UFC Featherweight Champion José “Scarface” Aldo will make the next defence of his title against Chad “Money” Mendes at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012 in Brazil. The bout, which was first reported by FoxSports.com tonight, is expected to take place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Aldo has picked up five-round Unanimous Decision victories in each of his two Octagon appearances since debuting in the UFC in April. Earlier this month, he defeated Kenny “KenFlo” Florian at UFC 136. Mendes remains unbeaten in his pro career and has also won twice in the UFC this year.
A lightweight bout between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Nate Diaz will serve as the co-main event of UFC 141: “Lesnar vs Overeem” on December 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAjunkie.com first reported on the fight on Sunday evening and UFC officials confirmed the planned bout today.
Brazilian star Vanessa Porto won her third straight fight on Friday night at Kumite MMA Combate in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Porto handed previously unbeaten prospect Jennifer Maia the first defeat of her professional career with a second-round technical submission in a competitive bout.
A planned bout between Kaitlin Young and Milana Dudieva at ProFC 37 in Ufa, Russia has been scrapped due to visa issues. The fight had been set to take place on November 9th, but Young announced her withdrawal tonight after the promotion reportedly failed to provide necessary travel information.
Legend Fighting Championship 6 took place on Sunday night at the City of Dreams Grand Hyatt Ballroom in Cotai, Macau. The event was headlined by an LFC Lightweight Championship bout pitting defending champion Adrian “The Hunter” Pang against Sengoku veteran Jadamba Narantungalag.
Fresh off of his dominant decision victory over “The Prodigy” B.J. Penn on Saturday night, former Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz has vaulted back into the number one contender spot at 170 pounds. Diaz will now challenge UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre on February 4, 2012.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 137: “Penn vs Diaz.” Despite late changes to the card, the event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC champion “The Prodigy” B.J. Penn and Nick Diaz.
Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas picked up her second straight win for DEEP on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan. Lucas defeated veteran journeywoman Mika “Hari” Harigai with a rear-naked choke at DEEP: “Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo.” The end came just 4:32 into the opening round of the fight.