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A young UFC champion, an old Strikeforce champion, a California Kid and one of the biggest acquisitions in the sport dominated the MMA news in March 2011.

Jonathan Snowden argues that the UFC's purchase of their rival Strikeforce prevented us from seeing another epic MMA meltdown. Now Strikeforce is dying slowly, ignominiously, and even its biggest fans can barely muster the energy to care.

Fedor Emelianenko put Strikeforce on the map...and may have played a part in their downfall.

Strikeforce is officially under the Zuffa banner as of May 9th, and Zuffa has been quick to put to work its plans

Since the news that Zuffa had bought Strikeforce back in March, there has been an enormous amount of speculation among MMA media and fans alike revolving around the future of the promotion. The UFC had been trying to find a way to break into the premium cable market for years, hoping to air their international events on a network like HBO or Showtime

UFC boss Dana White was Mr. Big at Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley.

Strikeforce Welterweight World Champion Nick Diaz comments on Zuffa, the parent company of UFC, purchasing Strikeforce, their biggest competitor and he isn't happy.

Dana White and Scott Coker give interviews to Inside MMA to explain the future of Strikeforce.

A look at various business and legal implications of the UFC buying Strikeforce.

Antonio Silva is still fresh off the biggest win of his career, beating down long time top heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko. Now, shortly after Zuffa bought Strikeforce, the #6 ranked heavyweight, wants to add another high-profile name to his resume. He called out former UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar.