UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes card

Aldo takes on undefeated "Money" Mendes in his home country.

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UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes takes place on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

Main card on PPV, starting at 10pm/ET, 7pm/PT

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

Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson (Johnson's middleweight debut)

Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio

Welterweight bout: Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater

Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim

Preliminary card on FX, starting at 8pm/ET, 5pm/PT

Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Sam Stout

Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (back from retirement) vs. Ednaldo Oliveira

Featherweight bout: Yuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa

Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle vs Ricardo Funch

Light Heavyweight bout: Fabio Maldonado vs Caio Magalhaes 

Via UFC.com: Just when it looked like it was smooth sailing for light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado, an injury has forced him from Saturday's UFC 142 event in Rio, prompting the cancellation of his bout against Caio Magalhaes. The bout will not be replaced, and the card will go on with 10 fights.

Featherweight bout: Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio Carvalho