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The List: Top Ten TUF Coach Fights: So, we are now through with the fourteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter, and that got me thinking: we all know some obvious choices for the best TUF finalist bouts (say it with me: “Griffin vs. Bonnar”), [+] UFC 137 Parting Shots: Among two heavyweight battles and plenty of quality action at the lighter weights, too, Nick Diaz made a pretty powerful statement at UFC 137. Even if you believe, as I do, that BJ Penn’s lack of cardio [+] UFC 137: Post-Fight Press Conference (Video): Here are the highlights from the UFC 137 post-fight press conference. Following fighters were awarded $75,000 bonuses: Fight of the Night: BJ Penn vs. Nick Diaz Knockout of the Night: Bart Palaszewski Submission of the Night: Donald Cerrone [+] Fightmania October Rankings: October was a great month not just for the quantity of major MMA shows, but the quality, too. Not only did we have three UFC shows, four Bellator events and dozens of smaller shows, but three titles [+] Nick Diaz Didn’t “Retire” BJ Penn: So first of all, let’s assume that BJ Penn’s decision to retire at UFC 137 actually holds up. Considering that it seemed to be a spur-of-the-moment decision based upon the result of the fight, as well as [+] UFC 137 Preview: Even without the presence of one Georges St. Pierre, the show must go on. And what a show it is! UFC 137 is the rare “stacked” card that doesn’t even have a title fight. Somehow, the unfortunate [+] 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? [+] More Important: The Sport or “The Game”?: At a press conference yesterday that Nick Diaz no-showed, UFC President Dana White announced that Diaz would not be taking on welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre at UFC 137. Instead, we’ll be seeing Carlos Condit take on [+] MMA Roundup: Phil Davis Injured, Machida, BJ Penn: In the sport of mixed martial arts, injuries are like hemorrhoids, being that they are a pain in the ass to all of us who follow the fight game. That’s really where the similarities end, so [+] MMA Roundup: Strikeforce, Penn-Fitch 2, Bellator: The number one story of the last several days (and of the last few years) was definitely Zuffa’s purchase of Strikeforce. While the purchase will undoubtedly lead to a lot of changes in the future, the [+]