The UFC is taking the Octagon to the HSBC Arena for UFC 142, which goes down this weekend and features a main event between UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and No. 1 contender Chad Mendes.
Countdown to UFC 142 takes fans into the training camps of each fighter and also gives a behind-the-scenes look at their personal lives from outside the cage.
Mendes enters the bout with a perfect 11-0 record. The former NCAA Division I wrestler is 2-0 in the UFC with wins over Rani Yahya and Michihiro Omigawa. He also went 4-0 in the WEC before the UFC absorbed the 145-pound weight class.
Aldo will be making the third defense of the title in his hometown, and it might be his last fight in the division, win or lose. He was last seen defending the title against Kenny Florian, winning a unanimous decision over five rounds. His other defense came against Mark Hominick, also by unanimous decision.
The pay-per-view main card will also include Anthony Johnson vs. Vitor Belfort, Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio, Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater and Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim.
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