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Dana White asked for the “WEC” Jose Aldo to show up in the days prior to Saturday’s main event in Rio de Janeiro. He got that, and more in the champ’s first round TKO of Chad Mendes.

This Saturday, January 14th at UFC 142, when Jose Aldo walks into the octagon, he’ll be faced with what could be the biggest problem that he has ever faced both statistically and stylistically. Aldo will have to deal with “money” problems, and I’m not talking about the financial kind. In more ways than one, Chad Mendes is a serious threat to the legacy Aldo has built, and I’m about to share with you exactly why… POWER
Chad Mendes is a powerhouse of a Featherweight, he

UFC 142 is set to go down on January 14 from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main event on the card will feature a Featherweight title bout between Champion Jose Aldo and challenger, the undefeated Chad Mendes.
The co-main event will feature a middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson.  Johnson, will be making his middleweight debut in Brazil, moving up from Welterweight.
Today, the four fighters took part in a Media Conference Call and below are some highlights from the

UFC 132 was arguably one of the best Mixed Martial Arts cards of 2011, with each fight from top to bottom delivering exciting action for the hardcore and casual fan. Majority of the fights from last Saturday ended decisively without any controversy, but the bout between Dennis Siver and Matt Wiman to many fans was questionable. Thanks to our friends from Compustrike we are able to analyze every strike, every submission, and takedown attempt.
First Round notes:
-Dennis Siver connected with 35/75 (47%)

A round up of a great night of fights

Cruz vs. Faber II:
If you are a hardcore combat sports fan, yesterday was your day. On the other side of the world in Germany, the boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye was one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in recent memory. However, the bout didn’t live up to any of its hype leaving many fight fans disappointed. UFC 132 in Los Vegas on the other hand provided Mixed Martial Arts fans with plenty of action and the highest profile Bantamweight title fight in the

It appears Middleweights Chris Leben and Wanderei Silva will get what they’ve been asking for, as the two are now set to meet at UFC 132 in July. The match-up was announced Monday via UFC.com. Talks of the two sluggers meeting first began following Leben’s impressive submission victory over Yoshirio Akiyama at UFC 116. Afterward, “The Crippler” asked for a shot at Silva, whom he had stepped in for when an injury forced the Brazilian out of the bout with Akiyama just two weeks ahead of the match-up.

Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and the young phenom Jon “Bones” Jones will headline the stacked UFC 128 fight card, set to take place March 19th from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The co-main event will feature a Bantamweight showdown between top contenders Uriah Faber and Eddie Wineland, while Nate Marquardt looks to start his climb back up the Middleweight ladder against Yoshihiro Akiyama and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic takes on rising Heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub.

With 2010 coming to an end it’s safe to say this has been a huge year for the sport of mixed martial arts. As 2011 approaches we get one step closer to becoming recognized as a mainstream sport.
                So naturally someone has to pay homage to the fighters that made 2010 as spectacular as it was.  And As tacky as it sounds, I want to give you the top 10 of 2010. Keep in mind this is a list for the best fighters