UFC 200 predictions: Tate can smell Rousey, Brock Lesnar KO’d

Edit New York Post 09 Jul 2016
Miesha Tate (18-5) vs. Amanda Nunes (12-4) ... Prediction. Tate by submission. Brock Lesnar (5-3) vs ... Prediction ... Jose Aldo (25-2). Edgar has won five straight since losing to Aldo at UFC 156. The winner figures to get a title shot against current UFC featherweight king Conor McGregor, who knocked out Aldo seconds into the main event of UFC 194 last December. Edgar’s striking and wrestling ability while be tested against Aldo’s Muay Thai skills....

Watch the UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes weigh-in live

Edit Fox News 09 Jul 2016
UFC stars, including Miesha Tate, Frankie Edgar, Jose Aldo and more hit the scale today in anticipation of UFC 200 on Saturday night ... ....

A main-event revolving door is a disaster — except for UFC 200

Edit New York Post 09 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS — Marcos Rodriguez was born in Manhattan and now lives in Grand Rapids, Mich ... At one point a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz was supposed to be the headliner ... For the UFC it’s a speed bump. Jose Aldo (left) and Frankie EdgarPhoto ... Frankie Edgar of Toms River, N.J., against former featherweight champion Jose Aldo of Brazil for the interim UFC featherweight title, might be the best matchup on the card....

UFC 200: Anderson Silva to the rescue after Jon Jones' positive drug test

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 09 Jul 2016
LAS VEGAS. It makes perfect sense that the sport popularised by surprise outcomes has been checkered all week by unexpected, dramatic happenings setting up Saturday's (Sunday AEST) UFC 200. Even the weigh-in took an alarming turn when the seconds ticked toward a 10 a.m. deadline and main-event fighter Miesha Tate hadn't reached the scale ... Advertisement ... Photo ... Anderson Silva (33-7), nontitle, light-heavyweights; Jose Aldo (25-2) vs ... ....

Today's UFC completely unrecognizable from its fringe beginnings

Edit Toronto Sun 09 Jul 2016
Jim Miller can remember a time when he had to explain the UFC to colleagues. For a while, Joe Lauzon’s co-workers in Massachusetts were completely unaware that he was sneaking off on weekends and fighting in the world’s biggest mixed-martial arts organization ... DAYS GONE BY. Major dates ... Conor McGregor seals his place as the sport’s biggest star by knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds and claiming the featherweight belt....

Will Jose Aldo Retire With Loss At UFC 200?

Edit Inquisitr 08 Jul 2016
Until stepping into the Octagon for the main event of UFC 194 on December 15th, 2015, Jose Aldo was seen as an immortal featherweight force, and more importantly to some, the one man who Conor McGregor haters could count on to finally silence the Irishman ... The unthinkable had occurred, and after Aldo awoke from a very brief fist-induced nap, he began his new life as a conquered king forever haunted by a single punch....

UFC 200: Frankie Edgar knows he can beat Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor

Edit LA Daily News 08 Jul 2016
The former UFC lightweight champion will have a rematch with former featherweight champion Jose Aldo for the interim featherweight title Saturday at UFC 200 at the T-Mobile Arena. Naturally, it’s nearly impossible to not bring up McGregor when discussing Aldo. It was the brash Irishman who, at UFC 194 in December, set a UFC championship fight record by flattening Aldo in a mere 13 seconds....

Conor McGregor comes clean about refusing to attend UFC promos

Edit Toronto Sun 08 Jul 2016
Generally, it would go like this ... Whatever McGregor said was accepted as fact ... Two men who didn’t escape his ire were Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo ... belt on Saturday night at UFC 200, largely because McGregor hasn’t defended his title in the weight class since he beat Aldo at UFC 194 last December. Both Edgar and Aldo have said they don’t believe McGregor will ever return to featherweight, and the 145 lbs ... champion ... T.J....

UFC 200 guide: Time, TV, channel, pay per view, fight card with Miesha Tate, Brock ...

Edit NJ dot com 08 Jul 2016
Jon Jones was booted from the event after a positive drug test, but UFC 200 will go on with Anderson Silva stepping in to face Daniel Cormier on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Jon Jones insists he's innocent, but he still won't be party of UFC 200 ... New Jersey's Frankie Edgar is on the main card. He faces Jose Aldo in a featherweight bout ... What. UFC 200 ... Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar, featherweight....

Conor McGregor's famed trash talk has found its match

Edit Yahoo Daily News 08 Jul 2016
Only it doesn’t seem to work against Nate Diaz ... (AP) ... That, most notably, was true of Jose Aldo, who McGregor verbally assaulted for months, mocked his Brazilian heritage, stole his championship belt and threw darts at a picture of him. Aldo responded by running directly at McGregor at the start of their UFC 194 fight and walked into a straight left ... “Aldo got caught up and was aggressive and tried to kill him,” Diaz told Yahoo Sports....

UFC: On-a-roll Edgar leaving no doubt

Edit North Jersey 08 Jul 2016
Frankie Edgar knew he needed to make a change after fighting Jose Aldo three years ago ... ....

EXCHANGE: Exchange student grew during year in Illinois

Edit Topix 08 Jul 2016
Last year, Aldo Gutierrez's brief tour of Charleston during his first days in the city where he would be living for the coming months came as a shock to him ... ....

UFC 200: Predictions for each bout

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 08 Jul 2016
Jose Aldo (25-2) versus Frankie Edgar (20-4-1) for the interim featherweight title. Aldo is an automatic inclusion in the UFC Hall of Fame when his illustrious career draws to a close, and Edgar won't be far behind him. Their first match-up, in 2013, was relatively close but Aldo won a clear decision, three rounds to two ... Edgar holds the speed advantage, and Aldo holds the power....
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