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2011 In Review: Year-End Awards: In the first part of my look back at 2011, we talked about the biggest stories of the year in MMA. Now, we’ll hand out some awards in the categories we’ve all come to know and love. [+] Fightmania December Rankings: December exemplified the rest of 2011, meaning that there were plenty of big events, along with some surprising results and dominant performances, too. While some fighters, such as Jon Jones, have a firm grasp on the top [+] UFC 140 Parting Shots: Your experience may differ, but after four days and multiple viewings of UFC 140, I still feel like I’m processing everything that took place. For someone that saw Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his glory days in Pride, [+] UFC 140: Jon Jones Post-Fight Interview (Video): UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones talks about defending his title against Lyoto Machida at UFC 140. Jones managed to put Machida to sleep in round 2 with a standing guillotine choke earning them each $75,000 in bonus for Fight of the Night. [+] UFC 140: Post-Fight Press Conference (Video): Here’s the UFC 140 post-fight press conference where Dana White announced the addition of the 125-pound flyweight class to the UFC. Following fighters were also awarded $75,000 bonuses: Fight of the Night: Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida Knockout of the Night: Chan Sung Jung Submission of the Night: Frank Mir [+] UFC 140 Preview: There has been a lot to discuss in MMA lately, most of which unfortunately has nothing to do with the actual fights. However, we’re going to sidestep all of that for now in order to discuss tomorrow’s [+] What’s Left for Hughes, Rampage?: While a lot of people may see a “changing of the guard” narrative in recent UFC events and UFC 135 itself, that doesn’t hold up so well when you look closely at what happened on Saturday night. [+] MMA Roundup: Phil Davis Injured, Machida, BJ Penn: In the sport of mixed martial arts, injuries are like hemorrhoids, being that they are a pain in the ass to all of us who follow the fight game. That’s really where the similarities end, so [+] UFC 129 Parting Shots: It’s been a week since UFC 129, which featured not only two successful title defenses, but the (presumably) final fight of Randy Couture, a UFC Hall of Famer and legend of the sport. There’s been some [+] UFC 129: Randy Couture Post-Fight Interview (Video): UFC legend Randy Couture talks about his loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 129 and his retirement. [+]