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A new year, same great fights. The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be celebrating the start of 2011 by bringing 11 outstanding matchups to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for UFC 125: RESOLUTION, presented by Tequila Cazadores on Saturday, January 1, 2011. Frankie “The Answer” Edgar, coming off back-to-back wins over UFC great BJ Penn, defends his title in a rematch against undefeated No. 1 contender Gray “The Bully” Maynard in the main event. Plus, the UFC is proud to confirm the remaining bouts …
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Frankie Edgar defeats B.J. Penn by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain lightweight title
Randy Couture defeats James Toney by submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 1 @ 3:19
Demian Maia defeats Mario Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Gray Maynard defeats Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Nate Diaz defeats Marcus Davis by technical submission (guillotine choke) - Round 3 @ 4:02
Joe Lauzon defeats Gabe Ruediger by submission (armbar) - Round 1 @ 2:01
Nik Lentz defeats Andre Winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Dan Miller defeats John Salter by submission …
Opinion, Picks and Predictions »
Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for UFC 118. “Edgar vs. Penn 2″ will air Saturday night via pay-per-view (prelims on Spike). This card features a main event title rematch between 155′ers BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As lead writer here, seems there’s a certain responsibility for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can (and does) happen in mixed martial …
MMA figures, Opinion »
It’s not hard to convince a wide swath of MMA followers that BJ Penn is undoubtedly one of the best lightweights the sport has ever seen. Newcomers have already been able to witness the man’s greatness as he recently demolished Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez in back-to-back title defenses. Long-time fans will surely tell of such epic Penn victories over the likes of Pulver, Hughes and Stevenson.
Fast-forward to UFC 112 and the casual fan who may have caught this as their first or second event saw Baby Jay frustrated and …
