After the success of the UFC’s last trip to Brazil, they are returning again to the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro Saturday night and bringing a stacked card filled with exciting strikers and submission artists. It will be headlined by UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
Aldo will be taking on top contender Chad Mendes, who many consider to be his toughest test to date. In what could be Aldo’s last fight in the 145-pound weight class, he will have to make a statement in his home country and defeat an undefeated fighter in the process.
In the co-main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort will face former welterweight contender Anthony Johnson in a middleweight bout.
Belfort is coming off his first-round knockout victory over Yoshihiro Akiyama, while Johnson was last seen defeating Charlie Brenneman, also by first-round knockout.
During the last UFC card in Brazil, 11 of the 12 bouts ended with a Brazilian emerging victorious. The fighters on this card will be looking to make it perfect this time around.
Complete Weigh-In Results
Main Card
- Champ Jose Aldo (145) vs. Chad Mendes (144)
- Vitor Belfort (186) vs. Anthony Johnson (197)*
- Mike Massenzio (184) vs. Rousimar Palhares (186)
- Carlo Prater (170) vs. Erick Silva (169)
- Edson Barboza (154) vs. Terry Etim (155)
Preliminary Card
- Sam Stout (155) vs. Thiago Tavares (155)
- Gabriel Gonzaga (250) vs. Ednaldo Oliveira (229)
- Yuri Alcantara (145) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (146)
- Ricardo Funch (170) vs. Mike Pyle (171)
- Felipe Arantes (145) vs. Antonio “Pato” Carvalho (144)
*Fight stipulation: Johnson can’t weigh over 205 by fight time tomorrow; Belfort gets 20 percent of his purse.
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