It's not often that we hear from referees in the sport, and when we do it's almost never during an event, so at UFC 142 when Joe Rogan had pulled referee Mario Yamasaki aside for a post fight interview after the controversial call Yamasaki made to decide the Carlos Prater disqualification win over Erick Silva, many were intrigued to hear his view on the decision.
Going into UFC 142 there are many storylines, but there is one story being told that many people may not know about because the narrative is hidden on the first fight on the preliminary card.
Antonio Carvalho (13-4) is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario but makes his home in Ajax. Ontario. He holds black belts in Jiu-Jitsu and Shotokan Karate and has a green belt in Judo. Not too shabby. That pretty much means he has a license to kick ass. This Canadian has been in the fight game since 2002 with a few of those years living and training in Japan while fighting for the Shooto promotion where it was baptism by fire.
Apparently making weight at 170 wasn't the problem for Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. It's making weight period.
Johnson, who had a history of problems making weight while fighting at welterweight, hit the scales at 197 pounds for his middleweight bout against Vitor Belfort. Belfort made weight at 186.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, Jr. prepares to fight at home for the first time in years, while blue-chip wrestler and challenger Chad Mendes...
Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes prepare for their featherweight championship showdown Saturday night in Rio, plus Vitor Belfort fine tunes himself for a battle with Anthony Johnson! Countdown to UFC RIO tonight at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on FUEL TV.
