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Wanderlei Silva Knee Surgery (Video): Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva lets us into the surgery room in Los Angeles, where he’s about to have his knee ligaments repaired. Wanderlei thanks his fans and friends and says that he doesn’t know when but he will be the UFC champion one day. [+] UFC 116 Parting Shots: We all got treated to a great night of fights via UFC 116, which also gave us a legitimate follow-up to Fedor Emelianenko as the top heavyweight in the world. It’s good that we have plenty [+] MMA Roundup: Wanderlei Silva, Lesnar, Couture, Liddell: There’s plenty to discuss right now- including what I’m dubbing as “the most disappointing MMA news of the year so far”. Tomorrow we’ll have final looks at last weekend’s WEC event and the TUF 11 finale, [+] The Reinvented Fighter: Fighters are always trying to reinvent themselves- particularly after a tough loss or a string of poor performances. Competitors like Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic are prime examples of how it is almost necessary for a fighter [+] UFC Fight Night 21 Parting Shots: Placed right in the middle of an absolutely packed spring season for mixed martial arts events, UFC Fight Night 21 provided enough excitement and intrigue to stand toe-to-toe with the other big events of March and April. [+] Hypocrisy Present in Palhares Backlash: You don’t have to look too closely at the events of UFC 111 to see that hypocrisy is alive and well in mixed martial arts, yet it seems that most are content to not notice two glaring [+] What’s Left for Cro Cop, Nog and Silva?: In my UFC 110 Parting Shots column, I mentioned that there was a lot to say about the futures of three former Pride Fighting Championships superstars, all of whom now face difficult roads back to glory: Mirko [+] UFC 110 Parting Shots: Depending on your feelings towards Cain Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, you may have spent the last half of  your weekend excited for the future of a great young heavyweight, or mourning the apparent decline of one [+] On Silva-Bisping and Impartiality: One of the very noticeable changes in mixed martial arts- and the UFC in particular- over the last few years is the tendency of fighters to attract truly rabid fan bases.  Whereas years ago, many would tune [+] UFC 110: Main Card Preview and Picks: The bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez tonight will determine more than just a future heavyweight title challenger for later in 2010.  It will also show whether Nogueira may be at the end of his [+]