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UFC 109 took place last night and was an event I did a few articles on here. I wanted to take the time to eat some crow and give my thoughts on the event.
First let me start by saying I was 100% wrong about Chael Sonnen (24-20-1). He dominated Fighters.com fourth-ranked “Great” Nate Marquardt (29-9-2). This is the first time we saw Nate unable to do anything for 14 minutes. He looked a bit lost off his back and other than two guillotine attempts he had nothing to offer in the way of submission offense. Congratulations to Chael for proving me wrong.

Read More About The MMA Gospel on UFC 109: Relentless…

I thought I would sit down and make my picks for UFC 109 today. We usually make picks on MMA Gospel Radio and we made a few with The Fight Pastor however I have had more time to think and these are my official picks, enjoy.

Read More About UFC 109: Relentless Main Card Picks…

There were no fights in the mixed martial arts welterweight top ten in January and, therefore, no movement in the rankings for February.

Fighters.com and UFC Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2) and fifth-ranked “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (23-6) are set to battle for the top spot at UFC 111 in Newark March 27.  Predictions range far and wide, from Hardy has one foot in the grave to Hardy is the man to upset St. Pierre like “The Terror” Matt Serra (9-6) di at UFC 69 in Houston in 2007.

Read More About Predictions on Georges St. Pierre Versus Dan Hardy at UFC 111 Run the Gamut – Fighters.com’s February Welterweight Top Ten…

Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked welterweight “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (23-6) took one small step ahead in the 170-pound rankings this month after winning a three-round unanimous decision over now tenth-ranked “Quick” Mike Swick (14-3) at UFC 105 in Manchester November 14 and a giant leap into a title fight versus Fighters.com and UFC Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2), probably at UFC 110 in Sydney February 21.

Read More About Fighters.com’s November Welterweight Rankings – Is Georges St. Pierre Bored With The Division And A Title Defense Versus Dan Hardy?…

Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked heavyweight “The Natural” Randy Couture (16-10) wasn’t the only MMA legend UFC President Dana White locked up to retirement before UFC 102.

Welterweight Matt Hughes (41-7) signed a four-fight deal that sources inside Hughes’s camp tell Fighters.com Hughes expects to lead him into retirement.

Hughes won a unanimous decision over “Terror” Matt Serra (9-6) three months ago and White announced in a pre-UFC 102 presser that Hughes won’t return for at least another three months. Hughes was on hiatus for nearly an entire year before his UD over Serra.

Read More About Matt Hughes Versus Dennis Hallman Rematch Inevitable, Says Hallman’s Agent…

“There has not been discussion on [a rematch between former UFC welterweight champions Matt Hughes (41-7) and "Terror” Matt Serra (9-6)]. I really thought all the talking was over after the fight,” Hughes’s manager Brian Patton told Fighters.com Monday night in response to an interview Serra gave to MMA Weekly Monday in which Serra called for a rematch.

In the excrutiatingly drawn out conclusion to The Ultimate Fighter 6, Serra lost a disappointing UD to Hughes at UFC 98 in Las Vegas 23 May.

“I do feel I won that fight,” said Serra at MMA Weekly. “Or, at least I should have got the nod. If not, it’s a draw and let’s do it again.”

Read More About UFC Legend Matt Hughes’s Manager: It’s Time For Matt Serra To Move On…

Matt Brown (10-7) told Fighters.com Monday, “I’m not fighting Serra. I’ve got a fight lined up. Can’t talk about it though.”

MMA Weekly reported Monday morning that Brown was a possible opponent for former UFC welterweight champion “Terror” Matt Serra’s (9-6) return from a disappointing UD to fellow former titlist Matt Hughes (41-7) at UFC 98 in Las Vegas 23 May.

Once described by Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked light heavyweight “Rampage” Quinton Jackson (28-7) as “born to be a fighter“, Brown has racked up three wins versus a single loss in the Octagon since losing to Amir Sadollah (1-1) on season seven of The Ultimate Fighter.

He TKO’d “Drago” Pete Sell (8-5) at UFC 96 in Columbus 7 March.

Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked welterweight Matt Hughes (42-7) may face sixth-ranked archrival “Terror” Matt Serra (9-5) in April, he announced on his blog Monday.

“This week, I talked to Joe Silva at the UFC and a possible date for Serra and I is in April. I don’t know the exact date right now or venue. So, that is something that I can look forward to and I can set my training up for that schedule,” Hughes wrote.

Hughes and Serra, opposing coaches on TUF 6, were scheduled to set to do battle at the end of that season for then-champion Serra’s welterweight title at UFC 79 in December 2007.

Read More About Matt Hughes Versus Matt Serra Possible at UFC in April…

Fighters.com’s September Welterweight Rankings was denied a potential breakout match-up in Atlanta 6 September when “The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5) bailed on his fight versus ninth-ranked “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) with a back injury…or something.

Yoshida has stoppages of Katsuya Inoue (16-6-3) and Akira Kikuchi (16-4); but, few this side of the Pacific (besides you and I) know how impressive that is.

A good showing versus physically and technically tough Parisyan would’ve put him on North American radar too.

Fighters.com has developing information that another anticipated fight, between sixth-ranked “Terror” Matt Serra (9-5) and seventh-ranked Matt Hughes (42-7), is unlikely to ever happen.  More on that as it develops.

Fighters.com’s Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2) will fight Fighters.com’s Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-4-1) in Las Vegas 31 January.

Read More About Fighters.com’s September Welterweight Rankings…

After Fighters.com’s Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2) defended his title from then top contender Jon Fitch (17-3) in Minneapolis 9 August, who better to challenge him next than…Fighters.com’s Lightweight Champion “Prodigy” B.J. Penn (13-4-1)?

On the gutsy unanimous decision loss, Fitch dropped three ranks to fifth in August’s rankings.  However, to those who’ve called Fitch St. Pierre’s “toughest challenge”, Fighters.com reminds them that sixth-ranked “Terror” Matt Serra (9-5) knocked St. Pierre out in the first round in Houston 7 April, 2007.

In fact, it was obvious in the stand-up exchanges between St. Pierre and Fitch that the 2007 knockout remains in the forefront of St. Pierre’s mind as St. Pierre was more cautious than he had been in previous fights.

But, rather than St. Pierre match-up versus Penn, Fighters.com would rather sanction a title fight between St. Pierre and the winner of the match-up between Fighters.com’s new top contender “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (15-3) and seventh-ranked “Nightmare” Diego Sanchez (18-2) to be fought in Chicago 25 October.

Read More About Fighters.com’s August Welterweight Rankings…