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Ten MMA Upsets to Remember: If Dan Hardy wants to shock the world (and trust me, he does), he will be looking to emulate some of the fighters on this very list, who have done so in the past.  It could be [+] Greener Pastures?: One of the many results of the growing popularity of mixed martial arts is that the fighters who make the sport what it is have been courted for opportunities outside of the cage or ring.  This means [+] UFC on Versus Preview and Picks: For the first time, the UFC will present a fight card tonight on Versus, which is usually reserved for WEC events. If the UFC’s goal is to alert its many fans that the channel actually does [+] 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 [+] Would the Lightweight Division Be Better Off Without BJ Penn?: Lately, talk has intensified about the possibility of BJ Penn moving up in weight (again) to fight at 170 pounds, with BJ’s end goal being to defeat his now-arch enemy, Georges St. Pierre. Now, this leads to [+] 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 [+] Toney Signs With the UFC, But Why?: The obviously mutual interest between former multiple-division boxing champion James Toney and the UFC has always been puzzling to me.  This is especially true when thinking about why Dana White would even entertain such an idea as [+] Keep Talking, Fighters: One of the really unfortunate aspects of Frank Mir’s comments about his supposed desire to kill Brock Lesnar in the cage is that there seems to be a feeling among many that fighters should keep their mouths [+] How MMA Can Better Utilize Aging Fighters: Out of Ken Shamrock’s last five UFC performances (his only such appearances after 1996), four were losses.  Three of those came to Tito Ortiz, and another to Rich Franklin, who was just about to win the UFC [+]