Review: 2012-01-14, Edson Barboza vs Terry Etim gets four stars thanks to one of the best knockouts in Ufc history (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Knockout of the Night). The undefeated Edson Barboza, ranked as the No.53 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 9-0-0 while Terry Etim had a record of 15-3-0. Barboza vs Etim is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes (UFC 142). Watch the video!
UFC 142
2012 MMA fight – Erick Silva vs Carlo Prater – fight Video UFC 142
Review: 2012-01-14, Silva vs Prater could be a three stars fight but the referee Mario Yamasaki disqualified the apparent winner for punches to the back of the head (in the first round). Erick Silva (13-1-0) entered as the No.43 welterweight in the world while Carlo Prater (29-10-1) entered as the No.49. Silva vs Prater is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes (UFC 142). Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Rousimar Palhares vs Mike Massenzio – full fight Video UFC 142
Review: 2012-01-14, pleasant fight with a good submission (UFC Submission of the Night) in the first round but it is not enough for our three stars. Rousimar Palhares, ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 13-3-0 while Mike Massenzio had a record of 13-5-0. Palhares vs Massenzio is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes (UFC 142). Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Vitor Belfort vs Anthony Johnson – full fight Video UFC 142
Review: 2012-01-14, we would give five stars to the brazilian audience/supporters but we have to rate the bout, Vitor Belfort vs Anthony Johnson was a good one: three stars. Vitor Belfort (20-9-0) entered as the No.8 middleweight in the world while Anthony Johnson (10-3-0) entered as the No.11. Belfort vs Johnson is on the undercard of Aldo vs Mendes (UFC 142). Watch the video!
Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes full fight Video UFC 142 – 2012
Review: 2012-01-14, great fight between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes especially for the impressive KO at the end of the first round. Jose Aldo (20-1-0) entered as the No.1 featherweight in the world while the undefeated Chad Mendes (11-0-0) entered as the No.5. Aldo vs Mendes is valid for the UFC Featherweight Championship (main event of the UFC 142); they also faced each other a second time on October 25, 2014 (=Aldo vs Mendes 2). Watch the video!