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FightMania August Rankings: There were plenty of top five fighters on display over the last month in MMA, including three “1 vs. 2″ fights in different divisions over that period, which is pretty astounding. While some divisions didn’t see [+] Anticlimactic UFC 118 Ends With Great Edgar Performance: You can definitely be excused if you found much of UFC 118 to be rather underwhelming. That’s not a knock on the UFC itself or the matchmaker, Joe Silva, as the card looked great on paper, [+] UFC 118 Main Card: Preview and Picks: UFC 118 asks a lot of questions. Can Frankie Edgar defy the odds again? Can Marcus Davis and Demian Maia turn things around? Can James Toney land a single punch against Randy Couture? [+] UFC 118 Prelims: Preview and Picks: While the prelims may not be as stacked as usual, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any quality bouts to look out for tonight. Especially considering that we will see at least a couple of preliminary fights [+] Fightmania Mailbag: Instant rematches, Mir-Cro Cop: Fightmania’s readers can be a vocal bunch, and I’ve got a fresh batch of e-mails ripe for the posting this week before we all get ready for UFC 118. Among this installments subjects are instant rematches, [+] Sengoku 14 Parting Shots: Lest you be inclined to believe that all of the action in a packed month of August is confined to North America, there was a great Sengoku event last weekend, as well. With everything else going [+] MMA Roundup: Silva-Sonnen 2, BJ Penn, King Mo: This has been a very busy week for MMA, and there is a lot to talk about, even without figuring in the events of last weekend and UFC 118 this Saturday night. This week on the [+] Strikeforce: Houston Parting Shots: Besides the upset losses suffered by Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and Bobby Lashley, there was plenty else to talk about after Strikeforce’s Houston show. Here are my thoughts on the other aspects of the event, including [+] Was the Lawal and Lashley Hype Justified?: Hopefully all of you got the chance to check out Strikeforce’s offering last weekend, as their live event in Houston showcased some good action and surprising finishes. Amidst all of it, appearances by two highly-regarded former [+] Strikeforce: Houston Preview and Picks: Two titles will be up for grabs tonight, as Strikeforce’s light heavyweight champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal will be in action, while a middleweight title scrap between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Tim Kennedy will crown a new [+]