When Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes first fought at UFC 142 in January 2012, Mendes didn’t make it out of the first round. He went the distance with Aldo at UFC 179 on Saturday at Ginasio do Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro, but came up short on the judges’ scorecards after five back-and-forth rounds. Mendes pressured the champion from the sound of the opening bell. It was clear it wasn’t the same Mendes from two years before. Mendes landed a counter left hook that knocked Aldo down in the early going of the opening round, but Aldo came charging back
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