Wrestling Uncensored Episode 69. Original air date: February 4, 2012. Hosted by Dave Simon and Jeremy Prophet.

Simon and Prophet discussed the results from the WWE Royal Rumble including Sheamus winning the Rumble match and defeatinhg Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes on Smackdown.

Simon and Prophet discussed the latest episodes of Raw, Smackdown and NXT including Chris Jericho attacking CM Punk on Raw and Santino Marella teaming with Hacksaw Jim Duggan on Smackdown.

All this plus 40 minutes of bonus material exclusive to WrestlingUncensored.NET.

WARNING: Bonus material contains language that may be offensive to some listeners. Certain names have been censored to protect the innocent and to protect the identity of future surprise guests.

In the main event of the evening Carlos Condit was crowned the UFC Interim Welterweight champion with a unanimous decision in a five round affair 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 over Nick Diaz. The UFC decided that because Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre was unable to defend his championship due to injury that an interim champion will be crowned in the mean time. Diaz was the favorite going into the bout, but Condit had a great game plan of constantly moving around, not allowing Diaz to corner him off against the cage and land combos. While moving around Condit scored points by landing leg kicks and soft combinations. Condit was always back peddling and counter striking, and in doing so frustrated Diaz. Diaz was always stalking Condit, but could keep him still long enough to land shots, and received shots in doing so. Diaz got a take down and took Condit’s back late in the fifth round, attempting both a rear naked choke and an arm bar, but it was too late. Some can make a strong point that Diaz won rounds 1,2, and 5, due to “octagon control” but Condit was awarded the bout for landing more strikes. After the bout an extremely frustrated Diaz announced his retirement from MMA, which is yet to be seen, as he stated: “I’m sick of this shit” due to a decision loss to an opponent that ran away from him for 25 minutes.

The man that broke the myth of Fedor Emelianenko; Fabricio Werdum returned to the UFC now that STRIKEFORCE has dissolved their Heavyweight division to take on “Big Country” Roy Nelson. Werdum won a very impressive unanimous decision victory over Nelson by showcasing his much improved standup skills. Werdum utilized the Muay Thai clinch, connecting with some of the most devastating knees ever, blooding up Nelson pretty bad.  Nelson proved to have an extremely tough chin and heart by not getting knockout, and continuing the full three rounds, in which he almost ended the bout with a standing guillotine. For this all out war both fighters received bonuses for “Fight of the Night” award.

Bantamweight phenom Renan Barao took out #2 ranked Bantamweight Scott Jorgensen in a three round war, that saw Barao dominate from bell to bell. Barao improves his record to 28-1, 3-0 in the UFC. Barao picked Jorgensen apart with his excellent kicks, and take down defense. With a sense of urgency, Jorgensen began to push the pace in the third round , but was unable to fend off the counter strikes of Barao. Barao won all three rounds, and now waits on the sidelines for a potential title shot.

4-0 undefeated newcomer and last minute replacement fighter for Ricardo Lamas, Max Holloway was now match for top 10 Featherweight Dustin Poirier in his UFC debut. Holloway opened up with his strong point; strikes forcing Poirier to take it to the mat. Once on the ground, Poirier attempted an arm bar, transitioned to a triangle and added an arm bar to tap the 20-year-old fighter with impressive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and earn the “Submission of the night” award.

Josh Koscheck had a very lackluster split decsion victory over Mike Pierce. Koscheck was able to defend the take down attempts of Pierce, get take downs of his own, and control the bout with his strikes. While measuring his strikes, Koscheck poked Pierce in the eyes multiple times, forcing referee Herb Dean to verbally caution him on three occasions. Why a point wasn’t deducted from Koscheck after the third warning is baffling.Koscheck stated post fight that this camp was his last a AKA, and would be doing his own thing from now on.

Ed Herman won his eighth UFC bout, with a rear naked choke submission over previously undefeated Clifford Starks. Herman pushed the pace in a brawl style fight, looking to finish early. Starks however continued to counter Herman, and connect with multiple straight rights, that stunned Herman in a very close first round. In the second round Herman gets a trip take down while clinching, moves to full mount. Starks turns top break free, but gives up his back, in which Herman slapped on a rear naked choke, forcing Starks to tap.

On the Facebook preliminary card, Steven Thompson made his UFC debut with in impressive fashion by getting the “Knockout of the night” award.  Thompson now 5-0 in MMA and 57-0 in kickboxing, kept the bout standing against the tough grappler Dan Stittgen. Thompson immediately went into a side karate stance, forcing Stittgen to back peddle with kicks. With an opening Thompson landed a classic karate fake low, kick high and lasted Stittgen across the face knocking him out cold with 47 seconds left in the first round. (Full UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit event results below.)

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UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit results:

Carlos Condit def. Nick Diaz via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) – wins interim welterweight title

Fabricio Werdum def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Josh Koscheck def. Mike Pierce via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Renan Barao def. Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Ed Herman def. Clifford Starks via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:43

FX prelims:

Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway via submission (mounted triangle-armbar) – Round 1, 3:23

Edwin Figueroa def. Alex Caceres via split decision (28-27, 27-28, 28-27)

Matt Brown def. Chris Cope via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:19

Matt Riddle def. Henry Martinez via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Facebook prelims:

Rafael Natal def. Michael Kuiper via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Steven Thompson def. Dan Stittgen via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 4:13

This is the February 3, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Canadian Welterweight Ryan Ford appeared on this episode to discuss his upcoming bout for Aggression MMA 9 against Ricky Goodall and his upcoming Bellator debut.

Dave and Kevin previewed and gave their predictions for every bout on the UFC 143 card including every preliminary bout and the main event of Nick Diaz versus Carlos Condit.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

Four discs filled with many shocking and emotional moments coming from both shows. On Smackdown, The retirement of Edge and having to give up the World Heavyweight Championship came out of nowhere. The rise of Sin Cara in WWE as he faces off with some of the best in WWE in Daniel Bryan, Christian, and having a Mask VS. Mask match against another wrestler also called Sin Cara.

The Rock first promo bashing John Cena and making fun of Michael Cole is featured, but unfortunately the moments where The Rock was physically involved with Cena are only in the Blu-Ray edition. Stone Cold Steve Austin’s return along with JBL’s short return is also in the DVD set, for fans of the WWE Attitude era there were particular moments that were worth watching. The most controversial RAW moment of 2011 was Punk’s shoot on how he does not like the way WWE is ran. Vince McMahon being relived of his duties is shown soon afterwards, watching the DVD set you can tell WWE was extremely interesting to watch in the summer of 2011.

Usually WWE releases a Best of Smackdown or Best of RAW box set, but this flows a lot better. The switch between the heavy drama that goes on in RAW compared to the amount of action that occurs on Smackdown, fans get a great variety of matches and promos as a result. If you missed or want to relive WWE 2011, this set is a great way to do it. However the Blu-ray edition is the complete version.

WWE: The Best of Raw and Smackdown 2011

Rated PG

eOne Films

Released on Jan. 31, 2012 

DISC 1

Falls Count Anywhere Match for the WWE Championship
The Miz vs. John Morrison
Raw – 3rd January, 2011

Intercontinental Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston
SmackDown – 7th January, 2011

2-out-of-3 Falls Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio
SmackDown – 7th January, 2011

Divas Championship Match
Natalya vs. Melina
Raw – 24th January, 2011

The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan
Raw – 14th February, 2011

The Rock Returns to Raw
Raw – 14th February, 2011

John Cena Responds to The Rock
Raw – 21st February, 2011

The Championship Coronation of Dolph Ziggler
SmackDown – 18th February, 2011

A Stone Cold Referee
Raw – 7th March, 2011

“The Rock” Attacks John Cena?
Raw – 14th March, 2011

Steel Cage Match
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
SmackDown – 18th March, 2011

Intercontinental Championship Match
Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett
SmackDown – 25th March, 2011

Streak in Jeopardy?
Raw – 28th March, 2011

DISC 2

Edge Says Goodbye
SmackDown – 15th April, 2011

A New Side of R-Truth
Raw – 25th April, 2011

WWE Championship Match
John Cena vs. The Miz
Raw – 2nd May, 2011

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Christian vs. Randy Orton
SmackDown – 6th May, 2011

Riley’s Revenge
Raw – 23rd May, 2011

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Sheamus with Christian as Special Guest Referee
SmackDown – 3rd June, 2011

6-Man Tag Team Elimination Match
John Cena, Randy Orton & Alex Riley vs. Christian, R-Truth & The Miz
Raw – 20th June, 2011

Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes
SmackDown – 24th June, 2011

CM Punk Speaks His Mind
Raw – 27th June, 2011

Christian vs. Sin Cara
SmackDown – 1st July, 2011

Mr. McMahon is Relieved of His Duties
Raw – 18th July, 2011

DISC 3

WWE Championship Match
Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena
Raw – 25th July, 2011

Intercontinental Championship Match
Ezekiel Jackson vs. Cody Rhodes
SmackDown – 12th August, 2011

Falls Count Anywhere Match
John Morrison vs. R-Truth
Raw – 15th August, 2011

Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan
SmackDown – 19th August, 2011

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty vs. Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne
Raw – 22nd August, 2011

Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Randy Orton vs. Christian
SmackDown – 30th August, 2011

Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes
SmackDown – 9th September, 2011

The Cutting Edge with Randy Orton & Mark Henry
SmackDown – 16th September, 2011

Mark Henry is Unleashed
Raw – 19th September, 2011

Special Challenge Match
Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero vs. Zack Ryder with Hugh Jackman
Raw – 19th September, 2011

Lumberjack Match
Mark Henry vs. Christian
SmackDown – 23rd September, 2011

CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio
Raw – 26th September, 2011

DISC 4

John Cena, CM Punk, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne & Mason Ryan vs.
Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & David Otunga
Raw – 3rd October, 2011

Vote of No Confidence
Raw – 3rd October, 2011

John Cena vs. Sheamus with Referee Triple H & Commentator CM Punk
Raw – 10th October, 2011

Mask vs. Mask
Sin Cara vs. Sin Cara
SmackDown from Mexico – 21st October, 2011

Street Fight
Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes
SmackDown – 4th November, 2011

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Mark Henry vs. Daniel Bryan
SmackDown – 4th November, 2011

Champion vs. Champion Match
CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler
Raw – 21st November, 2011

After failing to capture the vacant Aggression MMA Welterweight champion in September, Ryan “Real Deal” Ford (16-4) is back in action looking for a victory against tough 8-1 fighter Tyson Steel. Prior to his loss in September Ford was riding a four fight win streak with notable victories over Pete Spratt and Karo Parisyan and looks to derail Steel’s two win win streak next Saturday. Hear his thoughts on his bout, his inability to fight in the United States and much more.

Also on tonight’s program Dave & Kevin will be previewing UFC 143, breaking down every bout and giving their predictions. All this and much more in 2 hours of MMAgic.

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UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Fight Card (To be previewed tonight):

Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz (for interim welterweight title)

Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum

Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce

Renan Barao vs. Scott Jorgensen

Ed Herman vs. Clifford Starks

FX prelims:

Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier

Jorge Lopez vs. Matt Riddle

Alex Caceres vs. Edwin Figueroa

Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope

Facebook prelims:

Dan Stittgen vs. Stephen Thompson

Rafael Natal vs. Michael Kuiper

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Aggression MMA 9 (February 11th)Fight Card:

Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford vs. Tyson “The Man of” Steele
Victor “The Matrix” Valimaki vs. Tim Chemelli
Sheldon Westcott vs. Dave Cochran                                                                                    Stephan Beaumont vs. Nick Heynan                                                                                 Luke Harris vs. Elliot Duff
Greg Welsh vs. Matt Bagshaw
Chase Dagenhardt vs. Jarod McComb                                                                                       Rio Wells vs. Markhaile Wedderburn
Sy Jewett vs. Sarah Moraz
KB Bhullar vs. Simon Shirt
Paulo Azambuja vs. Adrian Cardinal

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Katherine Heigl stars as Stephanie Plum an unemployed woman who still depends on her parents for support, decides to make a drastic career change, by becoming a bounty hunter. Plum’s first assignment is to go after the first love of her life that broke her heart, Joe Morelli (Jason O’Mara).

Plum starts off as a terrible bounty hunter as Morelli, a cop on the run, is able to outwit and embarrass her every time. This promotes Plum to get some help from an experienced hunter, Ranger (Daniel Sunjata). Ranger teaches Plum how to handle a gun, setup a target, and not to fall for her ex-love so easily.

Attempts at comedy fall short in this flick, a lot of the jokes revolve around making fun of Plum for being so clueless in a serious situation. It’s hard to laugh as a caged fighter stalks her in a cage or when a car blows up just outside her place. Yet, the direction always comes back to joking about how close death came to the main characters.

The romance between Plum and Morelli is also disappointing as Morelli treats her like she is a complete idiot, but she cannot help but fall for his good looks and charming wit. Ranger and Plum have a lot more interesting chemistry in the teacher/student roles, but besides Plum teases Ranger about being naked in a shower there is barely any sexual tension between the two.

Far from the best movie Heigt has starred in. She tries to play a strong female character, but the consistent mocking of her throughout the entire flick makes it hard to enjoy her growth to a real bounty hunter. Passable for a couple that likes to make fun of a struggling single woman.

One For The Money

Rated PG-13

Directed by Julie Anne Robinson

In theatres now

Nottingham, England (Friday, January 27, 2012): Top-rated Challenge TV show TNA IMPACT WRESTLING’s tour stopped at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham last night as fans got a once in a lifetime chance to see the “Immortal” Hulk Hogan, “The Icon” Sting and Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle wrestle in the same ring.

The match saw Hogan, Sting and James Storm defeat Kurt Angle, Bully Ray and TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode in the main event of the evening. Hogan and Sting’s appearance on the MAXIMUM IMPACT IV Tour features both men’s first in the UK in over a decade – with Sting’s last ever British match taking place at London’s Wembley Arena tomorrow night.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING will be recorded at London’s Wembley Arena tomorrow night– the first time the company has ever filmed the programme outside of the USA.

The shows will then be broadcast on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland, Spike TV in the US and in more than 100 countries around the world. TNA IMPACT WRESTLING airs every Sunday night on Challenge TV, which can be found on Sky channel 125, Freeview channel 46 and Virgin Media channel 139.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING also announced yesterday the details of next year’s 2013 Maximum Impact Tour of the United Kingdom. Presale tickets to go on sale Monday 30 January, 9.00am for 7 days.

Fans will get the chance to purchase tickets for TNA Impact Wrestling 2013 UK tour before anyone else. An allocation of tickets will be available from Monday at 9am and guaranteed at 2012 price for up to 7 days or until the allocation sells out. The remaining tickets will then be available to buy when the 2013 show card is confirmed in April / May and at 2013 prices.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING 2013 UK stops:
January 23: Glasgow Braehead Arena
January 24: Nottingham Capital FM Arena
January 25: Manchester Arena
January 26: London Wembley Arena

To buy presale tickets, fans can visit: www.gigsandtours.com/tna2013 <http://www.gigsandtours.com/tna2013>

Tickets for TNA IMPACT WRESTLING UK Tour can be bought from www.gigsandtours.com <http://www.gigsandtours.com> / 0844 811 0051 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk <http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk>   / 0844 826 2826.

source – tnawrestling.com

No movement in the Heavyweight division this month. We have given Brock Lesnar a month to remain inactive for his retirement to become official and remove him from the top 10 rankings. 7^th ranked Fabricio Werdum will be in action this month against honorable mention Roy Nelson.

Heavyweights- 207-265 lbs.

1. Junior Dos Santos (14-1, UFC HW champion) Last fight: KO win over Cain Velasquez on November 12, 2011 to win UFC HW title. Next Fight: defending UFC HW title versus Alistair Overeem in summer 2012

2. Cain Velasquez (9-1) Last fight: KO loss to Junior Dos Santos on November 12, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

3.Alistair Overeem (36-11-1) Last fight: TKO win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 on December 30, 2011. Next Fight: versus Junior Dos Santos in summer 2012

4. Josh Barnett (31-5) Last fight:  submission win over Sergei Kharitonov on September 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Daniel Cormier in Strikeforce HW G.P. finals in 2012

5. Daniel Cormier (9-0) Last fight: KO win over Antonio Silva on September 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Josh Barnett in Strikeforce HW G.P. finals in 2012

6. Frank Mir (16-5) Last fight: submission win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next Fight: TBA

7. Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) Last fight: UD loss to Alistair Overeem on June 18. Next fight: versus Roy Nelson on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143

8. Brock Lesnar (5-3) Last fight: TKO loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 on December 30, 2011. Next Fight: TBA, Lesnar announced retirement following last fight.

9. Antonio Silva (16-3) Last fight: KO loss to Daniel Cormier on September 10. Next fight: TBA

10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1-1) Last fight: submission loss to Frank Mir on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next Fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Sergei Kharitonov, Roy Nelson, Fedor Emelianenko, Cheick Kongo, Shane Carwin, Gabriel Gonzaga

No movement in the light-heavyweight division despite 5^th ranked Rashad Evans victory over 7^th ranked Phil Davis. Only 6^th ranked Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will be in action this month, taking on Ryan Bader in Saitama, Japan.

Light-Heavyweights- 205 lbs.

1. Jon Jones (15-1, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: submission win over Lyoto Machida on December 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Rashad Evans for UFC LHW title at UFC 145 on April 21, 2012.

2. Dan Henderson (29-8) Last fight: UD win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

3. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-6) Last Fight: UD loss to Dan Henderson on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

4. Lyoto Machida (17-3) Last fight: submission loss to Jon Jones on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next Fight: TBA

5. Rashad Evans (17-1-1D) Last fight: Unanimous Decision win over Phil Davis on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next fight: versus Jon Jones for UFC LHW title at UFC 145 on April 21, 2012.

6.Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-9) Last fight: submission loss to Jon Jones on September 24, 2011. Next fight: vs. Ryan Bader on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144.

7. Phil Davis (9-1) Last fight: UD loss to Rashad Evans on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next fight: TBA

8. Alexander Gustafsson (13-1) Last fight: TKO win over Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 141 on December 30, 2011. Next fight: versus Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 2.

9. Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2) Last fight: Unanimous Decision win over Ovince St-Preux on December 17, 2011. Next fight: versus Mike Kyle on March 3, 2012 at Strikeforce: Tate v. Rousey.

10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5) Last fight: TKO win over Tito Ortiz on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next fight: versus Alexander Gustafsson on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 2.

Honourable mentions: Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, Forrest Griffin

Demian Maia’s decision loss to Chris Weidman drops him from 5^th to 7^th overall. Vitor Belfort moves up from 6^th in January to 5^th in February. Despite Michael Bisping’s loss, his impressive performance against 2^nd ranked Chael Sonnen was enough to bump him from 7^th to 6^th.

Middleweights- 185 lbs.

1. Anderson Silva (31-4, UFC Middleweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011. Next fight: versus Chael Sonnen rumoured for June 2, 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2. Chael Sonnen (27-11-1D) Last fight: Unanimous decision win over Michael Bisping on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next Fight: versus Anderson Silva rumoured for June 2, 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

3. Yushin Okami (26-6) Last fight: TKO loss to Anderson Silva on August 27, 2011. Next fight: vs. Tim Boetsch on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144

4. Mark Munoz (12-2) Last fight: TKO win over Chris Leben on November 5, 2011. Next fight: TBA

5. Vitor Belfort (21-9) Last fight: submission win over Anthony Johnson at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012. Next fight: versus Wanderlei Silva rumoured for June 2, 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

6. Michael Bisping (22-4) Last fight: UD loss to Chael Sonnen on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next fight: TBA

7. Demian Maia (15-4) Last fight: UD loss to Chris Weidman on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next Fight: TBA

8. Brian Stann (11-4) Last fight: submission loss to Chael Sonnen on October 8, 2011. Next fight: versus Alessio Sakara on April 14, 2012 at UFC on FX 2

9. Luke Rockhold (9-1, Strikeforce MW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Keith Jardine on January 8, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold v. Jardine. Next fight: TBA

10. Hector Lombard (31-2-1-1NC, Bellator MW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Trevor Prangley on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Mamed Khalidov, Jorge Santiago, Rousimar Palhares, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Wanderlei Silva, Chris Weidman.

No movement in the welterweight division this month as no Top 10 welterweight competed in January 2012. February will see 2^nd ranked Nick Diaz face 4^th ranked Carlos Condit for the UFC interim title. 3^rd ranked Josh Koscheck will face Mike Pierce and 7^th ranked Jake Shields will fight Yoshihiro Akiyama. 8^th ranked Jake Ellenberger will face 10^th ranked Diego Sanchez on February 15 in a month of February that should be very interesting in the welterweight division.

Welterweights- 170 lbs.

1. Georges St-Pierre (22-2 UFC Welterweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Jake Shields on April 30, 2011 Next fight: TBA

2. Nick Diaz (26-7-1D) Last fight: UD win over BJ Penn on October 29, 2011. Next fight: versus Carlos Condit on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143 for interim UFC Welterweight Championship

3. Josh Koscheck (16-5) Last fight: KO win over Matt Hughes on September 24, 2011. Next fight: vs. Mike Pierce on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143

4. Carlos Condit (27-5) Last fight: KO win over Dong Hyun Kim on July 2, 2011. Next fight: vs. Nick Diaz on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143 for interim UFC Welterweight Championship

5. Jon Fitch (23-4-1NC-1D) Last fight: KO loss to Johny Hendricks on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: TBA

6. B.J. Penn (16-8-2) Last fight: UD loss to Nick Diaz on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137. Next fight: TBA

7. Jake Shields (26-6-1D) Last fight: KO loss to Jake Ellenberger on September 17, 2011. Next fight: vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144.

8. Jake Ellenberger (26-5) Last fight: KO win over Jake Shields on September 17, 2011. Next fight: vs. Diego Sanchez on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1.

9. Johny Hendricks (12-1) Last fight: KO win over Jon Fitch on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: TBA

10. Diego Sanchez (23-4) Last Fight: UD win over Martin Kampmann on March 3, 2011. Next Fight: vs. Jake Ellenberger on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1.

Honourable mentions: Martin Kampmann, Dong Hyun Kim, John Hathaway, Charlie Brenneman, Thiago Alves, Rick Story, Rory MacDonald, Tyron Woodley.

Jim Miller’s impressive victory over Melvin Guillard on January 20 bumps him from 10^th to 9^th, moving Donald Cerrone down from 9^th to 10^th. Number 1 ranked Frankie Edgar is set to defend his UFC Lightweight title versus 4^th ranked Benson Henderson this month while 6^th ranked Anthony Pettis is set to face Joe Lauzon on the same card.

Lightweights- 155 lbs.

 1.Frankie Edgar (14-1-1, UFC Lightweight Champion) Last fight: KO win over Gray Maynard on October 8, 2011 to defend UFC LW title. Next fight: vs. Benson Henderson on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144 for UFC LW title.

 2.Gray Maynard (10-1-1D-1NC) Last fight: KO loss to Frankie Edgar on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136. Next fight: TBA

 3.Gilbert Melendez (20-2, Strikeforce LW champion) Last fight: UD win over Jorge Masvidal to defend Strikeforce LW title on December 17, 2011. Next fight: TBA

 4. Benson Henderson (15-2) Last fight: UD win over Clay Guida on November 12, 2011. Next Fight: vs. Frankie Edgar on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144 for UFC LW title.  

 5. Clay Guida (29-12) Last fight: UD loss to Benson Henderson on November 12, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

 6. Anthony Pettis (14-2) Last fight: SD win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 136 on October 8, 2011. Next fight: vs. Joe Lauzon on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144.

 7.Shinya Aoki (30-5-1NC, DREAM LW champion ) Last fight: UD win over Satoru Kitaoka to defend DREAM LW title on December 31, 2011 at DREAM New Year’s Eve 2011. Next fight: TBA

8. Nate Diaz (15-7) Last fight: Unanimous Decision win over Donald Cerrone on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: versus Jim Miller on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3.

9. Jim Miller (21-3) Last Fight: submission win over Melvin Guillard on January 20, 2012 at UFC on FX 1. Next fight: versus Nate Diaz on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3.

10. Donald Cerrone (17-4-1) Last Fight: UD loss to Nate Diaz on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Rafael Dos Anjos, Jorge Masvidal, Joe Lauzon, Edson Barboza, Eddie Alvarez, Michael Chandler.

Previously 5^th ranked Kenny Florian is removed from this month’s list due to inactivity and an announcement that he will go back to the lightweight division or possibly retire. Previously 6^th ranked Mark Hominick benefits from Florian’s departure and bumps up to 5^th overall. Erik Koch bumps up from 7^th to 6^th. Charles Oliveira’s first fight at featherweight with a submission of the night victory over Eric Wisely on January 28 puts him in the Top 10 at number 7. 3^rd ranked Hatsu Hioki is set to face honorable mention Bart Palaszewski this month in his home country of Japan. 9^th ranked Dustin Poirier is scheduled to fight Max Holloway on February 4.

Featherweights-145 lbs.

1. Jose Aldo (21-1, UFC Featherweight Champion) Last fight: KO win over Chad Mendes at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012. Next fight: TBA

2.Chad Mendes (11-1) Last fight: KO loss to Jose Aldo at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012. Next fight: TBA

 3.Hatsu Hioki (25-4-2) Last fight: SD win over George Roop on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137. Next fight: vs. Bart Palaszewski on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144.

 4.Diego Nunes (17-2) Last fight: UD win over Manvel Gamburyan on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: versus Dennis Siver at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14, 2012.

 5. Mark Hominick (20-10) Last fight: KO loss to Chan Sung Jung on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next fight: versus Eddie Yagin on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145

6. Erik Koch (13-1) Last fight: UD win over Jonathan Brookins on September 17, 2011. Next fight: TBA

7. Charles Oliveira (15-2-1) Last Fight: submission win over Eric Wisely on January 28, 2012. Next Fight: TBA

8. Darren Elkins (13-2) Last fight: UD win over Zhang Tiequan on    October 8, 2011 at UFC 136. Next fight: TBA

9. Dustin Poirier (11-1) Last Fight: submission win over Pablo Garza on November 12, 2011. Next Fight: vs. Max Holloway on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143.

10. Chan Sung Jung (12-3) Last fight: KO win over Mark Hominick on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Joe Warren, Marlon Sandro, Bart Palaszewski, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Pat Curran, Yuri Alcantara, Cub Swanson, Ricardo Lamas, Kenny Florian (retired).

Takeya Mizugaki enters the Top 10 at number 10 after an injury bumps Eddie Wineland out due to inactivity. 2^nd ranked Scott Jorgensen is set to face 6^th ranked Renan Barao on February 4 while Takeya Mizugaki will be in action on the 25^th against Chris Cariaso.

Bantamweights- 135 lbs.

1. Dominick Cruz (19-1, UFC Bantamweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Demetrious Johnson on October 1, 2011 to defend UFC BW title. Next fight: expected to face Urijah Faber for UFC BW title in 2012

2. Scott Jorgensen (13-4) Last fight: UD win over Jeff Curran on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137. Next fight: versus Renan Barao on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143

3. Urijah Faber (26-5) Last fight: submission win over Brian Bowles on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: expected to face Dominick Cruz for UFC BW title in 2012.

4. Brian Bowles (10-2) Last fight: submission loss to Urijah Faber on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

5. Miguel Torres (39-4) Last fight: UD win over Nick Pace on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: versus Michael McDonald on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.

6. Renan Barao (27-1-1) Last fight: submission win over Brad Pickett on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137. Next fight: versus Scott Jorgensen on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143

7. Bibiano Fernandes (11-3) Last fight: UD win over Rodolfo Marques and TKO win over Antonio Banuelos to win DREAM BW Grand Prix on December 31, 2011 at DREAM New Year’s Eve 2011. Next fight: TBA

8. Michael McDonald (14-1) Last fight: KO win over Alex Soto on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: versus Miguel Torres on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.

9. Brad Pickett (20-6) Last fight: submission loss to Renan Barao on November 5, 2011. Next fight: versus Damacio Page at UFC on Fuel 2 on April 14, 2012.

10. Takeya Mizugaki (15-6-2) Last fight: TKO win over Cole Escovedo on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135. Next fight: versus Chris Cariaso on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144.

Honourable mentions: Eddie Wineland Antonio Banuelos, Yves Jabouin. John Dodson, Zach Makovsky, Nick Denis, Mike Easton.

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This is the February 1, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

Diamond Dallas Page appeared on this episode to discuss DDP Yoga and how it has helped pro athletes from all sports including mixed-martial arts. DDP also talked about his pro wrestling career in WCW and WWE and much more.

Dave and Kevin discussed the results from UFC on Fox 2 including Chael Sonnen’s victory over Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans win over Phil Davis.

Dave and Kevin also discussed the Ringside Report Official Top 10 MMA Rankings for February 2012.

All this and more on this 2-hour episode of Ringside Report Radio.

Also on tonight’s program, Dave & Kevin will be recapping the results of UFC on FOX 2 from Saturday night and the title implications made with the two main events.

With this episode marking the first episode of February Dave and Kevin will also be revealing their Top 10 P4P rankings in each weigh class in all of MMA. All this and a whole lot more in 2 hours of MMAgic.

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