UFC 142

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UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes
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The poster for UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 14, 2012
Venue HSBC Arena
City Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance10,605 [1]
Buyrate235,000 [2]
Event chronology
UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [3] It was the first UFC event of the year, and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in North America.

Contents

Background

UFC 142 featured preliminary fights live on Sportsnet and FX.

Siyar Bahadurzada was scheduled to face Erick Silva, but pulled out of the bout. [4] Veteran fighter Carlo Prater stepped in as a replacement for Bahadurzada. [5]

Rob Broughton was scheduled to face Ednaldo Oliveira, but pulled out of the bout. [4] Recently resigned heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga replaced Broughton in the bout. [6]

Paulo Thiago was scheduled to face Mike Pyle, but pulled out of the bout due to an injury. [4] Recently resigned welterweight Ricardo Funch replaced Thiago in the bout. [7]

Stanislav Nedkov was scheduled to take on Fabio Maldonado at this event, but visa problems forced Nedkov to withdraw from the bout. [4] Newcomer Caio Magalhaes stepped in as a replacement for Nedkov in late December. [8] However, Maldonado was injured less than a week before his fight with Magalhaes and the bout was scratched from the card. [9]

At the UFC 142 weigh ins, Anthony Johnson failed to make the middleweight limit. Johnson came in 11 pounds over the 186 lb weight allowance, was fined 20 percent of his earnings and the bout was contested at a catchweight of 197 lb. [10] However, Belfort requested that Johnson not weigh more than 205 lb the day of the fight. The UFC mandated that if Johnson could not make the 205 lb limit, the bout would be cancelled. Johnson officially weighed in at 204.2 lb on fight day, and the bout took place as scheduled. [11]

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight José Aldo (c)def. Chad Mendes KO (knee)14:59 [lower-alpha 1]
Catchweight (197 lb) Vitor Belfort def. Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke)14:49
Middleweight Rousimar Palhares def. Mike Massenzio Submission (heel hook)11:03
Welterweight Carlo Prater def. Erick Silva DQ (punches to the back of the head)10:29
Lightweight Edson Barboza def. Terry Etim KO (wheel kick)32:02
Preliminary card (FX)
Lightweight Thiago Tavares def. Sam Stout Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga def.Ednaldo OliveiraSubmission (rear-naked choke)13:22 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Iuri Alcântara def. Michihiro Omigawa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Mike Pyle def. Ricardo Funch TKO (knee and punches)11:22 [lower-alpha 4]
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Featherweight Felipe Arantes def. Antonio Carvalho Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
  1. ↑ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
  2. ↑ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Gonzaga vs Oliveira bout.
  3. ↑ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Pyle vs Funch bout.
  4. ↑ This bout aired on the broadcast following the Aldo vs Mendes bout.

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses. [12]

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  3. ↑ "UFC RIO: Aldo vs. Mendes". UFC.com. November 29, 2011.
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  8. ↑ "Fabio Maldonado Draws Newcomer for UFC 142". heavy.com. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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