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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 [+] 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: Barnett vs. Kharitonov Preview: Strikeforce has been through some strange times since Zuffa purchased the promotion. Both Alistair Overeem and Nick Diaz have left Strikeforce under very different circumstances, but also have had very different resolutions to their journeys to the [+] Smart Move Dropping Overeem?: It’s not every day that you see a legitimate top ten fighter simply get released from his contract all of a sudden. It’s even less often that said fighter is the current champion of his former [+] Is Expanded Insurance Really to Blame for Injuries?: I understand that fighters get hurt. That makes perfect sense considering that they hurt one another for a living. Still, at some point the injuries pile up so much that you officially pass the threshold [+] Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Parting Shots: Well, at least it wasn’t a pay-per-view! A strong-looking card gave way to one-sided thrashings and a bizarre main event that left nobody satisfied, except maybe die-hard Alistair Overeem fans who don’t care how he advances [+] Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Preview: The second half of the opening round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix kicks off tonight, with the Alistair Overeem, the promotion’s heavyweight champion, among those in action. Among several heavyweight bouts is a lightweight tilt [+] MMA Roundup: Jon Jones injured, Frank Mir, Marquardt: Injuries are an unfortunate part of a sport like MMA, where the training can often be just as dangerous (if not more so) than the actual fights. In the latest high-profile injury, Jon Jones had a [+] Strikeforce Champs vs. UFC Champs?: During last Saturday’s Strikeforce show, I was more than a little surprised to hear play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo talk about the possibility of Strikeforce’s best facing the UFC’s champs. The sentiment was repeated in a more [+] Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva Parting Shots: With the Fedor vs. Silva event taking place last weekend, and a Strikeforce Challengers event following it this week, Strikeforce has owned the MMA headlines over the last several days. Kicking all that off was a [+]