Mixed Martial Arts News Headlines

CHICAGO – Michael Bisping's biggest problem may be one of perception, because it isn't really one of performance. Bisping doesn't have the ripped body of many of his peers in the UFC. He's not a feared knockout puncher. He's not a bone-breaker with his jiu-jitsu. Nobody has yet raved about his wrestling.

Chael Sonnen will go head over heels if that's what it takes to get attention.

Fans shouldn't rip off pay-per-view fights like Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem, but PIPA isn't the answer.

Jim Miller celebrates his big UFC win over Melvin Guillard on Friday night.

Duane Ludwig has finally gained his due recognition as the owner of the UFC's fastest knockout.

UFC champ Jose Aldo left an impression on his hometown Rio crowd with a spectacular knockout of Chad Mendes.

If Rashad Evans (left) falls to Phil Davis, a highly anticipated showdown with former teammate Jon Jones won't come to fruition anytime soon.

UFC boss Dana White has a new set of challenges in putting together the company's 2012 schedule.

For much of the past year, the buzz on Jose Aldo Jr. has been largely about whether the UFC featherweight champion had been a bit overrated in his push to the top of the division.

Anthony Johnson's UFC 142 weigh-in will live in MMA infamy.

Phil Davis will have his chance on Saturday to show the world where he rates in the light heavyweight division.

Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller are dramatically different, as men and as fighters. But they share a similarity heading into their fight Friday at UFC on FX 1 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., that should significantly increase the intensity in their match.

Lorenzo Fertitta defendes the UFC's pay structure in the wake of an ESPN report.

UFC Canada boss Tom Wright says the UFC's postponed March 24 Montreal show will be made up some time in 2012.

Rashad Evans (right) put together an impressive win over Phil Davis.

CHICAGO – Yahoo! Sports is cageside at the United Center for Saturday night's UFC on Fox 2 event, featuring the light heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans and Phil Davis. Follow along live as Kevin Iole and the Yahoo! Sport team post updates all night long. Then stay tuned for all our post-fight coverage.UFC on Fox 2  …

With so many distractions this week, it's been easy to forget that Rashad Evans is the UFC on Fox 2 headliner.

UFC 142, featuring the featherweight title bout between champion Jose Aldo Jr. and unbeaten challenger Chad Mendes, is live Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Join the Yahoo! Sports MMA crew at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT to talk about all the pay-per-view action.UFC 142 chat

UFC boss Dana White has piqued interested in an upcoming ESPN piece on fighter pay with a steady stream of Twitter posts running it down.

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson hopes to find a home in the UFC's middleweight division.

Unbeaten Chad Mendes doesn't duck from challenges, which is good since he has a big one coming up against Jose Aldo Jr.

Vitor Belfort's long MMA journey has finally brought him home to Brazil.

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