Author: MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff]

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As a reminder, submissions for the upcoming edition of “The Sunday Junkie” are due Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.

All topics, including Brock Lesnar’s announced return and a bevy of recent fight bookings, are open for discussion. The person who sends in the submission we deem the best – based on timeliness of subject, clarity and overall persuasiveness – will be invited onto MMAjunkie.com Radio to discuss the topic.

Each winner will also receive a free year’s subscription to Fighters Only, the world’s leading MMA and lifestyle magazine!

The latest UFC-Spike TV collaboration, UFC Fight Night 20 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., officially drew 8,078 attendees for a UFC Fight Night record live gate of $753,962.

A spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, which oversees the state’s Professional Boxing and Wrestling Program, confirmed the official tallies with MMAjunkie.com.

On the night of the Jan. 11 event, UFC officials initially announced an estimated crowd of 8,500 and a $730,000 gate.

For Canadian fighter Jason “Dooms” Day, the call was expected. But it wasn’t any less stinging.

After winning 14 fights in a 16-fight span, signing with the UFC, and upsetting Alan Belcher at UFC 83, Day suffered TKO losses to Michael Bisping and Kendall Grove and then received his walking papers from the UFC.

Now, set to headline the Feb. 5 “Aggression MMA: Vengeance” card against Jesse Taylor, Day is hoping an impressive performance could earn him a new UFC contract and a spot on Vancouver’s UFC 115 card.

Entering his Dec. 31 bout with UFC veteran Michihiro Omigawa (8-8-1), one could have expected former WEC fighter Hiroyuki Takaya (12-7-1) to have the edge standing.

Takaya, after all, had posted nine knockouts in his 12 career wins while Omigawa had just four among his eight total victories.

In fact, their “Dynamite!! 2009” featherweight fight remained standing and didn’t go to the mat. But as we see in the enclosed video, it wasn’t Takaya who had the edge in the striking department.

In anticipation of their UFC 111 main-event fight, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy will be featured in Spike TV’s three-part “UFC Primetime” special.

The series debuts Wednesday, March 10, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Subsequent episodes air in the timeslot on March 17 and March 24.

UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and airs on pay-per-view.