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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, [+] UFC to Return to Australia in 2011: UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Australia next year. The UFC hosted the UFC 110 event in Australia on February 21 and the event was branded as a success [+] UFC 116 Parting Shots: We all got treated to a great night of fights via UFC 116, which also gave us a legitimate follow-up to Fedor Emelianenko as the top heavyweight in the world. It’s good that we have plenty [+] UFC Cuts Don’t Always Make Sense: One angle that has gotten a bit of attention in the whole “Fedor finally loses” story is that the victor, Fabricio Werdum, was a UFC castoff not too long ago. Werdum was cut after posting a [+] What We Learned from Fedor’s Loss: Here we are, just minutes after Fedor’s first “real” loss in his illustrious mixed martial arts career, and it’s just as you might have imagined it would be. Fedor fans are holding impromptu candlelight vigils in their [+] MMA Roundup: Wanderlei Silva, Lesnar, Couture, Liddell: There’s plenty to discuss right now- including what I’m dubbing as “the most disappointing MMA news of the year so far”. Tomorrow we’ll have final looks at last weekend’s WEC event and the TUF 11 finale, [+] 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 [+] UFC 115 Parting Shots: UFC 115 provided plenty of memorable moments, as every fight on the main card delivered entertainment for MMA fans. The fights were mostly competitive and all had their bright spots, whether it was the back-and-forth action [+] 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 [+] The Ultimate Fighter: Liddell vs Ortiz Episode 10 Recap: Last week, we had a couple of fights, as Kris McCray beat Kyle Noke by unanimous decision and Brad Tavares ate an illegal soccer kick from Seth Baczynski to advance to the next round. Afterward, Ortiz [+]