UFC 142 results recap: Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes event wrap up from Brazil

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 16, 2012 8:02 AM EST in UFC Results

Vitor Belfort mugs for the camera while his wife, Joana Prado, kisses him following his submission victory over Anthony Johnson at UFC 142 on Sat., Jan. 14, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Josh Hedges via Getty Images.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back on pay-per-view this past Saturday night (Jan. 14, 2012) with UFC 142: "Aldo vs. Mendes," featuring Jose Aldo successfully defending his featherweight championship with a first round knee tap knockout victory over Chad Mendes.

Vitor Belfort also impressed with his rear-naked choke submission victory over Anthony Johnson, much to the thrill of the Brazilian faithful at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. "The Phenom" took another step up the middleweight ladder while "Rumble" finds himself unemployed after his weight cutting debacle.

And that's not even mentioning Edson Barboza, who crashed Terry Etim's party with a wheel kick that had the British banger doing his best Michael Bisping impression circa UFC 100. We're talking out cold, falling flat, empty stare, lights on but nobody's home knockout.

In cased you missed any or all of it -- or just want to keep the discussion alive -- below are links to all the major storylines borne from Saturday night's event in Brazil.

In we go.

UFC 142: "Aldo vs. Mendes"

Results and live fight coverage

Bonuses and awards

Event review

Event photos gallery

Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes fight video highlights

FX "Prelims" results and recap

Fight recap: Edson Barboza head kick knocks out Terry Etim

Fight recap: Carlo Prater gets disqualification win over Erick Silva due to illegal blows

Fight recap: Rousimar Palhares submits Mike Massenzio in the first round

Fight recap: Vitor Belfort chokes out Anthony Johnson

Fight recap: Jose Aldo knocks out Chad Mendes

Fight review and analysis: Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim

Fight review and analysis: Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater

Fight review and analysis: Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio

Fight review and analysis: Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson

Fight review and analysis: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes

UFC 142 post-fight fallout

Big winners and lowly losers

Event report card

What's next for Jose Aldo and Vitor Belfort?

UFC 142 was about building towards the future, not instant gratification

Questionable refereeing showed need for consistency, clarification

Jose Aldo's star rises with pound-for-pound worthy performance in Brazil

Jose Aldo jumps in the crowd to celebrate his win with fans

Dana White cuts Anthony Johnson

Anthony Johnson wasn't hurt by Vitor Belfort, he was just tired

Rousimar Palhares is ready to join the middleweight elite

Edson Barboza is ready for the next level

NFL Playoffs (In case you Maniacs want to read my top flight coverage of the Divisional Round games)

San Francisco defeats New Orleans 36-32 in the best NFL playoff game ever

New England destroys Denver 45-10 and ends Tim Tebow's Cinderella run

Baltimore squeaks by Houston 20-13 to advance to AFC Championship Game

New York shocks Green Bay 37-20 at Lambeau Field

That, my friends, should be enough to keep you talking -- at least for the time being. What gets your vote for the biggest story coming out of UFC 142?

Sound off, Maniacs.

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Was it just me or did Mendes look extremely intimidated in the cage?

I figured Mendes would come out really aggressive and try and push the pace a bit more than just be tentative and simply try and react to Aldo’s moves.

You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea.

by Buster Bluth on Jan 16, 2012 8:15 AM EST reply actions

I thought he looked very confident.

"..That man has to be eliminated." - Fedor Emelianenko

by tkotom on Jan 16, 2012 8:44 AM EST up reply actions

I thought he looked really confident until he took that first leg kick

Then he seemed very timid to me

Sig bets with umabig:
Condit beats Diaz on Feb. 4, 2 weeks
Akiyama beats Shields on Feb. 26, 2 week

by enzo-enormous on Jan 16, 2012 9:18 AM EST up reply actions

I think he fell apart when he failed at his first td. To me that was aldos best performance it was awesome the side always comes to fight, I dont remember ever watching him fight and turn it because I thought it was boring. The dude has always been one of my favorites buy after that performance he moved up on my list

by zesotheclown on Jan 16, 2012 9:30 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Aldo looked significantly larger than Mendes

not sure what is what…if Aldo should be fighting at 155, or Mendes at 135, but the size difference between them was very noticeable

by Newfie3 on Jan 16, 2012 9:35 AM EST up reply actions

Yea I did see that. It surprised me because i thought mendez would have been larger but yeah Aldo looked a little bigger. I want to see him fight at 155. Aldo vs Edgar for sure would be good Aldo would het that belt and become p4p best in the world imo. Is want to see him fight melendez if he ever came to the ufc. Aldo eod win but i think it would be really good. There are a few other fights I’d want to see Aldo have at 155

by zesotheclown on Jan 16, 2012 9:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

glad vitor got the win

especially with a fight and coaching spot on the ultimate fighter lined up. i still feel belfort is on another level than silva right now but will be good to watch them fight again

by ElStIkO on Jan 16, 2012 8:35 AM EST reply actions

Yeah people give Vitor a hard time

I wonder how AS would do against someone like AJ who has such powerful wrestling.

"..That man has to be eliminated." - Fedor Emelianenko

by tkotom on Jan 16, 2012 8:45 AM EST up reply actions

no doubt

I thins Anderson would have had a lot of problems with rumble.Andy was so terrified of chaels td that he was open and he’s lucky chaels pillow fisted or a few of them punches would have k.o’d him

'somtimes,these things happen in mma'

by infinite on Jan 16, 2012 9:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions