UFC 142 Aldo vs. Mendes January 14th

[ukgaz]

UFC 142 Aldo vs. Mendes (UFC Rio 2)
Date: January 14, 2012
Venue: HSBC Arean
Location: Brazil


Main Card (on Pay-Per-View):
Jose Aldo (21-1) vs. Chad Mendes (11-0)
Vitor Belfort (20-9) vs. Anthony Johnson (10-3)
Erick Silva (13-1) vs. Carlo Prater (29-10-1)
Terry Etim (15-3) vs. Edson Barboza, Jr. (9-0)
Rousimar Palhares (13-3) vs. Mike Massenzio (13-5)

Preliminary Bouts (on FX):
Mike Pyle (21-8-1) vs. Ricardo Funch (8-2)
Fabio Maldonado (18-4) vs. Caio Magalhaes (5-0)
Thiago Tavares (16-4-1) vs. Sam Stout (17-6-1)
Yuri Alcantara (26-3) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (13-10-1)
Felipe Arantes (13-4) vs. Antonio Carvalho (13-4)
Gabriel Gonzaga (12-6) vs. Edinaldo Oliveira (13-0-1)


UFC 142 Start Times:
Prelims on FX: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (Live)
Main Card on PPV: 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT (Live)

 

[The Sponge]

Paul Harris should destroy his opponent but he is such and incredibly stupid fighter it isn't worth the risk.

 

[kickserv]

ukgaz......ya keep forgetting the :canada1

Not cool man....not cool:nono:

:help: :142lmao:

 

[ukgaz]

Sorry Kick. Need one of these

 

[kickserv]

That'll also work:0074

 

[ukgaz]

Interesting main event. Mendes's last 4 fights are impressive wins over Swanson, Vazquez, Omigawa and Yayha but to be fair none of those are near the elite of the division. This is a HUGE step up for Mendes. He is giving up 2 inches in reach and an inch in height. Clearly he has the wrestling but can he take Aldo down? This will be the best wrestler Aldo has faced in his career.

So the keys for me are...
1) Can Mendes get him down. The first round will show how this fight plays out. Fail on that first takedown and it's probably over but get him down and we have silva/ sonnen over again. If this is the case the live betting option may be a good option

2) Aldo has his eye on 155 and is hitting the weights more. How will this affect him in the championship rounds. Mendes has very good cardio but has never been past 3.

 

[LuvThemDogs]

Interesting main event. Mendes's last 4 fights are impressive wins over Swanson, Vazquez, Omigawa and Yayha but to be fair none of those are near the elite of the division. This is a HUGE step up for Mendes. He is giving up 2 inches in reach and an inch in height. Clearly he has the wrestling but can he take Aldo down? This will be the best wrestler Aldo has faced in his career.

So the keys for me are...
1) Can Mendes get him down. The first round will show how this fight plays out. Fail on that first takedown and it's probably over but get him down and we have silva/ sonnen over again. If this is the case the live betting option may be a good option

2) Aldo has his eye on 155 and is hitting the weights more. How will this affect him in the championship rounds. Mendes has very good cardio but has never been past 3.

Chatted with Chad's father today and he said Chad has been training off the hook. He will be more than ready to last the distance and is in his best shape ever. He's got nothing to lose in this fight. Pressure is all on Aldo.

He also said Aldo had to drop 30 lbs for the fight and that is gonna take it's toll on him. Chad has to get him to the ground.

What is troubling is the fight is in Brazil and a judges decision will be tough to win. They won't get out alive if they rule against Aldo. White obviously loves Aldo and his fight style....

 

[kickserv]

Fight Card
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Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes
Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson
Mike Massenzio vs. Rousimar Palhares
Carlo Prater vs. Erick Silva
Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim
Sam Stout :canada1 vs. Thiago Tavares
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ednaldo Oliveira
Yuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Ricardo Funch vs. Mike Pyle
Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho:canada1

 

[kickserv]

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[The Sponge]

Paul Harris should destroy his opponent but he is such and incredibly stupid fighter it isn't worth the risk.

Well at least someone woke this kid up or are trying to :mj07:

Watch him in the octagon, and you might think he's a madman.

But after a series of odd occurrences in past four UFC appearances, Palhares is approaching things in a different way. As his manager, Alex Davis, first told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), Palhares is training his mind in addition to his body and now has something to prove at Saturday's UFC 142 event.

"Certain confusing situations occurred during some of my past fights," Palhares told MMAjunkie.com in his native Portuguese. "In some cases I think it was my mistake, and in other cases I don't think so. But the important thing is that I'm working so this won't happen again in the future.

"I am being assisted by a sports psychologist from the Brazilian Olympic Committee team as instructed by my coach, Murilo Bustamante."

Palhares' recent missteps include a suspension for holding a submission past the referee's instructions, a TKO loss to Nate Marquardt due in large part to a complete lapse in concentration and, most recently, a premature victory celebration at UFC 134 in which he scaled the octagon wall after a perceived first-round TKO win but was forced to return to the mat and grind out a decision.

That particular incident, which took place in the same venue as Saturday's pay-per-view event ? Rio de Janeiro's HSBC Arena ? was in Palhares' most recent UFC appearance, a victory over Dan Miller.

"I lost my concentration because I believed that the fight had already ended," Palhares said. "It's not easy to come back to a fight after you think it's already over. It was a great test but I don't wish to go through that again."


They forgot to add the 55 times he grab the fence in his one fight with Jeremy Horn where the ref warned him over and over again. I took him at 3 to 1 that night and sweated out every second. :facepalm: Just tough to bet him when he is one bizarre moment away from losing a fight when he should win easily.

 

[JOSHNAUDI]

Chatted with Chad's father today and he said Chad has been training off the hook. He will be more than ready to last the distance and is in his best shape ever. He's got nothing to lose in this fight. Pressure is all on Aldo.

He also said Aldo had to drop 30 lbs for the fight and that is gonna take it's toll on him. Chad has to get him to the ground.

What is troubling is the fight is in Brazil and a judges decision will be tough to win. They won't get out alive if they rule against Aldo. White obviously loves Aldo and his fight style....

Great Stuff, Thanks for sharing.

 

[BUCSnotYUCKS]

Mendes is gonna get a "welcome to the big leagues" whoopin.

 

[The Sponge]

Mendes is gonna get a "welcome to the big leagues" whoopin.

i find it hard for him to win a 5 round decision in Brazil.

 

[kickserv]

Holy fucking line movement in the Belfort fight:0039

 

[THE_THONG]

i popped rumble johnson at +110

but i suck at picking ufc :142smilie

 

[The Sponge]

just read Rumble weigh in over 205. holy shit.

 

[THE_THONG]

focking dumbass

 

[kickserv]

RUMBLE WEIGHED IN AT 197 POUNDS


Throw this fucker out of the UFC

 

[The Sponge]

197. he cant weigh more than 205 tomorrow kick is gonna love this :mj07:

 

[The Sponge]

i put an early bet on vitor and now thinking of buying it back. AJ looks huge