UFC 212
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 3, 2017, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background. A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between two-time champion José Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway served as the main event. As of April 10, 2017, it was confirmed that former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold was offered the fight and accepted it. In turn, Silva dismissed the idea a day later, citing that Rockhold was coming from a loss and because of  that it wouldn't make sense. Instead, Silva floated potential matchups with Uriah Hall or a rematch with semi-retired Nick Diaz. On May 1, Silva gave the UFC an ultimatum: he wants to fight 2000 Olympic silver medalist and former world champion in freestyle wrestling Yoel Romero for the interim title or he will retire. In turn, despite having two months to secure an opponent, Silva and promotion officials confirmed on May 11 that he would not compete at the event. Felipe Arantes was expected to face Iuri Alcântara at the event. However on May 11, Arantes was pulled  from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Brian Kelleher. A lightweight bout between welterweight winner Leonardo Santos and Olivier Aubin-Mercier was scheduled for this event, but was scrapped on May 18 after Aubin-Mercier got injured and Santos decided to pull out of the event. Bonus awards. The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: