The UFC heads to Rio on Saturday where “Thug” Rose Namajunas will defend her strawweight title for the first time against someone not named Jedrzejczyk when Jessica Andrade steps in the Octagon for her second chance at the strap.
Anderson Silva also returns in what’s being billed as the co-main event, even though former long-time featherweight champion Jose Aldo clashes with Australian up-and-comer Alexander Volkanovski, thus far undefeated in the UFC, on the same card. Oh yeah, and Hall of Famer B.J. Penn will voluntarily get locked in the cage again in what will probably be a depressing affair.