With several meaningful fights falling through, UFC 212 is starting to look like a shadow of the card it could have been. Honestly, it does not matter. Jose Aldo and Max Holloway will fight to unify the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title in the main event on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, and this card would be worth watching even if the entire undercard was one long replay of “The Ultimate Fighter China.”
Fortunately, there are still a few gems sprinkled throughout the card. The co-main event between Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz has the potential for fireworks and could put either woman into position for one more crack at strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.