UFC 142  

UFC lightweight prospect Edson Barboza earned an ESPY nomination for his knockout win against Terry Etim at UFC 142 last January.

In our knockout video of the week, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo finished Chad Mendes with one second left in the first round at UFC 142 in Brazil.

We were only a few days into 2012, but Edson Barboza may have cemented Knockout of the Year with his spinning wheel kick against Terry Etim at UFC 142.

Erick Silva’s controversial disqualification loss to Carlo Prater at last week’s UFC 142 in Rio will stand, the UFC says.

Erick Silva will get his win bonus even though he was disqualified Saturday at UFC 142 for what Mario Yamasaki deemed illegal strikes against Carlo Prater.

Following a rough weight cut that had him 11 pounds over the middleweight max, and a first-round loss to Vitor Belfort, Anthony Johnson has been cut by the UFC.

Edson Barboza was a double winner for Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night, and Rousimar Palhares won Submission of the Night at UFC 142 in Rio.

With a perfectly timed knee and two follow-up shots on the ground, Jose Aldo left one second on the first-round clock – and then left the Octagon to celebrate with his home Brazi…

Now that UFC 142 is in the books, you can catch the post-fight news conference from Rio de Janeiro right here at HeavyMMA.

Gonzaga, Tavares, and Alcantara all earned big victories in front of their home crowd, winning at UFC 142 Saturday night.

HeavyMMA will have round-by-round and fight-by-fight coverage of UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes starting at 10 p.m. Eastern.

Get live coverage of the five preliminary card fights from UFC 142 starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.

Before UFC 142 kicks off from Rio de Janeiro, let’s have one last look at what the main and co-main event fighters have to say about their opponents.

Get a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the UFC president’s conversation with Vitor Belfort about opponent Anthony Johnson not making weight, a helicopter ride to the weigh-ins…