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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. [+] 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 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 [+] The List: Top Ten TUF Coach Fights: So, we are now through with the fourteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter, and that got me thinking: we all know some obvious choices for the best TUF finalist bouts (say it with me: “Griffin vs. Bonnar”), [+] UFC 133 Parting Shots: The magic may have run out for Tito Ortiz, but Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Rory MacDonald and others were definitely working the mojo last Saturday night at UFC 133. Vicious finishes were the norm rather than [+] UFC 133 Preview: Tito Ortiz is rushing back to the cage tonight hoping that his good fortune is still intact as he takes on Rashad Evans in the UFC 133 main event in a rematch of a fight from 2007. [+] Fightmania July Rankings: Another month has passed, and a bit of a slow month for MMA has nonetheless made for some changes in the rankings. Dominick Cruz kicked off the month with a solid title defense against Urijah Faber, [+] Is Expanded Insurance Really to Blame for Injuries?: I understand that fighters get hurt. That makes perfect sense considering that they hurt one another for a living. Still, at some point the injuries pile up so much that you officially pass the threshold [+] 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 [+] Tito Ortiz:The Last Laugh?: Let’s go back eight years ago to July, 2003. Randy Couture had just defeated Chuck Liddell for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, while Wanderlei Silva hadn’t lost in over three years and was in the [+]