On This Day: Jose Aldo KO’s Chad Mendes


On this day four years ago UFC 142 went down from Rio de Janeiro Brazil.

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In the main event of the card Jose Aldo was set to defend his UFC featherweight championship against then-undefeated Chad Mendes in what many expected to be a grueling fight that saw Mendes using his wrestling to negate the striking of Aldo.

Ultimately, Aldo ended up picking up a highlight reel 1st round KO as he landed a beautiful knee that left Mendes dazed and confused on the canvas.

Re-live the moment above!

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