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December 31, 2009 The Best and Worst of MMA in 2009: The obvious thing to do as we draw each year to a close is to reflect on the year that we’ve had, whether it’s in personal terms or in terms of something like mixed martial arts. [+] December 31, 2009 Shinya Aoki vs. BJ Penn Needs To Happen: By now, it’s highly probable that you have heard about Shinya Aoki’s devastating and even cringe-inducing victory over Mizuto Hiroka at Dynamite!! 2009.  Then, Aoki followed it up with behavior as subtle as the use of multiple [+] December 30, 2009 Junior dos Santos closing in on title shot: UFC president Dana White has revealed that Junior dos Santos could be handed a title shot if he manages to beat Gilbert Yvel at UFC 108. White made the comment about Junior dos Santos’ future at the [+] December 30, 2009 Cantwell may never fight again: UFC president Dana White has revealed that Steve Cantwell may never fight again. Cantwell was set to fight Vladimir Matyushenko at the UFC 108 at the MGM Grand, but was forced to pull out of the fight. [+] December 30, 2009 Hogan learned a lot from MMA: Hulk Hogan has revealed that he has learned a lot from MMA, ahead of his return to the world of professional wrestling next week. Hogan has signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action wrestling and will be [+] December 30, 2009 Thiago Silva targets Machida rematch: Brazilian light heavyweighter Thiago Silva admits his main target for next year is a rematch against Lyoto Machida. Silva is hoping a win over Rashad Evans on Saturday’s “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” event, will bring him [+] December 29, 2009 Swick replace Koscheck at UFC 109: Mike Swick is expected to replace Josh Koscheck for the fight against Paulo Thiago at UFC 109 in February. Koscheck has been forced out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury suffered in training. The UFC [+] December 29, 2009 Mousasi vs. Goodridge added to Dynamite!! Card: Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi vs. veteran Gary Goodridge has been added to Japan’s Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve event. The bout has long been rumored, but it has now been confirmed. The final card is as [+] December 28, 2009 Lil Nog set to return in March or April: UFC star Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is expected to return to the octagon again in March or April, according to his manager. An ankle injury forced ‘Lil Nog’ out of the bout against Brandon Vera at UFC 109. [+] December 28, 2009 White reckons UFC will be the biggest sport by 2020: UFC President Dana White believes UFC will ‘be the biggest sport in the world by 2020’. White laid out a ten-year plan for the UFC in a recent opinion editorial in the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He [+]