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2011 In Review: Biggest MMA Stories: Welcome to part one of my two-part look at the year in mixed martial arts, which will focus on the biggest stories and happenings of the year. On Saturday, we will feature the second part of the [+] UFC 141 Preview: Is it literally the biggest UFC fight of all time, as the promotion has been insisting? Well, I think Tim Sylvia and Gan McGee would beg to differ, but I don’t think many of us would rather [+] 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: Chan Sung Jung Post-Fight Interview (Video): The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung talks about his spectacular 7 seconds KO of Mark Hominick in the first round at UFC 140. [+] UFC 140: Mark Hominick Post-Fight Interview (Video): Mark Hominick talks about his loss against Chan Sung Jung at UFC 140. [+] 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 [+] Dana White on the Release of Miguel Torres (Video): UFC president Dana White discusses why UFC cut Miguel Torres for posting the joke tweet “if a rape van was called a surprise van, more people wouldn’t mind going for rides in them. Everyone likes surprises.” Do you think it was the right thing for Dana White to release Miguel Torres from the UFC based on that tweet? Let us know below. [+] UFC Discipline Will Never Be Consistent: The UFC’s dismissal of Miguel Torres over an ill-advised joke was a lot of things, one of which is a reminder that the UFC’s disciplinary actions continue to be inconsistent, unpredictable and downright puzzling. The fact that [+] 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 [+]