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UFC 152 Parting Shots: It felt like it had been months since the last UFC pay-per-view before UFC 152, even though it had only been 41 days in reality. That’s simply the effect you get from getting used to seeing 15+ [+] UFC 152 Preview: From the ashes of UFC 151 comes UFC 152, assembled from the tears of disappointed fans and the angry spittle of one Dana White. The supposed villain, Jon Jones, will likely receive his comeuppance from the fans [+] Fightmania June Rankings: You’ll have to excuse me if I’m not all that jazzed up to talk about June’s rankings. Like many MMA fans, I’m looking forward to what has to be 2012′s most anticipated fight, Anderson Silva vs. Chael [+] UFC on FX 3 Parting Shots: It took two tries to get a satisfying resolution to Demetrious Johnson-Ian McCall, so why does it feel so unsatisfying, anyway? At UFC on FX 3, the two fought hard, albeit without the fight of the year [+] UFC on FX 3 Preview: After a controversial and quite frankly, stupid outcome to their brilliant first fight, flyweights Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson will fight once again to determine who will move on to the UFC Flyweight Tournament final against former [+] Fightmania March Rankings: I’m not going to pretend that March was chock-full of huge MMA fights, but there was some good action. Bellator really stepped up, especially with their first show of the sixth season. Meanwhile, many UFC veterans and [+] UFC on FX 2 Parting Shots: Even if you don’t like Dana White, you have to sympathize with him a bit after yet another judging-related debacle last Friday night. “I went through this shit last week,” he said as he shook his head [+] Fightmania Mailbag: UFC Live 6, Bellator, Dream: With the idle hours before UFC Live 6 takes place on Versus, it seems like a good idea to fix a few oversights in one fell swoop. I didn’t discuss last weekend’s Bellator or Dream events, and [+] Could Mighty Mouse Win the Lottery?: In less than 24 hours, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will have his shot at being the man to finally solve the riddle that is Dominick Cruz- a fighter who has confounded opponents so far with his movement [+] UFC 130 Parting Shots: I already gave my opinion on whether UFC 130 was “boring” or not, but surely there’s plenty more to discuss about the event, as well. Read on to find out who impressed me the most on [+]