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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 [+] 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”. [+] UFC 109 Parting Shots: Another UFC is in the books, as Randy Couture has unsurprisingly proven that he’s the top 40+ year-old fighter in the sport and Chael Sonnen has quite surprisingly earned a title shot.  Should Sonnen be careful what [+] Maia backs Dos Santos for bright UFC future: Demian Maia believes Junior ‘Cigano’ dos Santos is a future UFC champion. Maia is training with Dos Santos, Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira and Rogerio Nogueira ahead of this fight with Dan Miller at UFC 109, which takes place [+] Nate Marquardt: UFC 102 Post-Fight: Nate Marquardt talks about his 21-second KO of Demian Maia and potential match-ups with Dan Henderson and Anderson Silva. [+] UFC 102: Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt: In case you missed it. Here’s the Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt fight at the UFC 102. [+] UFC 102 Countdown Preview: Take a look back through the years as Randy Couture and Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira rose through the ranks in two different MMA organizations. Now they’re prepared to square off at UFC 102. Also on the card, Keith Jardine faces off with Thiago Silva and Nate Madquardt goes up against Demian Maia. [+]