| Event: | UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes |
| Date: | Sat., Jan. 14, 2012 |
| Start time: | 2:30 PM ET (Main card) |
| Total Fights: | 10 |
| Main Event: | Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes |
| Venue: | HSBC Arena |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the HSBC Arena for UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Aldo vs. Mendes” happened on Saturday, January 14, 2012, 12 years ago. A match between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes headlined the event.
That Saturday night, we saw Vitor Belfort taking on Anthony Johnson in an exciting match. A monumental clash between Rousimar Palhares and Mike Massenzio also took place at UFC 142. Other fights on the card included Carlo Prater scramble with Erick Silva; and Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim.
Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC 142 on January 14th:
UFC 142 card
UFC 142 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card usually features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.
“Aldo vs. Mendes” was a PPV event. You can view the complete UFC 142 results and bonuses.
Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC 142:
Main event:
- Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes
Co-main event:
- Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson
Rest of the card:
- Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio
- Carlo Prater vs. Erick Silva
- Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim
- Thiago Tavares vs. Sam Stout
- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ednaldo Oliveira
- Iuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa
- Mike Pyle vs. Ricardo Funch
- Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio Carvalho
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