened way before now. He had the opportunity to fight me at [UFC] 206 but do a little research before coming at me. This is what Jose Aldo said and I quote ‘I don’t want to fight no one except for Conor and if I was to fight someone, I would fight Anthony Pettis because I believe Anthony Pettis is an easier fight and he’s a bigger draw than Max Holloway’. That’s what your champion has been saying. I thought your champion was willing to fight whoever, whenever and go out there and put on a show. Old boy didn’t show.”

“Blessed” wound up fighting former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 206 in a bout that he won via stoppage. In the aftermath of the bout, Holloway was questioned about fighting Aldo at UFC 208, and although he was initially interested in the idea, an ankle injury hindered it from taking place.

Because of this, Holloway has received some criticism for the fight being postponed, but he recently revealed that UFC President Dana White twisted the story:

“I went to the doctor later that week and they said I needed to stay off the ankle for four to six weeks. I called the UFC they said no problem and the day after Dana White calls my phone and offers me this movie I’m in now called “Den of Thieves” with Gerard Butler and 50 Cent and O’Shea Jackson, they offered me the movie,” Holloway said. “Then he goes around saying I’m the one whose fault why this fight is taking so long.

“It’s tripping me out. He offered me a movie role. It doesn’t make no sense.”

In the end, Holloway isn’t too worried what others think, but he’s instead focused on proving himself inside the Octagon on June 3:

“At the end of the day, people are going to believe what they’re going to believe. All I can do is keep taking one fight at a time. I did it my way. I did it the way that I think people would respect,” Holloway said. “I was ranked No. 15 at one time and I was fighting guys in front of me. I always asked for people in front of me. Every fight we’d try to get No. 11 and No. 8 and then No. 6, I walked my way through the division. This isn’t by accident. I’m showing why I’m one of the best of all time.

“My career speaks for itself. I never ever turned down a fight or backed out of a fight so why would I start now? This is the most important fight of my life. They’re going to find out soon enough. June 3 is coming up. At UFC 212, the star is going to get brighter and you guys are all going to see. Those lights turn out and that’s when I get to show the world what I’ve been doing.”

Do you expect Holloway to dethrone Aldo at UFC 212?

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Quote: Jose Aldo Is A ‘P*ssy’ For Accepting Conor McGregor’s Belt

Jose Aldo was infamously knocked out by Conor McGregor in just 13 seconds at Dec. 2015’s UFC 194, surrendering his long held featherweight belt in the process. Aldo was then able to reclaim gold at UFC 200 last July when he scored a decision victory over Frankie Edgar to become the interim 145-pound champion. Aldo

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Jose Aldo was infamously knocked out by Conor McGregor in just 13 seconds at Dec. 2015’s UFC 194, surrendering his long held featherweight belt in the process. Aldo was then able to reclaim gold at UFC 200 last July when he scored a decision victory over Frankie Edgar to become the interim 145-pound champion.

Aldo hasn’t competed since, but he was promoted back to undisputed titleholder when the UFC stripped McGregor of his title late last year.

The choice to accept the belt seemed like a logical one, but Artem Lobov, a teammate of McGregor’s, recently called “Scarface” a ‘p*ssy’ for doing so:

“I’ll tell you one thing about Jose Aldo, if I was in his position I would have never accepted that belt,” said Lobov in a recent interview with Submission Radio. “What? So they took the belt from the guy that knocked him out in 13 seconds. They took it off that guy and they handed him that belt and he just takes it and he’s happy and smiling on his face.”

“Like, what kind of pussy do you have to be to take that? No way in hell would I ever accept that belt,” added Lobov. “I would say, ‘give me that guy again. I want to fight him, and if he’s not in the division anymore, well then f—k that, I don’t want that belt. Let the other two fight for the belt and then I’ll fight the winner and I’ll earn that belt’. Because now he’s holding a belt that Conor got off him in 13 seconds and he’ll never be able to get rid of that stain.”

Aldo will next defend his title against current interim champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 212 on June 3, 2017 in Rio, but Lobov doesn’t even feel as if a win over Holloway would justify Aldo’s position atop the 145-pound weight class:

“Even if he beats now Max Holloway, he’ll still be holding that same belt. So how are you as a man, as a fighter that respects himself, accept that belt? I would have never done it in my life. I don’t know why he f—king done it.”

Do you agree with Lobov’s comments?

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Video: Jose Aldo Blasts Bag With Leg Kicks Ahead Of UFC 212

Jose Aldo famously lost his featherweight title in brutal fashion to Conor McGregor at Dec. 2016’s UFC 194, suffering a 13 second knockout loss to the Irishman. Since then, he has rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Frankie Edgar last July in an interim title bout, which led to him being promoted back to

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Jose Aldo famously lost his featherweight title in brutal fashion to Conor McGregor at Dec. 2016’s UFC 194, suffering a 13 second knockout loss to the Irishman. Since then, he has rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Frankie Edgar last July in an interim title bout, which led to him being promoted back to undisputed champion when McGregor was stripped of his 145-pound title late last year.

Now, Aldo is scheduled to defend his title against current interim champion Max Holloway in the main event of June 3, 2017’s UFC 212 from his home of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Aldo seems to be taking his training for Holloway seriously and he recently posted a video to his official Instagram account of him blasting the bag with a series of his patented leg kicks.

Check it out below:

Holloway has won an incredible 10 straight since a 2013 loss to McGregor. “Blessed” is coming off of a dominant stoppage victory over Anthony Pettis and should provide Aldo with a legitimate test.

Who do you expect to come out on top in Rio?

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Vitor Belfort Suggests “CM Punk” For Retirement Fight

CM Punk seems to be the walking punch line of the UFC (well, besides the GSP vs. Michael Bisping fight), so it seems completely appropriate that former light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort would use his as the butt of his.

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“Just for the laughs”

CM Punk seems to be the walking punch line of the UFC (well, besides the GSP vs. Michael Bisping fight), so it seems completely appropriate that former light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort would use him as the butt of his.

As we all know, Vitor came off of a less than stellar performance Saturday night, losing via 1st round TKO against middleweight newcomer Kelvin Gastelum. Although Vitor had some early success, Kelvin’s crisp boxing skills and constant pressure proved too much for the Pride veteran. In a recent interview with Flocombat, Vitor announced that he was tired of facing the murders row of UFC opponents and wanted a much “smoother fight.”

“It would have to be an interesting fighter, but not a top fighter”, Belfort said. “I’ve been fighting good guys before: Dan Henderson, [Chris] Weidman, Dan Henderson, ‘Jacaré’ [Souza], [Gegard] Mousasi and now Kelvin [Gastelum]. These are all hard fights, so if you can book a smoother fight… What’s the name of that guy from WWE? CM Punk would be a good fight”, Belfort laughed. ”CM Punk, let’s get it on. That would be a really good fight.

Yep, you read right. Vitor Belfort wants “CM Punk” for his swan song at UFC 212. While he was obviously just joking (I think…) we thought it would be fun to throw in our opinion on how the fight might play out. In fact, we found a video we feel accurately displays our thoughts and sentiments.

You get the picture. But in all seriousness, Vitor is aiming to end his highlight reel career on June 3 rd in Rio De Janeiro Brazil, and at 205 lbs to boot. Who should he fight next?

 

Lionel Harris-Spence is a writer, filmmaker, and functioning alcoholic. You can catch him screaming obscenities at flat screens on fight night.

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Kelvin Gastelum Training With Anderson Silva’s Old Mentor Prior To UFC 212

Kelvin Gastelum has a huge upper-hand heading into his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 212. Gastelum has been training with King’s MMA head-coach Rafael Cordeiro as of late, and he’s looked phenomenal in his last few bouts under the Brazilian’s tutelage. His most recent knockout of Vitor Belfort last weekend set up Gastelum to call

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Kelvin Gastelum has a huge upper-hand heading into his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 212.

Gastelum has been training with King’s MMA head-coach Rafael Cordeiro as of late, and he’s looked phenomenal in his last few bouts under the Brazilian’s tutelage. His most recent knockout of Vitor Belfort last weekend set up Gastelum to call out former middleweight king Anderson Silva to share the Octagon with him next, and ‘The Spider’ gladly accepted.

Silva has a history with Gastelum’s head-coach, Cordeiro, who trained the former 185-pound champ in Chute Boxe back in the early 2000’s. Cordeiro recently discussed his history with Silva with AG Fight (translation via Bloody Elbow), and admits his allegiance lies with Gastelum despite his friendship with ‘The Spider’:

“I got some history with Anderson Silva back from 2001 and 2002 when I trained him at Chute Boxe,” Cordeiro said. “Now, everything has changed. Friendship apart, that’s a competition and we’re all here to win. We all hope to win and I hope Kelvin Gastelum walks out victorious.”

Cordeiro stated that he and Silva remain friends today despite having been on the opposite corners of the Octagon lately, and says there is no beef between him and his former protégée:

“Anderson has been at Kings MMA a few times, I have a good relationship with him, we talk over the phone and there’s no beef between us. A fight is a fight, that only shows how professional we are. Anderson has been in the opposing corner when Werdum faced Big Nog and that didn’t affect us.

“In the end, however, when Werdum tried to hug him, there was no hug, but that’s behind us. I was Anderson’s coach in the past, when I was his coach. I’m not anymore and I don’t feel disrespectful at all about it”.

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Anderson Silva vs. Kelvin Gastelum Booked For UFC 212 Tilt in Rio de Janeiro

Kelvin Gastelum’s wish has been granted. After finishing Vitor Belfort this past Saturday night (March 11) inside the Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil, Gastelum called for a fight with future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Anderson Silva. It didn’t take long for the middleweight to receive some good news. Today […]

Kelvin Gastelum’s wish has been granted. After finishing Vitor Belfort this past Saturday night (March 11) inside the Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil, Gastelum called for a fight with future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer Anderson Silva. It didn’t take long for the middleweight to receive some good news. Today […]