The most controversial moment in the first fight between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes happens fast – we’re talking two, three seconds, tops – but it’s impossible to miss. It’s also impossible to determine just how much it impacts the fight itself, or how much that question even matters. It happens in the final minute of the round in the main event of UFC 142. Mendes (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), having used the third of three failed takedown attempts to secure a back bodylock position, attempts to hoist the UFC featherweight off his feet in order to slam him to the ground. Here’s where Aldo (24-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC), looking not unlike a toddler trying to avoid being carried off to bed, latches on to the chain link with his right hand in a bold and obvious act that can only be called cheating. Referee Mario Yamasaki sees it, of course, because how could he not
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For Chad Mendes, a few seconds, a fence grab, and a long time to dwell on a loss – MMA Junkie