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Fightmania November Rankings: November was a pretty tumultuous month rankings-wise, as not one, not two, but four top five fighters lost inside the month. Cain Velasquez, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Eddie Alvarez and Brian Bowles experienced defeat, even if only three [+] Weekend Review: Fedor-Monson, Bellator, Strikeforce: To say that this past weekend was a big one for MMA is a massive understatement. Besides UFC 139 (Parting Shots coming tomorrow, by the way), we had Fedor Emelianenko’s first fight since leaving Strikeforce, another installment [+] And Then There Were Three: It’s easy to take for granted that the top fighter in the world in each weight class usually receives checks from Zuffa. While there have been notable exceptions over the years (such as Fedor Emelianenko for [+] Alvarez Batters Huerta at Bellator 33: Fights don’t have to be tremendously competitive in order to be entertaining. Even if one fighter is never in much danger, depending on the pace set and the heart of the other combatant involved, a relatively [+] Eddie Alvarez vs. Toby Imada – Bellator XII – Lightweight Championship: Highlights from the Eddie Alvarez vs. Toby Imada Lightweight Championship title bout. Alvarez takes crown by submission and becomes the first Bellator Lightweight Champion. [+] DREAM. 12 Results: Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem managed to beat British veteran James Thomson with a first-round standing guillotine at Dream. 12 in Osaka, Japan, on Sunday. Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez managed a second round takedown and finished [+] Making Sense of the World Lightweight Rankings: In Tuesday’s Dream 11 event in Yokohama, Japan, Shinya Aoki defeated Joachim Hansen to win Dream’s lightweight title belt and retain his WAMMA championship. The UFC and its parent company, Zuffa dominate the top ten rankings [+] Fightmania MMA Rankings- Lightweights: We complete our July MMA top ten rankings with the lightweights, which is always the toughest class to rank, since the best competitors are truly spread out around the world.  There’s nothing wrong with a little controversy [+] Aoki’s Loss to Sakurai Muddles Lightweight Rankings Further: While most would put Georges St. Pierre or Anderson Silva at the top of the mythical pound-for-pound rankings, Shinya Aoki was definitely in the mix until this weekend.  Many also had him at the top of the [+]