He needed just 40 seconds to land an epic overhand right to the jaw of Luis Ramos to make an impressive debut at UFC® 134. Now Silva faces the dangerous Carlo Prater who is hungry for a victory, but Silva has an extremely powerful ally in his camp.

Watch the UFC RIO: Aldo vs Mendes Press Conference live as the fight card and ticket info are revealed.

Title contender Chad Mendes makes his mark on the featherweight division with this hometown win over Anthony "Cheesesteak" Morrison.

Anthony Johnson is honored to be facing UFC® legend Vitor Belfort in his middleweight debut. Hear why "Rumble" believes the world will know his name after UFC RIO.

See the UFC RIO pre-fight press conference live from the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio - Thursday, January 12 at 1 pm BRST/10 am ET/7 am PT with Dana White, Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes, Anthony Johnson and Vitor Belfort.

Rousimar Palhares talks about his first-round submission of Mike Massenzio, and shares a special message with the fans.

In our ongoing Fighter Diary series, go inside Anthony "Rumble" Johnson's training camp as he prepares for his co-main bout with Vitor Belfort. Witness his pure knockout power, then watch these two dangerous strikers go toe-to-toe live on Pay-Per-View.

Jose Aldo causes a near-riot after his UFC RIO victory by scampering out of the Octagon to celebrate with his fans.

Undefeated Chad Mendes looks to be the first to dethrone featherweight champ Jose Aldo, plus Anthony Johnson makes his middleweight debut against Vitor Belfort in a battle of powerful strikers. Watch a preview of UFC® RIO: Aldo vs. Mendes.

In his first UFC® main event, featherweight champ Jose Aldo defends his belt against Chad Mendes in front of a hometown crowd. hear why the champ feels his undefeated opponent will be at a disadvantage on January 14.

Undefeated Brazilian Edson Barboza will test his brutal kickboxing tricks against Brit tapout tyrant Terry Etim this Saturday.

Why work out in a smelly gym when you could wow the fans in attendance at Barra de Tijuca Beach? Hear how the mood in Rio is rubbing off on the fighters at open workouts.

Experience an intense training day in the life of Vitor Belfort as he preps for his bout with Anthony Johnson at UFC® Rio. Catch the battle of powerful strikers live on Pay-Per-View on Saturday January 14, at our new time of 10PM/7PM.

When Jose Aldo needed to fine-tune his wrestling skills he called on a very qualified friend: none other than Gray Maynard. The two met at UFC® 136, and today Aldo is tapping Maynard’s expertise as he preps for his main event bout with Chad Mendes.

The UFC® returns to Rio de Janeiro with a card full of heavy hitters. Watch Jose Aldo defend his featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes, and see Anthony johnson make his middleweight debut against former champ Vitor Belfort.

Even as a welterweight making his Octagon debut, Anthony Johnson's power was evident to all.

Training, skill and national pride will all be on display in the UFC RIO prelims as Brazilian-via-Massachusetts Ricardo Funch takes on Las Vegas' Mike Pyle and Japan's Michihiro Omigawa braves Yuri Alcantara's home-court crowd.

Watch the UFC RIO weigh-in that took place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, January 13.

Recap the great night of fights with Dana White and the stars of UFC RIO: Aldo vs Mendes

Take a look back at the best behind-the-scenes moments of UFC 141.

Erick Silva talks to FUEL TV's Jon Anik after his controversial DQ loss at UFC RIO: "In my heart, I think I won."

Rousimar Palhares changes things up a bit, using an armbar to submit veteran Ivan Salaverry at UFC® 84.

Former UFC® light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort discusses his breakthrough performance, a first-round desctruction of Rich Franklin that earned him a shot at middleweight champ Anderson Silva.

Tough veterans and fast-rising stars highlight the UFC RIO main card, as Erick Silva faces WEC alum Carlo Prater, and Mike Massenzio takes on Rousimar Palhares.

Vitor Belfort is driven, confident and ready for war - and at UFC RIO, his opponent just happens to be Anthony Johnson.

In this installment of Vitor Belfort: Road to UFC Rio, "The Phenom" gets the expert guidance of Mike Dolce, creator of the Dolce Diet and nutritionist to some of the top fighters in MMA. Dolce shows us that eating healthy is not always a boring affair.

With just hours to go, get an inside look at Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo’s training camp as he prepares for his highly anticipated bout with Chad Mendes.

Chad Mendes sees UFC® 142 as his own real-life "Rocky" story. Hear why he thinks he has what it takes to leave Brazil as the new featherweight champion.

Before they were the UFC featherweight champion and a TUF winner, Jose Aldo and Jonathan Brookins duked it out in the WEC.

Two fascinating striker vs. grappler matchups will take place in Rio this weekend: See lightweight veterans Thiago Tavares and Sam Stout, plus heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga welcomes Ednaldo "Lula" Oliveira to the UFC.

After a lengthy injury layoff, Terry Etim makes quick work of opponent Edward Faaloloto at UFC® 138.

The UFC® returns to Brazil with another great title fight,as featherweight champ Jose Aldo faces undefeated challenger Chad Mendes.