A UFC featherweight title fight between champion Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes has been set for UFC 142. Foxsports.com broke the news earlier today. The fight was originally supposed to take place at UFC 133 but lingering injuries to Jose Aldo forced the event to be postponed.
Aldo is coming off a recent win over Kenny Florian at UFC 136. Aldo is currently riding a thirteen fight winstreak dating back to 2006. Aldo will be looking to defend his UFC title for the third time.
Chad Mendes defeated Rani Yahya at UFC 133 to stay in contention for the title. Mendes is 11-0 in his career and has used his dominant wrestling base to overwhelm most of his opponents.
UFC 142 is tenatively set for January 14 at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Expect more bout announcements to made in the coming weeks.
