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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. [+] MMA Roundup: GSP, Silva-Sonnen, Nam Phan: Silly you. Were you under the impression that the unprecedented number of injuries among UFC main event and co-main event fighters had slowed down a bit? That the fans and fighters alike were finally catching a break? [+] Sorry Dana, Frankie Edgar’s Not #2 Pound-for-Pound: Every now and then, Dana White makes a proclamation of where a fighter should stand in the MMA rankings, and we are all apparently supposed to just observe said proclamation as fact. If you don’t remember any [+] UFC 136: Chael Sonnen Post-Fight Interview (Video): Chael Sonnen talks about his round 2 submission win over Brian Stann at UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III this past weekend. He also calls out Anderson Silva for the greatest rematch in MMA history on the Super Bowl weekend. Let’s see if that happens! [+] Countdown to UFC 136: Sonnen vs. Stann (Video): Here’s the countdown to UFC 136: Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann. Winner of this fight will probably get a title shot against Anderson Silva. [+] Fightmania August Rankings: Bookended by UFC pay-per-views that featured eight combined finishes out of ten main card fights, August gave MMA fans plenty to be excited about. We also got to see Pat Curran shock Marlon Sandro in Bellator, [+] UFC Rio Parting Shots: Whether or not you think that Anderson Silva has reached a previously unseen plateau with his most recent performance, you’re still likely to agree that the UFC delivered plenty of entertaining moments in their long-awaited return to [+] Anderson Silva: The Best Ever: Predictably enough, a violent sport like mixed martial arts attracts some pretty volatile, passionate fans. That’s great in most cases, and part of the reason that the sport has survived is because of MMA nerds like [+] UFC 134: Dana White Post-Fight Interview (Video): UFC President Dana White talks about Anderson Silva’s big win and wraps up UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [+] UFC 134: Results, Bonuses & Post-Fight Press Conference (Video): Watch the UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami post-fight press conference. There were no submissions wins, but Big Nog earned himself an extra $100,000 for knocking out Brendan Schaub in the first round. Edson Barboza and Ross [+]