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USAT/SBN November MMA Consensus Rankings: Light Heavyweight

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Lyoto Machida 100 UFC 1 2 Mauricio Rua 92 UFC 4 3 Rashad Evans 91 UFC 2 4 Quinton Jackson 84 UFC 3 5 Forrest ...

Scoring UFC 105's Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera

Mike Chiappetta takes a stab at it and comes away scratching his head and wondering what fight the judges were watching: Vera stopped most of Couture's takedowns. He landed the only damaging blows of...

Dave Meltzer: UFC 104 Trending Toward 475,000 Buys

In this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscription required), Dave Meltzer reported that updated trending data since his original report suggests UFC 104 did better than expected, clockin...

Taking the Stand: Defending the Ten-Point Must System

Dave Meltzer lays his solution to the ten-point must system "problem": I’ve previously advocated a system that is basically identical to the one Nelson "Doc" Hamilton suggested earlier this yea...

The Idiocy of "Beating the Champion" to Be the Champion

Some of the most reflective thought in MMA goes on in Sherdog.com's Doggy Bag and while this isn't the headiest material ever discussed, it is essential: A quick note on Machida vs. Rua: people nee...

Quote of the Day: Shogun Talks UFC 104 Main Event Judges

"I got really sad with that result but happy by the impact...I train hard, and every round, my corner told me to be calm because I was winning. Once I was winning, I decided to not expose myself and ...

Quote of the Day: Ed Soares Talks About His Approach to Managing Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and the Nogueira Brothers

"We don’t have a tremendous amount of guys in comparison to some who are out there," Soares said. "I’ve seen some management companies with 60, 70 guys that they’re representing. I ...

Quote of the Day: The Ballad of Rampage Jackson

"I was watching the fight this weekend with the director of the A Team movie, the movie crew & a couple of actors & I never been ashamed to be a part of MMA till now," reads a Monday blog po...

UFC 104 Gate and Fighter Salaries

The California State Athletic Commission has released the payroll and gate information for UFC 104: Lyoto Machida $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua $155,000Cain Velasquez $70,000 (in...

Dave Meltzer: Dana White Wants Machida-Shogun II on January 2nd

On his radio show last night (subscription required and recommended), Dave Meltzer said Dana White wants the Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua rematch on UFC 108. Meltzer also stated that Shogun...