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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Preview and Picks: In a night that Showtime is billing as the first time in MMA history that the top male and female fighter have fought on the same card, we will get to see Fedor Emelianenko and Cristiane “Cyborg” [+] Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery Parting Shots: Strikeforce pretty much “won” last weekend in the MMA world simply by actually carrying through with their event as planned. If you aren’t the UFC, simply surviving seems to be a pretty good indicator that you [+] Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery Preview and Picks: The MMA shows keep coming as we move further into 2010, and Strikeforce will try to erase the bad memories from their Nashville show with a long-awaited title defense by Alistair Overeem tonight. Some other good [+] Sylvia Faces Harsh Reality Outside of UFC: Tim Sylvia may never have been the most popular fighter in the sport, but there were times when he was among the highest-ranked.  As a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Sylvia was basically on top of the world [+] Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Division Still a Mess: MMA is a lot different than boxing in many respects, including when it comes to the importance of the heavyweight division.  While boxing’s popularity can vary wildly based on the quality of its heavyweights, the “money” divisions [+] MMA Roundup- UFC Banned in Germany, Fedor, Dream 13, Huerta: This week’s MMA Roundup features news on the UFC being banned from German TV, as well as all kinds of other ridiculousness.  In other words, M-1 is still in the news.  Also, the Dream 13 card is [+] Evaluating MMA Promoters and Agents: The mixed martial arts fan has exactly one interest in terms of following the sport itself: to see good fights.  Sure, there may be peripheral stuff as well, but everything that enters the mind of your average [+] MMA Roundup- Arlovski, Fedor, Couture: Before the weekend is officially over, the weekly MMA Roundup will run down the latest MMA news from the past week, along with my own personal and completely biased commentary on all the week’s major events.  This [+] MMA Roundup- Rampage, Carwin, Tim Sylvia: This week’s MMA Roundup features former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champions, as well as a man who hopes to win one of those titles this summer.  In addition, the injury bug bites an upcoming UFC event [+] MMA Roundup- UFC 110 Injuries, Nogueira, Arona: The last thing that the UFC wants is a repeat of the injury-fest that was the end of 2009, but we’re off to a bit off of a rough start with a rash of late UFC 110 [+]