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A few observations from UFC 140: “Jones vs. Machida”:

-You know what the coolest thing about John Cholish is? His day job is on Wall Street, so the money he got for kicking Mitch Clarke’s ass probably paid for one suit, one pair of shoes and a shoe shine.

-Man, Jake Hecht elbowed the “hecht” out of Rich Attonito. Yuk-yuk-yuk.

-John Makdessi may have mounted zero offense and was easily handled by Dennis Hallman, but at the end of the day he was at least thrilled that Hallman did it all while not wearing a thong.

-Costa Philippou is to punching to the face what pepper spray is to an Occupy Wall Streeter. Which is to say, Jared Hamman was doomed from the start.

-Yes! Krzysztof Soszynski lost! A few more of those and he’ll be booted from the UFC and we’ll never have to spell out his name again!

-The Korean Zombie put away Mark Hominick in seven seconds when champ Jose Aldo couldn’t do it in five rounds? Giddyup! However, I hope this doesn’t mean Chan Sung Jung is next in line for a title shot. The dude needs a few more wins.

-Brian Ebersole put forth an uninspired performance and got a gift decision. The man is still an enigma, though. Where does he fit in in the grand scheme of things? Is he a future title contender or will he assume the role of Chris Lytle and be there to (hopefully) provide us with entertaining fights?

-I would say Tito Ortiz is just a shadow of his former self, but at this point it seems like his shadow has more durability than his fragile body.

-Is “Big Nog” a legend? Yes. Does Frank Mir have his number? Clearly. Now about that horrific arm break… man, if that isn’t a lesson in why you should tap out when a submission is definitely on, I don’t know what is.

-For one round it seemed as if Lyoto Machida actually had a chance. One round. Then Jon Jones deemed the sparring session was over and really began fighting, at which point Machida was left a bloody and unconscious sack of human flesh and bones quivering on the canvas. Folks, that’s not just a champ right there, that’s one of the greatest mixed martial artists the sport has ever seen.

UFC 140 takes place later tonight at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. The event airs live on pay-per-view at 9pm ET/6pm PT. The pay-per-view broadcast will be preceded by prelim specials on ION TV at 7pm ET/4pm PT and Facebook at 6pm ET/3pm PT.

In the main event, Jon Jones puts his UFC light heavyweight title on the line against former champion Lyoto Machida.

In the co-main event, Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira meet in a heavyweight rematch.

Tito Ortiz takes on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a light heavyweight bout.

Claude Patrick meets Brian Ebersole in a welterweight match-up.

Mark Hominick takes on The Korean Zombie in a featherweight bout.

Results, recap and bonuses after the jump.

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MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani caught up with Junior dos Santos, Shane Carwin, Kenny Florian, Demian Maia, Mark Munoz, Jon Olav Einemo, Krzysztof Soszynski and Sam Stout to talk about their upcoming fights this Saturday at UFC 131.

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UFC 122 “Marquardt vs. Okami” took place earlier this afternoon at the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

In the main event, Nate Marquardt met Yushin Okami in a middleweight title eliminator.

Dennis Siver faced Andre Winner in a lightweight match-up.

Amir Sadollah took on Peter Sobotta in a welterweight bout.

Krzysztof Soszynski and Goran Reljic met in a light heavyweight bout.

Duane Ludwig took on Nick Osipczak in a welterweight match-up.

Results, recap and bonuses after the jump.

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UFC 116 took place earlier this evening at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event, Shane Carwin challenged Brock Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight title.

In the co-main event, Chris Leben stepped in on short notice to take on Yoshihiro Akiyama.

Chris Lytle took on Matt Brown in a welterweight match-up.

Stephan Bonnar and Krzysztof Soszynski met in a rematch from UFC 110.

George Sotiropoulos squared off against Kurt Pellegrino in a lightweight bout.

Results, thoughts, bonuses and live gate (when available) after the jump.

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George Sotiropoulos, Kurt Pellegrino, Krzystof Soszysnki, Stephan Bonnar, Chris Lytle and Matt Brown talk about their fights on the UFC 116 pay-per-view card.

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Stephan Bonnar tells MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani that he will receive a rematch against Krzysztof Soszynski from their controversial UFC 110 bout at UFC 116.

With clear evidence that the cut sustained by Stephan Bonnar in his fight against Krzystztof Soszynski at UFC 110 was caused by an accidental headbutt, it seemed like a no-brainer for the Combat Sports Authority of NSW to overturn the victory the ref awarded to K-Sos. Surprise, surprise, it wasn’t.

The Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales, which was tasked with regulating the February event in Sydeny, Australia, ruled this past Tuesday that the official result ruling the fight a TKO win in favor of Soszynski stands.

“A review was held … and the Combat Sports Authority of NSW did not seek to interfere with the referee’s decision,” wrote Craig Waller, Executive Director of the Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales, in an email sent to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) late Tuesday night.

It’s baffling how an athletic commission even with smoking gun evidence can refuse to make the right call in such a situation, but unfortunately it’s what we’ve come to expect with these regulatory bodies. It just sucks for Bonnar who now has an official L on his record he doesn’t deserve. He’s disappointed, but believes the UFC will at least give him an immediate rematch.

“It was obviously a battle between me and [the NSW commission], but as far as the fight, Dana White’s a fair guy, and I’m pretty confident we’ll have that rematch soon,” Bonnar told MMAjunkie.com.

Rumor has it the rematch will go down on June 19 at the TUF 11 Finale in Las Vegas. At least they have instant replay there in case lightening somehow strikes twice.

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The OSAC has released the fighter payouts for UFC 102. Keep in mind, these figures represent the base contracted pay the fighter receives from the promotion. These figures do not include any additional “locker room” bonuses, pay-per-view revenue sharing, or sponsorship money, which in many cases exceeds a fighter’s base pay. These numbers also do not account for taxes, insurance, and license fees.

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