Interesting…
Following his failed drug test for Marijuana, Kelvin Gastelum was removed from one of the best fights at UFC 212. Gastelum was scheduled to face former middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the June 3 co-main event.
Unfortunately USADA saw this fight fall apart, and now ‘The Spider’ is still waiting for a replacement.
Big Rumoured Fight
Although originally scheduled for a 185-pound bout, some intriguing reports have surfaced this week. According to LowKick MMA, Silva is being considered for a catchweight bout with Ovince St-Preux.
OSP is fresh off a submission win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima last week at UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Silva vs. OSP?
Having turned down fight with Luke Rockhold and Vitor Belfort, is a bout with OSP more appealing? Perhaps not to the fans, but Silva’s form has been arguably declining over the last four years.
Maybe St-Preux is perceived as less of a threat, albeit far less marketable than the other fights that were available.
UFC 212 Fight Card
Here’s the full list of date, location and fight card for the UFC 212 pay-per-view in Brazil. The undisputed featherweight unification match between Jose Aldo and Max Holloway currently fills the main event slot:
Event: UFC 212: “Aldo vs. Holloway”
Date: Sat., June 3, 2017
Location: HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (PPV), FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass
UFC 212 PPV Main Event:
145 lbs.: UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo vs. Interim Titleholder Max Holloway
UFC 212 Undercard (PPV, FS1, Fight Pass):
205 lbs.: Anderson Silva vs. TBA
115 lbs.: Claudia Gadelha vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
135 lbs.: Marlon Moraes vs. Raphael Assuncao
135 lbs.: Johnny Eduardo vs. Matthew Lopez
185 lbs.: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Eric Spicely
170 lbs.: Erick Silva vs. Yancy Medeiros
125 lbs.: Marco Beltran vs. Deiveson Alcantara
155 lbs.: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Leonardo Santos
185 lbs.: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Eric Spicely
185 lbs.: Paulo Borrachinha vs. Oluwale Bamgbose
