MMA Nation - Enjoying The Afterglow Of UFC 139 On The Round Uphttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/33343/mma-icon.png2011-11-24T04:00:23-08:00http://mma.sbnation.com/rss/stream/23430872011-11-24T04:00:23-08:002011-11-24T04:00:23-08:00Wanderlei Silva's Emotional Victory On The Round-Up
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<p>MMA Nation rounds up the latest news from the UFC and the world of mixed martial arts. </p> <p>MMA Nation Round-Up provides you with daily coverage of the latest in news, multimedia, and analysis throughout the world of combat sports. Today we take a holiday look around the UFC, as <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122597/jason-miller" class="sbn-auto-link">Jason Miller</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122576/jon-fitch" class="sbn-auto-link">Jon Fitch</a>, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122471/miguel-torres" class="sbn-auto-link">Miguel Torres</a>, and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122535/joe-lauzon" class="sbn-auto-link">Joe Lauzon</a> share their latest misadventures. Plus, a behind the scenes look at the side of Wanderlei Silva you've never seen before.</p>
<p>- Jon Fitch isn't the most popular UFC fighter. Despite possessing an almost unparalleled Octagon record, Fitch remains a near-pariah of the sport because of his grind-out style. But he's fine with that: <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/23/2583154/jon-fitch-plans-on-giving-his-fans-another-30-fights-in-the-ufc" target="_blank">"I go out there and I bust my ass and I win fights in a professional sport. If it wasn't about winning they wouldn't pay us more for winning. I'm just doing what I do best, I win fights."</a></p>
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<p>- In the immediate aftermath of <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 139</a>, countless MMA fans claimed that <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight/1202/ufc-139-dan-henderson-vs-mauricio-rua" class="sbn-auto-link">Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Dan Henderson</a> was the greatest fight they've ever seen. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/23/2583256/ufc-quick-quote-henderson-vs-shogun-is-the-best-fight-bj-penn-has">Count B.J. Penn among that group.</a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/127156/rick-story" class="sbn-auto-link">Rick Story</a> appeared on his way to defeating Martin Kampann before losing the final two rounds at UFC 139. However, at that point Story may have been battling more than his opponent.</p>
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<p><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/Rick_Story"><img src="http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1487260975/rick-story_normal.jpg"></a><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/Rick_Story">@Rick_Story</a></strong><br>Rick</span></span> I wanted to apologize to all of my fans for my last performance I ruptured my bursa sack and tore my meniscus in the second round<br><span class="embedly_timestamp"><a title="Wed Nov 23 01:46:13 +0000 2011" href="http://twitter.com/Rick_Story/status/139157773970714625">Nov 23</a> via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/download/iphone" rel="nofollow">Twitter for iPhone</a></span><span class="tweet-actions"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/favorite?tweet_id=139157773970714625" class="favorite-action" title="Favorite"><span><i></i><b>Favorite</b></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=139157773970714625" class="retweet-action" title="Retweet"><span><i></i><b>Retweet</b></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?in_reply_to=139157773970714625" class="reply-action" title="Reply"><span><i></i><b>Reply</b></span></a></span></p>
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<p>- Speaking of Rick Story, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129238/mike-pierce" class="sbn-auto-link">Mike Pierce</a> stopped by Joe Show Radio and unloaded a doozy of a story. See what had Tim Burke saying, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/23/2583398/mike-pierce-tale--rick-story-merciless-beating-rookie-mma-news#storyjump">"I considered myself a big Rick Story fan up until I heard this. I'm reconsidering that right now."</a></p>
<p>- Apparently <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122497/jeff-monson" class="sbn-auto-link">Jeff Monson</a> broke his leg over the weekend whilst checking a <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122490/fedor-emelianenko" class="sbn-auto-link">Fedor Emelianenko</a> kick. Perhaps we really are seeing the "new Fedor".</p>
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<p>- The inaugural issue of Matwork! has been released. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/23/2580675/matwork-issue-1-11-23-11#storyjump">Catch up on the recent happenings in the world of grappling, be it sambo, judo, Brazilian jiu jitsu, submission grappling and/or collegiate and freestyle wrestling.</a></p>
<p>- With both men back in the win column, <a target="_blank" href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/23/2583232/ufc-thiago-alves-vs-martin-kampmann-march-3">Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves appear to be on a collision course for 2012.</a></p>
<p>- Miguel Torres stopped by to let you know about his Thanksgiving plans.</p>
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<p>- In dispatching <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128886/julia-budd" class="sbn-auto-link">Julia Budd</a> with yet another less-than-60-second armbar, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/131295/ronda-rousey" class="sbn-auto-link">Ronda Rousey</a> positioned herself as one of the rising contenders to <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/130035/miesha-tate" class="sbn-auto-link">Miesha Tate's</a> 135-pound throne. Josh Nason explains why the bout needs to happen sooner, rather than later: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/23/2582155/why-womens-mma-needs-miesha-tate-vs-ronda-rousey-to-happen-now-sarah-kaufman-strikeforce">"Women's MMA needs any help it can get to sustain itself and draw interest when it has the opportunity to do so."</a></p>
<p>- It's quite possible that <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122569/wanderlei-silva" class="sbn-auto-link">Wanderlei Silva's</a> brutal knockout of <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129979/cung-le" class="sbn-auto-link">Cung Le</a> was the most important win of his career. In one fell swoop the legend regained relevance while staving off increasingly loud calls for retirement. Afterward, Silva was unbelievably candid, shedding a tear as he thanked fans for their support.</p>
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<p>- <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122509/phil-davis" class="sbn-auto-link">Phil Davis</a> is finally recovered from injury and ready to jump back into the 205-pound fray. What match-up would he like to get? How about his ill-fated <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/74507/ufc-133-evans-vs-ortiz" class="sbn-auto-link">UFC 133</a> headliner against <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122510/rashad-evans" class="sbn-auto-link">Rashad Evans</a>. Said Davis:<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/23/2582966/phil-davis-vs-rashad-evans-mr-wonderful-says-id-like-that"> "That may be a fight that makes sense."</a></p>
<p>- In the middle of winter, Joe Lauzon found himself learning a valuable lesson.</p>
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<p>- Former UFC middleweight <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/126091/maiquel-falcao" class="sbn-auto-link">Maiquel Falcao</a> suffered a heart attack in training earlier this week, but fortunately seems to be doing alright. Said his manager: <a target="_blank" href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/23/2582896/bellator-maiquel-falcao-heart-attack-ufc">"He's lucid and improving fast."</a></p>
<p>- Fresh off a return to relevance, Fedor Emelianenko is once again being shopped to the UFC by M-1 Global Director of Operations Evengi Kogan. Though,<a target="_blank" href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/23/2583119/m-1-global-fedor-emelianenko-vs-cain-velasquez-dana-white-ufc"> Dana White isn't exactly onboard.</a></p>
<p>- "Mayhem" Miller dropped by to talk about "taking <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122551/michael-bisping" class="sbn-auto-link">Michael Bisping's</a> soul" before getting punched in the groin.</p>
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<p>- <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/23/2582864/ufc-139-judo-chop-chris-weidman-puts-tom-lawlor-to-sleep-with-darce-choke">KJ Gould and Patrick Tenney broke down Chris Weidman's slick UFC 139 D'Arce Choke in this week's Judo Chop.</a></p>
<p>- Tryouts for "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" are set to begin soon. <a target="_blank" href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/10/31/2527834/tuf-brazil-anderson-silva-vitor-belfort">See which two weight classes the UFC is looking at.</a></p>
<p>- Finally, we'll leave you with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122638/tom-lawlor" class="sbn-auto-link">Tom Lawlor's</a> special Thanksgiving turkey surprise. Happy holidays everybody! (via <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/#!/ufc/status/139451951057342466">@UFC</a>)</p>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/24/2582838/wanderlei-silva-emotional-victory-ufc-139-mma-newsShaun Al-Shatti2011-11-23T04:00:22-08:002011-11-23T04:00:22-08:00Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva Has Surgery On The Round-Up
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<p>MMA Nation rounds up the latest news from the UFC and the world of mixed martial arts. </p> <p>MMA Nation Round-Up provides you with daily coverage of the latest in news, multimedia, and analysis throughout the world of combat sports. This morning we update you on the various happens of the mixed martial arts world, from <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122489/junior-dos-santos" target="_blank">Junior dos Santos</a>' boxing ambitions to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122502/antonio-silva">Antonio Silva's</a> surgery (and UFC dreams). Plus, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122519/tito-ortiz">Tito Ortiz</a> offers to "break you off some," if you're interested.</p>
<p>- Prior to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua">UFC 139</a> weigh-ins, perennial UFC contender <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122582/josh-koscheck">Josh Koscheck</a> partook in a question and answer session with fans. Among the many anecdotes was this tidbit about his controversial fight with <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122574/paul-daley">Paul Daley</a>: "I was in his ear the whole time, saying 'man, you get up I'm going to knock you out.'"</p>
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<p>- In case you haven't seen, the behind-the-scenes issues in the Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto 2 lead-up have become entirely bizarre. Brent Brookhouse explains: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/22/2579804/antonio-margarito-vs-miguel-cotto-license-new-york">"While it is admirable for the NYSAC to look out for the health of a fighter, it's the way which they went about the situation that has many people upset."</a></p>
<p>- Tito Ortiz is anything but shy. When asked about the prospect of fighting former middleweight champion <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129197/rich-franklin">Rich Franklin</a>, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" responded with this gem, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/22/2581068/tito-ortiz-has-a-message-for-rich-franklin-ill-break-you-off-some">"Rich Franklin, you wanna get broken off some? I'll break you off some."</a></p>
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<p>- Every since the UFC announced their early-2012 trip to Japan, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122513/quinton-jackson">Quinton "Rampage" Jackson</a> has lobbied to be on the card. <a target="_blank" href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/22/2580810/ufc-144-fight-card-rampage-jackson-japan-mma-news">On Tuesday his dreams were crushed, and he wasn't too happy about it.</a></p>
<p>- Is it possible <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122504/cain-velasquez">Cain Velasquez</a> knew about Junior dos Santos' <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/12/2557953/junior-dos-santos-injury-cain-velasquez-ufc-on-fox" target="_blank">knee injury</a> at UFC on Fox? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/22/2580053/junior-dos-santos-think-velasquez-had-knowledge-of-his-pre-fight#comments">Dos Santos seems to think so.</a></p>
<p>- <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122509/phil-davis">Phil Davis</a> dropped by with this little nugget about the UFC bantamweight champion.</p>
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<p>- Junior dos Santos has become the most feared striker in the heavyweight division. <a target="_blank" href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/22/2581230/ufc-junior-dos-santos-olympic-boxing-2016">Now the UFC champion could have his sights sets on shot at the 2016 Olympic games.</a></p>
<p>- Antonio Silva underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a shoulder injury suffered against <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/128882/daniel-cormier">Daniel Cormier</a>. "Bigfoot" hopes to recover within six weeks, after which an Octagon appearance could be next on the docket. Said Silva's manager: "I hope that, meanwhile, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/strikeforce">Strikeforce</a> decides its future and that Bigfoot can come with all his power to the UFC," (photo via <a href="http://www.tatame.com/2011/11/22/Bigfoot-goes-on-surgery-back-to-training-in-2012" target="_blank">Tatame</a>).</p>
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<p>- <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/22/2580604/ufc-139-drug-test-results-return-negative-for-drugs-of-abuse-steroids">The UFC 139 drug tests came back and all fighters passed with flying colors.</a></p>
<p>- When Jon Jones squares off with <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122516/lyoto-machida">Lyoto Machida</a> at <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79673/ufc-140-jones-vs-machida">UFC 140</a>, there's a zero-percent chance the young champion will be taking his opponent lightly. Greg Jackson explains why: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/22/2581316/ufc-140-jon-jones-lyoto-machida-fight-mma-news">"(Machida) will be very motivated because once somebody supposedly has that stature that Jon has now of this invincible machine, everybody trains really, really hard -- partly out of fear, partly out of ambition -- to take you down. I fully expect us to fight the best Machida that has ever fought."</a></p>
<p>- Following his brutal return to form at UFC 139, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122569/wanderlei-silva">Wanderlei Silva</a> sat down with Sherdog's TJ De Santis to discuss his future in mixed martial arts. </p>
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https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/23/2580775/antonio-bigfoot-silva-surgery-ufc-140-mma-newsShaun Al-Shatti2011-11-22T04:00:16-08:002011-11-22T04:00:16-08:00Chael Sonnen Accepts Anderson Silva's Challenge On The Round-Up
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<p>MMA Nation rounds up the latest news from the UFC and the world of mixed martial arts. </p> <p>MMA Nation Round-Up provides you with daily coverage of the latest in news, multimedia, and analysis throughout the world of combat sports. Today we continue to examine the fallout from UFC 139, before looking ahead to UFC 140. Plus, a certain pair of middleweight rivals finally reach an agreement. </p>
<p>- First, on a serious note, in less than two months Danny Miller Jr. -- son of UFC middleweight <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/127377/dan-miller">Dan Miller</a> -- will undergo the kidney transplant he requires in order to have the chance to live a normal, happy, care-free life. Unfortunately, this procedure is as expensive as it is necessary. <a target="_blank" href="http://danieljamesmillerfoundation.wordpress.com/">In order to help cover these costs, the Daniel James Miller Foundation has been established. Please visit the website to find out more information. </a></p>
<p>- Back on the weekend front, for those that missed it, the UFC has uploaded the complete <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua">UFC 139</a> post-fight press conference to their YouTube channel. Watch as Dana White <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2574837/ufc-139-results-dana-white-anderson-silva-sao-paulo/in/2338711" target="_blank">coyly dances around the subject</a> of an <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122568/anderson-silva">Anderson Silva</a> headlined card in June. </p>
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<p>- Once on the verge of a four-fight losing streak, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/127151/stephan-bonnar">Stephan Bonnar</a> has seemingly reawakened his career following a dominating victory over <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129242/kyle-kingsbury">Kyle Kingsbury</a> on Saturday. Afterward, "The American Psycho" surprised everybody by calling out <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122513/quinton-jackson">Quinton "Rampage" Jackson</a>. <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/21/2577688/ufc-139-results-stephan-bonnar-rampage-jackson-forrest-griffin" target="_blank">MMA Nation's Jonathan Snowden examined the possibility.</a></p>
<p>- <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122569/wanderlei-silva">Wanderlei Silva</a> didn't exactly do <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129979/cung-le">Cung Le</a> any favors at UFC 139. In the night's co-main event, "The Ax Murderer" lived up to his namesake and rearranged Le's face in gruesome fashion. Afterwards, Silva jokingly explained that the movie star should be grateful: <a href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/21/2577955/ufc-139-wanderlei-silva-cung-le-nose" target="_blank">"With that nose, he's going to make more money in Hollywood because now he looks like a more real fighter. He should thank me for making his nose look better."</a></p>
<p>- In case you didn't catch it, here are the before and after photos of the damage (via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CungLe185" target="_blank">@CungLe185</a>).</p>
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<p>- But that wasn't the end of it. On Monday, Le took to Facebook to express his displeasure towards the refereeing of the fight: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=308097612553740&set=a.235219419841560.77046.232664960097006&type=1">"The back of my head hurts more than my face. The Ref needs to watch the strikes to the back of the head more..."</a></p>
<p>- Meanwhile, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122570/chael-sonnen">Chael Sonnen</a> was back up to his old tricks. With UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva recently stating he would fight Sonnen only if the rematch was in Brazil, the brash challenger took to<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/sonnench/status/138462332421545985" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> to respond.</p>
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<p><span class="metadata"><span class="author"><a href="http://twitter.com/sonnench"><img src="http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/459013497/Chael_20Sonnen_normal.jpg"></a><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/sonnench">@sonnench</a></strong><br>chael sonnen</span></span> I accept Anderson. Brazil it is. Now then, about that meal...<br><span class="embedly_timestamp"><a href="http://twitter.com/sonnench/status/138462332421545985" title="Mon Nov 21 03:42:47 +0000 2011">Nov 21</a> via web</span><span class="tweet-actions"><a title="Favorite" class="favorite-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/favorite?tweet_id=138462332421545985"><span><i></i><b>Favorite</b></span></a><a title="Retweet" class="retweet-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=138462332421545985"><span><i></i><b>Retweet</b></span></a><span><a title="Reply" class="reply-action" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?in_reply_to=138462332421545985"><i></i><b>Reply</b></a></span></span></p>
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<p>- If Saturday's main event proved anything, it's that the UFC's transition to five-round main events was a genius decision. Unfortunately, no one informed Josh Rosenthal. Before the beginning for the third frame, the referee declared "Last round!" before being hilariously corrected by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122555/dan-henderson">Dan Henderson</a>. <a href="http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/?go=forum_framed.frame&forum=1&thread=1911008&page=1&pc=99" target="_blank">On Monday, Rosenthal explained what went wrong.</a></p>
<p>- The folks at FightHub caught up with former world champion boxer Zab Judah over the weekend, and needless to say, the southpaw didn't exactly mince words when discussing his view on MMA. Said Judah: <a href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/21/2578190/boxer-zab-judah-says-anyone-can-be-a-mma-fighter-no-skill-needed" target="_blank">"The difference between MMA and boxing is anybody can be a MMA fighter it just takes, just brutality. You know what I'm sayin'? It's not a skill level thing."</a></p>
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<p>- Meanwhile, troubled middleweight <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/139599/paulo-filho">Paulo Filho</a> hit another lowpoint in his bizarre fall from grace. On Monday the former contender was removed from his KSW 17 headliner against <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129561/mamed-khalidov">Mamed Khalidov</a> on November 26th after the promoter <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2011/11/21/2578593/troubled-middleweight-mixed-martial-artist-paulo-filho-has-been#comments" target="_blank">"received alarming news about Filho's health condition."</a></p>
<p>- People hate <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122471/miguel-torres">Miguel Torres</a> because he's boring. Stephan Bonnar needed to apologize after dominating Kyle Kingsbury for fifteen minutes. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122490/fedor-emelianenko">Fedor Emelianenko</a> has lost his edge because of a measured gameplan against <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122497/jeff-monson">Jeff Monson</a>. After all this weekend's noise, Leland Rolling came to the (rather accurate) conclusion that <a href="http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/21/2577976/the-emotional-tug-of-war-of-mmas-careless-and-cautious" target="_blank">"we really are a bunch of petulant children."</a></p>
<p>- Finally, with UFC 139 behind us, we'll leave you with an early preview of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/79673/ufc-140-jones-vs-machida">UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida</a>.</p>
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<p>MMA Nation Round-Up provides you with daily coverage of the latest in news, multimedia, and analysis throughout the world of combat sports.</p> <p>MMA Nation Round-Up provides you with daily coverage of the latest in news, multimedia, and analysis throughout the world of combat sports.</p>
<p>Ah what an amazing weekend for mixed martial arts. There's nothing quite like watching grown men expend every ounce of kinetic and psychic energy trying to render one another unconscious. When MMA is good it's great and this weekend was filled with great fights from <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2575272/video-ufc-139-dan-henderson-vs-shogun-rua-highlights">Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua's incredible five round war</a> to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/129491/michael-chandler">Michael Chandler's</a> amazing upset of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122521/eddie-alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</a> to take the Bellator lightweight title. Let's look back at our coverage. </p>
<p>Oh yeah and <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2575297/m-1-global-results-fedor-emelianenko-takes-decision-win-over-jeff">Fedor Emelianenko fought too</a>. </p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/82269/ufc-139-henderson-vs-rua">UFC 139</a>:</p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2576007/ufc-139-results-dan-henderson-vs-shogun-rua-review-analysis-commentary">Henderson Vs. Shogun Put On One For The Ages, Wanderlei Silva And Urijah Faber Notch Big Wins</a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574916/ufc-139-results-wanderlei-silva-vs-cung-le-mma-news">UFC 139 Results: Wanderlei Silva Gives Cung Le A Brutal Welcome To The Octagon </a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574828/ufc-139-results-urijah-faber-the-california-kid-mma-news">Urijah Faber Resurrects The California Kid In Front Of California Crowd </a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574566/ufc-139-results-martin-kampmann-proves-hes-a-contender-against-rick">Martin Kampmann Proves He's a Contender Against Rick Story </a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574458/ufc-139-results-ryan-bader-vs-jason-brilz-mma-news">Ryan Bader Revives Career With Destruction Of Jason Brilz </a> </p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574205/ufc-139-results-danny-castillo-wec-tops-tuf-mma-news">Danny Castillo Makes A Statement, WEC Tops TUF</a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574257/ufc-139-results-what-made-miguel-torres-boring">UFC 139 Results: What Made Miguel Torres Boring? </a></p>
<p><a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574205/ufc-139-results-danny-castillo-wec-tops-tuf-mma-news"> </a>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2574384/ufc-139-results-michael-mcdonald-vs-alex-soto-spike-tv-mma-news">Michael McDonald Proved He Deserved The Spike TV Spotlight</a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2576277/ufc-139-results-chris-weidman-barry-friedman-interviews-mma-ufc-news">Luke Thomas wrapped up the weekend on MMA Nation radio.</a></p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/19/2573457/ufc-139-results-play-by-play-shogun-vs-henderson-mma-news">UFC 139 Results And Play-By-Play: Shogun Vs. Henderson - MMA Nation</a></p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/87171/bellator-58">Bellator 58</a>:</p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/20/2575460/video-eddie-alvarez-vs-michael-chandler-full-fight">VIDEO: Eddie Alvarez Vs. Michael Chandler Full Fight </a>DO NOT MISS THIS INCREDIBLE FIGHT WATCH IT NOW</p>
<p>- <a href="http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/10/13/2487905/bellator-58-eddie-alvarez-michael-chandler-mma-news">Chandler Dethrones Alvarez In Electrifying Fashion </a></p>
https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/11/21/2577703/enjoying-the-afterglow-of-ufc-139-on-the-round-upNate Wilcox