UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes Results!

And so the UFC event 142 is all over and despite the slightly weak card in my opinion it was a very decent event!  Am glad 'The Phenom' Belfort managed to pull off the win after Johnson's failure to cut the weight limit, but was it really in doubt? Nah!  Not only did Belfort managed to defend to the highest standard when Johnson managed to pull off a few take downs, Belfort also submitted Johnson needing only the single take down! 

Other highlights involve Barboza's awesome KO via a wheel kick and the decision to disqualify Silva for alleged illegal blows to back of head (which i am not sure about but i guess the ref has to call it as he sees it.  Let me know what you thought of UFC 142 in the comments!  What was your favourite fight?  Anything you disagree with or wished turned out differently?

Preliminary card (Facebook)

Featherweight bout: Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio Carvalho

Arantes defeated Carvalho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Preliminary card (FX)

Welterweight bout: Ricardo Funch vs. Mike Pyle

Pyle defeated Funch via TKO (knee and punches) at 1:22 of round 1

Featherweight bout: Yuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa

Alcantara defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ednaldo Oliveira

Gonzaga defeated Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:22 of round 1

• Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Sam Stout

Tavares defeated Stout via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

 

Main card

Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim

Barboza defeated Etim via KO (wheel kick) at 2:02 of round 3.

Welterweight bout: Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater

Prater defeated Silva via disqualification (illegal blows to back of head) at 0:29 of round 1.

Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio

Palhares defeated Massenzio via submission (heel hook) at 1:03 of round 1.

Catchweight (197 lb) bout: Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson

Belfort defeated Johnson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:49 of round 1.

Featherweight Championship: José Aldo (c) vs. Chad Mendes

Aldo defeated Mendes via KO (knee) at 4:59 of round 1 to retain the UFC Featherweight Championship.

 

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $65,000 bonuses^.

• Fight of the Night: Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim
• Knockout of the Night: Edson Barboza
• Submission of the Night: Rousimar Palhares