Updated UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes card

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

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Main card

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

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

Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim

Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio

Preliminary card (televised)

Lightweight bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Sam Stout

Featherweight bout: Yuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa

Featherweight bout: Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio Carvalho

Welterweight bout: Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater

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

Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle vs Ricardo Funch

Light Heavyweight bout: Fabio Maldonado vs To Be Announced. (Stanislav Nedkov has visa issues).