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Mousasi vs Sokoudjou May As Well Be For A Belt: Strikeforce’s November 7th card has enough talent and name recognition to rival most UFC cards. The headlining bout features consensus number one heavyweight, and pound-for-pound fighter Fedor Emelianenko against Brett Rogers. The latest announced fight between [+] Ortiz vs Griffin 2: A Risky Move for All Parties Involved: When Mark Coleman pulled out of his November 21 scheduled bout with Tito Ortiz, the UFC found itself without a co-main event for the UFC 106 card. Most observers thought that the UFC would be hard-pressed [+] Making Sense of the World Lightweight Rankings: In Tuesday’s Dream 11 event in Yokohama, Japan, Shinya Aoki defeated Joachim Hansen to win Dream’s lightweight title belt and retain his WAMMA championship. The UFC and its parent company, Zuffa dominate the top ten rankings [+] As MMA Grows, So Does Poor Sportsmanship: Forrest Griffin was recently interviewed about his loss to Anderson Silva and his subsequent jog out of the Octagon. Rather than apologize or admit that he had made a mistake, Forrest Griffin said that he felt [+] The Origins and Future of MMA: If you ask your average MMA fan about the origins of mixed martial arts, you’ll probably get an answer involving UFC 1, back in 1993. This event definitely marks a major point in the modern mixed [+] Rampage Jackson’s Unfinished Business: In recent interviews, UFC president Dana White has insisted that Rampage Jackson has not really left the UFC, and that he’ll be back sometime after he’s done filming the “A Team” movie. Dana has good reason [+] The “War” Between The UFC and Boxing: The boxing world claimed victory over the UFC in the pay-per-view battle between UFC103, and the fight card featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr, and Juan Manuel Marquez. The Mayweather/Marquez card appears to have broken the million buys [+] TUF Recap: Kimbo Slice Fights Next Week: Season Ten of The Ultimate Fighter continues to provide some good television for fans of mixed martial arts. The show continues to build up the rivalry between Rampage and Rashad, has tested the idea that football players [+] Jackson quits MMA: Quinton ’Rampage’ Jackson has made the shock move to announce his retirement from mixed martial arts. Jackson announced his decision in a long blog post, where he explained the fallout between him and UFC president Dana [+] Is “Rampage” Jackson Done With The UFC?: Last night, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson dropped a bombshell when he informally announced his retirement from MMA. No, this is not a joke. Rampage announced his retirement from fighting in the latest blog entry on his [+]