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MMA Roundup: Shields, Sonnen, Toney, Dream vs. UFC: Unquestionably the biggest (and simultaneously the least-surprising) news of the last week or so has been that Jake Shields will sign with the UFC. Of course, that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty else to talk about, [+] MMA Roundup-Fitch, Sonnen, Strikeforce’s Scott Coker: We’ve got a great weekend ahead of us, and the talk of the MMA world is the upcoming TUF 11 Finale on Spike TV. Still, don’t be foolish and overlook this weekend’s WEC event, as the [+] MMA Roundup: Urijah Faber, Chael Sonnen, Josh Koscheck and More: In the next day or so, we’ll have previews and picks for this weekend’s UFC bouts, but in the meantime, there’s plenty of other miscellany to report from the MMA world. Among the recent stories to [+] Weight Just a Minute: I hope you will excuse the play on words, but the recent trend of everyone thinking about changing weight classes has finally gotten to me. It seems like every champion who can manage a single title [+] MMA Roundup: Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, Diaz brothers: Want to know how crazy the last week or so has been for MMA?  Consider that one of the sport’s most dominant champions lost his belt in a controversial decision after a very close fight…and that’s not [+] UFC 112 Parting Shots: When MMA fans think of an event that everyone will be talking about afterward, it’s usually a good thing. You might envision a startling upset, a Fight of the Year candidate, or ridiculous knockouts and slick [+] Dominant Champions Disappoint at UFC 112: In what promised to be one of the best UFC cards in recent memory, fans were instead treated to one head-scratching moment after another at UFC 112. Before a crowd full of jiu-jitsu enthusiasts in Abu [+] UFC 112 Preview and Picks: MMA events are coming left and right this month, and UFC 112 keeps the momentum going with two of the organization’s most dominant champions in action.  Along with two title fights, we’ll watch as Matt Hughes will [+] UFC Fight Night 21 Parting Shots: Placed right in the middle of an absolutely packed spring season for mixed martial arts events, UFC Fight Night 21 provided enough excitement and intrigue to stand toe-to-toe with the other big events of March and April. [+] Opportunity Knocks: When it became known last week that Vitor Belfort had been forced to withdraw from his title fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 112 due to a shoulder injury, you couldn’t be blamed for thinking, “not again”. [+]