UFC 142 results: Jose Aldo jumps in crowd to celebrate knockout win over Chad Mendes
by Geno Mrosko on Jan 15, 2012 4:00 AM EST
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Last night (Sat., Jan. 14, 2012) at UFC 142: "Aldo vs. Mendes," which took place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jose Aldo went back home to defend his featherweight championship against a man who was supposed to pose the greatest threat to his throne, Chad Mendes.
Instead, "Scarface" delivered yet another knockout, landing a precision knee with deadly accuracy when Mendes attempted to use his wrestling to shoot for a takedown late in the opening frame.
However, the knockout is not what we'll remember from last night. No, the lasting image of UFC 142 is the one you see above, an exuberant Aldo having jumped into the crowd with reckless abandon to celebrate his triumph with his people, the loving fans in Brazil who cheered him to victory.
In many ways, this event felt like the wrong fight was headlining. Sure, Aldo vs. Mendes was for a championship and that should always take precedent, but Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson had all the intrigue. And not just because of the weight problems Johnson was having but because Belfort is quite possibly the most famous of all Brazilian fighters in the UFC. He is Rio's son.
Last night, though, signified a star making turn for Aldo, a killer in the cage who, for whatever reason, simply couldn't find the proper acceptance from fans. His utter and complete disregard for his own safety, which UFC President Dana White was quoted as saying "freaked him out," undoubtedly endeared him not only to fans in Brazil at the arena but to folks watching at home, as well.
It's easy to connect with such visceral emotion. With his cold demeanor inside the cage and the way he so easily disposed of a tough top contender, you would think Aldo might be above such a thing. But no. There he is, surfing through the crowd and fending off the security guards who are trying to protect him, just so he can ride the wave of jubilation with everyday folks like you and I.
That's Jose Aldo, folks. One of the baddest motherf*ckers on the planet.
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That was so cool to see.
I don’t think I have ever seen a crowd react the way that the Brazil crowd reacts. I thought it was cool when big nog knocked out shaub, but they’re roors tonight were even better!
by Kbone12 on Jan 15, 2012 4:15 AM EST via mobile reply actions
absolutely amazing. ill b honest I was kinda gettin worried 4 a sec cuz u never know but was probably most amazing celebration ever. couldn’t imagine being there and being part of that
MMA = Best sport on earth
by FarNorCal on Jan 15, 2012 4:33 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
i was worried
when aldo got swallowed up in the crowd
"Every time I hear of this guy , I wonder how he was possible." - Joe DiMaggio
by randallhumpfreeze on Jan 15, 2012 4:36 AM EST up reply actions
Same here
Not because I thought the crowd would intentionally hurt him, but for the same reason people die in stampedes: if everyone was trying to hug or touch him, they could have easily crushed him or accidentally suffocated him to death without realizing it.
So glad my stream held up
Amazing fights tonight
"Every time I hear of this guy , I wonder how he was possible." - Joe DiMaggio
by randallhumpfreeze on Jan 15, 2012 4:30 AM EST reply actions
I wasn't concerned
Brazilians aren’t animals just because they live in South America
Terry Etim shat the bed. Where's my sig?
I’m not trying to emply that. anything could happen in the bottom of a pile. he could get accidentally poked in the eye and have to have surgery or something like that or who knows what
MMA = Best sport on earth
by FarNorCal on Jan 15, 2012 4:48 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
they're animals cuz they fuck shit up
"Every time I hear of this guy , I wonder how he was possible." - Joe DiMaggio
by randallhumpfreeze on Jan 15, 2012 4:55 AM EST up reply actions
Belfort got the right opponent at the right time...
Vitor was wilting but johnson wilted 1st
"Did you know that if you mix equal parts
of gasoline and equal parts frozen orange juice
concentrate, you can make napalm?"
WTF are you talking about??
Vitor dominated him and Johnson was taking sloppy ass shots, something you would know a lot about, to avoid Vitor’s power that Johnson was obviously scared of. I think Eric Silva was wilting also, so he threw illegal blows…..god i hate midgets whom suck ass at wrestling.
I have issued my statement. If Chael wins against Silva, im officially the coolest guy on Mania and have the coolest dvd collection. If he loses.....then I shall leave Mania for good....
that was fucking awesome!
At first I thought he was pulling a BJ Penn after he blasted Caol Uno & just running off back stage, which was bad ass enough…but then that crazy little fucker pulled a Brazilian equivalent of a “Lambeau Leap” and I’ll be honest as was worried for half a second! Not for fear of them intentionally hurting him, but they have shows dedicated to showing clips of disasters & there’s almost always a clip of a huge crowd in Brazil & the crowd is going nuts & a railing breaks & 300 people get stomped unconcious in an excited frenzy! Alls well that ends well tho!
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw
by Fat Daddy Doobs on Jan 15, 2012 7:54 AM EST via mobile reply actions
aldos a Monster, as if he knew mendes was gonna drop down
Pure instinct, aldos a beast I thought he’d lose but so glad he ddnt loved this card!
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by Thorpey on Jan 15, 2012 7:59 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
that was emotional to watch,
I almost got teary eyed. My boyfriend laughed at me. I don’t know, I was just so happy for him, can’t explain it. It was amazing to watch.
It's ok if you cry,
That’s what girls do…cry. Cry all the time. For no reason at all.
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING is FUCKING RETARDED
by Nokimono on Jan 15, 2012 8:34 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
But I DON'T cry all the time,
that’s why it caught me by surprise.
I don’t know, maybe it was just the weed…..
women that dont cry AND watch mma = awesome
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING is FUCKING RETARDED
by Nokimono on Jan 15, 2012 11:27 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
weird the same thing happened to me..
I was on some “maryjane” as well while watching and seeing him in the crowd like that actually got me all teary eyed n shit…no joke I really felt the emotion..then again it could of been the weed
+2 Nok
my f’n girlfriend cries constantly.. More than people should be able to.. fuck sakes
you should totally twitter that on your facebook
haha, thats harsh
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING is FUCKING RETARDED
by Nokimono on Jan 15, 2012 1:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
if you're going to watch ufc with your boyfriend willingly
you are allowed to cry.
life is a hypocrite if i can't live the way it moves me.
Awesome moment. I had no doubt whatsoever that he could easily dispatch Mendes, so the post fight celebration was the highlight of the fight and one of the highlights of the evening. great to see Vitor finish Johnson too. That choke looked tizzite!
"He's got a great package... and an unusual one!" Joe Rogan (of Lyoto Machida)
that was amazing...haow he went into the crowd...
My friend told me… there’s gonna be jasonthe guy from Friday 13 hahahah with a machete and its gonna freaking hurt him…. .lol… but I’m happy he won.. and he did that wow … it was a amazing card…
by kenshing on Jan 15, 2012 8:40 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Aldo cheated
Aldo’s Takedown" grab the fence saved his butt… Mendes Body lock was deep and was going to power slam aldo, but his takedown “Da fence” was to good…He cheated…In the end, a well timed knee strike was the big blow…If he doesn’t grab the fence, it may have been a different outcome…He cheated, Then He won!
by xXScrapartistXx on Jan 15, 2012 9:22 AM EST reply actions
Yeah man, Mendes was totally taking this until the fence grabbing, he was all over Aldo.
Same stuff as Brock vs Overeem, the UFC better stop fading rasslers !
Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true. Or what did or didn't happen.
He only grabbed the fence once or at most twice and even then the worse he would have gotten was a point deduction
since the fight ended by TKO then the fence grabbing didn’t really affect the outcome too much although I can see where you are coming from.
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by rooseveltdunn on Jan 15, 2012 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
cheating...
Man, when I saw that happened last night I knew someone would be all bent out of shape about it here on mania today. Alas, here we are.
I’ll say the same thing I said to my friend last night, Aldo grabbed the cage yes, and he got his warning. Grabbing the cage is illegal to stop a takedown but for some reason you’re allowed a warning. You know what else is illegal? Kicking someone in the groin, which is what Mendes did earlier in the fight. You get a warning for that too as it can be inadvertent.
I totally agree that Aldo could’ve gotten a point deduction (and maybe should have), however Mendes was not winning the fight, he was not landing more effective strikes, and he couldn’t take Aldo down to save his life, even after Aldo was warned about grabbing the cage.
The Aldo that fought last night looked like the Aldo of his WEC glory days, and I couldn’t have been more happy when he landed that knee with about 5 seconds left in the first round and then performed a repeat of when he ran out into the crowd after one of his WEC knockouts. Aldo is a complete beast.
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Best post fight UFC moment of all time.
by Edmond on Jan 15, 2012 11:44 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Hopefully
Chael doesn’t try this when he beats Silva in Brazil!
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