The Ultimate Fighting Championships second visit to Brazil in just six months goes down tonight at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes.
The ten bout card kicks off on Facebook at 7:30pm EST (4:30pm PST) with just one match before moving onto television at 8pm EST (5pm PST) on FX. Fans in Canada can catch the action on Rogers Sportsnet, in Brazil the prelims are will air on Combate, while in Australia on ONE HD, and in New Zealand on SKY TV.
The main card, which is headlined by a featherweight bout between champion Jose Aldo versus challenger Chad Mendes, begins at 10pm EST (7pm PST).
The co-main event features a bout between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson, who weighed in at 197-lbs for their middleweight match. Belfort agreed to contest the fight at light heavyweight, only if Johnson weighed in under the 205-lbs limit on fight day, which ‘Rumble’ did hitting the scale at 204.2 lbs earlier today.
For those fans who may not have access to the nights full broadcast, check out Sherdog.com’s ‘Play-by-Play’ recap by hitting the link.
The full ‘Quick Results’ for UFC 142 are as follows:
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Featherweight Championship: Jose Aldo def. Chad Mendes via KO (Knee – Punch) – R1 @ 4:59
Light Heavyweight bout: Vitor Belfort def. Anthony Johnson via Submission (Rear naked choke) – R1 @ 4:49
Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares def. Mike Massenzio via Submission (Heel Hook) – R1 @ 1:03
Welterweight bout: Carlo Prater def. Erick Silva via Disqualification (Illegal head blows) – R1 @ 0:29
Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza def. Terry Etim via KO (Spinning Kick) – R3 @ 2:02
Preliminary Card (FX)
Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares def. Sam Stout via Unanimous Decision
Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ednaldo Oliveira via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 3:22
Featherweight bout: Yuri Alcantara def. Michihiro Omigawa via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle def. Ricardo Funch via TKO (Punches) 1:22
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Featherweight bout: Felipe Arantes def. Antonio “Pato” Carvalho via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)