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Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine Preview: The first Strikeforce card in 2012 is arguably also the first card indicative of the new Strikeforce, which has been stripped of many of its stars and all of its heavyweight division, with the exception of a [+] 2011 In Review: Year-End Awards: In the first part of my look back at 2011, we talked about the biggest stories of the year in MMA. Now, we’ll hand out some awards in the categories we’ve all come to know and love. [+] Fightmania December Rankings: December exemplified the rest of 2011, meaning that there were plenty of big events, along with some surprising results and dominant performances, too. While some fighters, such as Jon Jones, have a firm grasp on the top [+] 2011 In Review: Biggest MMA Stories: Welcome to part one of my two-part look at the year in mixed martial arts, which will focus on the biggest stories and happenings of the year. On Saturday, we will feature the second part of the [+] UFC 141 Preview: Is it literally the biggest UFC fight of all time, as the promotion has been insisting? Well, I think Tim Sylvia and Gan McGee would beg to differ, but I don’t think many of us would rather [+] Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal Parting Shots: Another Strikeforce event is in the books, and with a new Showtime deal in place it will apparently be far from the last. It’s only appropriate that the promotion’s best remaining fighter, Gilbert Melendez, led us out [+] Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal Live Blog: Join us tonight at 10:30 ET/9:30 CT for a live blog covering Strikeforce’s “Melendez vs. Masvidal” event. I will be here providing my take on the fights themselves as well as seemingly random observations about everything else [+] Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal Preview: With apologies to Luke Rockhold, Gilbert Melendez is Strikeforce’s last big name champion. His contemporaries, Alistair Overeem, Dan Henderson and Nick Diaz, have already left for the UFC, so fans can be excused for thinking the writing [+] UFC 140 Parting Shots: Your experience may differ, but after four days and multiple viewings of UFC 140, I still feel like I’m processing everything that took place. For someone that saw Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his glory days in Pride, [+] UFC Discipline Will Never Be Consistent: The UFC’s dismissal of Miguel Torres over an ill-advised joke was a lot of things, one of which is a reminder that the UFC’s disciplinary actions continue to be inconsistent, unpredictable and downright puzzling. The fact that [+]