Date: January 14, 2012
Venue: HSBC Arena
City: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Preliminary card (Facebook)

  • Featherweight bout:  Felipe Arantes vs.  Antonio Carvalho
Arantes defeated Carvalho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). This bout was aired on the FX broadcast following the Gonzaga vs. Oliveira fight.

Preliminary card (FX)

  • Welterweight bout:  Ricardo Funch vs.  Mike Pyle
Pyle defeated Funch via TKO (knee and punches) at 1:22 of round 1. This bout was aired on the PPV broadcast following the Aldo vs. Mendes fight.
  • Featherweight bout:  Yuri Alcantara vs.  Michihiro Omigawa
Alcantara defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
  • Heavyweight bout:  Gabriel Gonzaga vs.  Ednaldo Oliveira
Gonzaga defeated Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:22 of round 1. This bout was aired on the PPV broadcast following the Funch vs. Pyle fight.
  • Lightweight bout:  Thiago Tavares vs.  Sam Stout
Tavares defeated Stout via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). This bout was aired on the PPV broadcast following the Gonzaga vs. Oliveira fight.

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:  Edson Barboza vs.  Terry Etim
Barboza defeated Etim via KO (spinning wheel kick) at 2:02 of round 3.
  • Welterweight bout:  Erick Silva vs.  Carlo Prater
Prater defeated Silva via disqualification (punches to back of head) at 0:29 of round 1.
  • Middleweight bout:  Rousimar Palhares vs.  Mike Massenzio
Palhares defeated Massenzio via submission (heel hook) at 1:03 of round 1.
  • Catchweight (197 lb) bout:  Vitor Belfort vs.  Anthony Johnson
Belfort defeated Johnson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:49 of round 1.
  • Featherweight Championship bout:  José Aldo (c) vs.  Chad Mendes
Aldo defeated Mendes via KO (knee) at 4:59 of round 1 to retain the UFC Featherweight Championship.

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