UFC 142 live at Saturday, January 14th in Brazil.

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes | Belfort vs Johnson live Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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(UFC) Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo will make his third consecutive title defense for the promotion when he takes on Team Alpha Male wrestling afficianado, Chad Mendes, at UFC 142 LIVE from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 14, 2012.

The UFC 142 Rio main card begins at 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. ET. (Click on the fight below for UFC 142 Rio play-by-play or click on the link at the bottom of the page for UFC 142 Rio results with no play-by-play.)

UFC 142 conference call LIVE

Ultimate Fighting Championship will hold a public press conference today (Jan. 4, 2011) in advance of UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes, which will take place next week (Jan. 14, 2011).

The conference call will begin at 1 p.m. ET. Scheduled to attend will be the headlining fighters of the evening, Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes, Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson.

UFC 142 live Video coverage - PPV

Aldo is the current UFC featherweight champion. The rising Brazilian star defended his title twice in 2011 with unanimous decision victories over Kenny Florian and Mark Hominick. He's hoping to ring in the New Year with his first UFC finish.

His opponent, Chad Mendes, is undefeated and finally feels he's ready for his moment to shine. "Money" Mendes has had his way with everyone put in his path, from Michihiro Omigawa, RanI Yahya to fellow top contender Erik Koch. The Team Alpha Male fighter is hoping his wrestling will help him win the title.

UFC 142 @ Aldo vs. Mendes live Pay Per view .

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

UFC 142 Aldo vs. Mendes
Date: Jan 14, 2012

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue: HSBC Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view and FX

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

• Champ Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes (for featherweight title)
• Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson
• Mike Massenzio vs. Rousimar Palhares
• Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Erick Silva
• Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

• Sam Stout vs. Thiago Tavares
• Mike Pyle vs. Paulo Thiago
• Fabio Maldonado vs. Stanislav Nedkov
• Rob Broughton vs. Ednaldo Oliveira
• Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho
• Yuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa