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MMA Roundup: Couture-Toney, Jake Shields, Robbie Lawler: It’s been a crazy week for MMA, following what was easily the best event of April last weekend, when the WEC made its pay-per-view debut. In fact, it’s been a crazy month, summarized by the reality [+] No End to Troubles in Sight for Tito Ortiz: One way or another, Tito Ortiz just can’t seem to catch a break. Once the light heavyweight champion of the UFC and the poster boy of the company, he is now seemingly more known for his [+] WEC 48 Parting Shots: The WEC’s first pay-per-view is in the books, or is it? The strangely-unbranded show featuring two title fights and a night of great action seems to have been a success, according to the rumors about early [+] The Ultimate Fighter: Liddell vs. Ortiz Episode 5 Recap: You may wonder, “why should I read this week’s recap?” Well, you can see if I can go the whole recap without making a tasteless Tito-Jenna joke. That seems to be reason enough. By [+] Assessing the Damage from the Strikeforce Brawl: As a person who enjoys the entertainment that comes from seeing crazy, random or absolutely ridiculous things, I was torn immediately after viewing the now-infamous Strikeforce: Nashville brawl.  On one hand, it was unquestionably the most riveting [+] 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 [+] Blurred Lines: It’s finally official- Chuck Liddell will face Rich Franklin, not Tito Ortiz, at UFC 115.  As reported by many MMA sites weeks ago, including Sherdog.com, Ortiz has had to pull out of his third fight with Liddell, [+] 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 [+] The Ultimate Fighter: Liddell vs. Ortiz Episode 2 Recap: Last week brought a number of entertaining fights and what look to be a few interesting personalities, and on this week’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter”, the show can finally really begin.  Teams will be picked and [+]