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Chael Sonnen talked more trash than any fighter in UFC history leading up to Saturday's middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva. Once he got Silva in the cage at UFC 117, he backed the talk up for four and a half rounds, dominating Silva until the champion finally managed to sink in a triangle choke that forced Sonnen to tap out in the fifth round.

Fedor Emelianenko's loss to Fabricio Werdum alters the power balance of the MMA business.

In front of a subdued crowd that seemed more suited for Tokyo's cavernous stadiums than America's raucous arenas, Nick Diaz put his stamp on the Strikeforce welterweight division with an impressive first-round stoppage of Dream champion Marius Zaromskis.

The key words going into Strikeforce and M-1 Global's "Fedor vs. Rogers" main event on Saturday were "puncher's chance." Who knew those words referred to WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko? Emelianenko survived an early scare at from the previously undefeated, hard-hitting Brett Rogers and delivered a devastating right hand in the second frame to keep the legend of "The Last Emperor" alive.

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, upset with UFC president Dana White, announces he's quitting on his blog.

Brock Lesnar defended his heavyweight title in his uniquely brutish style at UFC 100 Saturday night, capping the sport's landmark weekend with a second-round stoppage of Frank Mir.

Georges St.

The former Oakland A's slugger was defeated by South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi by a knockout just 1 minute, 17 seconds into the first round at Yokohama Arena.