UFC.com photographer Josh Hedges was on the scene at the Barra de Tijuca Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today (Jan. 11, 2012) to shoot several of the UFC 142 combatants during the pay-per-view (PPV) event's open media workouts.

Naturally, the little but lethal men who will be featured in the main event of the evening -- Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes -- were on the scene to promote their clash, as well as work up one of the last few real sweats prior to fight night at the HSBC Arena this upcoming Saturday night (Jan. 14, 2012).

Co-main event participants, Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson, were also in attendance prior to their middleweight scrap, which is teed up to be one hell of an exciting showdown.

Check out more great pics from the UFC 142 open media workout after the jump:

Jose Aldo

Chad Mendes

Vitor Belfort

Anthony Johnson

Wanderlei Silva says hi

So does Gray Maynard

Don't forget about Junior dos Santos

To check out the complete UFC 142 open media workout photos gallery from Law, which includes 105 images, click here.

Remember, too, that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 142, beginning with the preliminary card bouts on Facebook. In addition, we will also provide LIVE, real-time results of the main card action as it happens throughout the evening this upcoming weekend.

See you Saturday!